Author: Michael Sellers
Foreword to John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetFollowing is the Foreword to the work-in-progress book John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. It’s a work in progress with publication date of August 1, 2012, if I can […]
Disney’s New Trailer for Blu-Ray Release
TweetDisney has just released a new trailer specifically for the DVD release. This is something serious fans of the movie have been hoping for — well, now it’s here.
Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1930 on “The Purpose of Entertainment Fiction”
TweetI just love this article, and most of the others that Burroughs wrote. His sly self-effacement is, for me, a cover for the fact that he knows he’s one up […]
John Carter — a unique and intriguing review by Outlaw Vern
TweetWarning: The following John Carter review is a little, shall we say, edgy, so read no further if the occasional four letter word offends you. From OutlawVern.com: JOHN CARTER is […]
eBook “Of Mars and Men” : John Carter’s demise at the hands of the Gods of Hollywood and how fans are fighting to save him!
TweetUPDATE: This is moving very quickly, and today we decided to move the release date up to May 30, 2012 — and change the title to HOLLYWOOD vs MARS. See […]
MTV: Taylor Kitsch “Mourned” John Carter; stands by Stanton’s film
TweetFrom MTV: Taylor Kitsch will be battling aliens this summer when “Battleship” hits theaters next month, and that’s not his first time fighting enemies from space this year. Of course, […]
John Carter 2012 vs John Carter 1912: Breaking down the differences and similarities
TweetThe single biggest hot button issue in Andrew Stanton’s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars” is the handling of the character of title character John Carter. In […]
A Beautiful Scan of one of ERB’s favorite pieces of Barsoom art – St. John’s Thuvia
TweetBob Zeuschner saw my previous post about the J. Allen St. John “Thuvia” and was good enough to send me a really good quality scan, and for that I’m immensely […]
Special Report: John Carter, the Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey (Part 2)
TweetThis part two of a three part series entitled John Carter, the Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey. You can read Part One here. by Michael D. Sellers John Carter: The […]
Cool John Carter Fan Art: A Woola Cake!
TweetWoola Character from Disney’s John Carter created by Michelle Wibowo of Michelle Sugar Art http://www.michellesugarart.co.uk
John Carter celebrates 100th birthday
TweetNo, he’s not ERB’s John Carter, but this John Carter just happens to have been born in 1912, exactly 100 years ago, like the other John Carter, and he happens […]
It’s Official: Disney announces June 5 DVD/Blu-ray Release Date for John Carter
TweetFor the last two weeks Amazon has been telling those who pre-ordered John Carter that it would be available on June 5th, and Walmart has been advertising the same, but […]
Barsoomian Proverbs
TweetWe’ve collected the Barsoomian proverbs that we’re aware of. If anyone has others to share, please leave a comment. It would be good to get as complete a collection as […]
"A Duel to the Death" by John Carter (courtesy of Edgar Rice Burroughs!)
TweetAnother chapter from A Princess of Mars. I’m serving up these delicious morsels in bite sized pieces — selected chapters that to one degree or another stand alone, and showcase […]
Disney after John Carter: Help wanted for high-risk, low-reward job as chairman
TweetFrom the LA Times. Wanted: Experienced executive who can turn around an unstable film studio and manage the egos of some of Hollywood’s biggest power players including Pixar animation guru John […]
John What? The Importance of Good Marketing by Heather C. Coman
TweetThis is an interesting article because it comes from outside the “movie universe” and is an observation on marketing i which the author articulates the idea that there was a […]
John Carter Sequel Fans expand beyond Facebook, open an outside forum site at www.johncartertwo.com
TweetThe John Carter Facebook Group “Take me back to Barsoom! I want John Carter to have a sequel!” has launched an online forum outside Facebook, open to anyone on the […]
As a John Carter Fan — new Farmers’ Insurance – Marvel Avengers commercial makes me want to cry (or go on a rampage)
TweetSo…John Carter? Remember that? Flop of the century? Now, how much creative marketing did you see for John Carter? How many co-branding efforts? Um … well, I would say, […]
Planet Wonder: What happened to the wonderful story of John Carter of Mars?
TweetFrom PlanetWonder.org: Well, to start, Disney messed with the title. The recent movie, Disney’s John Carter was a failure, or at least that’s what the pundits would have you believe. […]
Variety: The Iger Sanction: Iger has basic distrust of movies and that’s part of the problem
TweetFrom Variety via Chicago Tribute A producer was explaining to me the other day what it feels like to make a movie atDisney. “I feel like an alien,” he said. […]
Pulp Convention Celebrates Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetFrom Chicago Sun Times. 1912 was a very good year for fledgling pulp novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, who saw his first two creations, “Tarzan of the Apes” and “John Carter […]
Roy Krenkel’s Evocative Cover Art for Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetA disciple of J.Allen St. John, Franklin Booth, William Walcot and Norman Lindsay, Roy Krenkel was responsible for vividly evocative cover art for the ACE 1960’s Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks. […]
“Colors of Helium” — An Anthem by Peter Weber
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Tweet http://thejohncarterfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Colors-of-Helium-36-mp3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Peter Weber has written a wonderful anthem for Helium entitled “Colors of Helium” which I’m very happy to share with everyone here. […]
Taylor Lampela: Disney Marketing Campaign Sank John Carter
TweetThere are plenty of writers who, back near the time of the release of John Carter, wrote articles in a similar vein to this one. What makes this one al […]
A sweet and poignant farewell to John Carter, after a sixth viewing
TweetI reviewed John Carter after seeing it for the first time a little more than 6 weeks ago. I saw it for the sixth time two nights ago — and […]
“John Carter” cuts the head off of Disney’s film division: Rich Ross’ Loss. (What would Disney and Burroughs do?) Bob Iger are you listening?
Tweetby Dennis Mansfield from DennisMansfield.com The transplanted Confederate Cavalry Officer John Carter unsheathed his 1860-era broadsword this very day and let the whoosh of his blade sever bone and marrow, […]
“Last Trip to Barsoom” — A Night to Remember at El Capitan, Hollywood
Tweet“Last Trip to Barsoom” night at El Capitan in Hollywood was everything members of the Facebook John Carter Sequel Group were hoping it would be — and more–a heartfelt bon […]
Rich Ross, Chairman of Disney Studios, calls it quits (or was he asked to leave?)
TweetUPDATE 9:00; Okay last update for today, but a good one. Dawn Chmielewski and Rebecca Keegan writing in the LA times came up with this: “Ross spoke negatively about the […]
A Tale of two scenes
TweetFirst — the “Warhoon” TV Spot Then, the actual scene from the movie. Does one make you curious about seeing the movie?
“Last Trip to Barsoom” — A Night to Remember
TweetUPDATE 1AM — It was a WONDERFUL night with a terrific turnout. Q: When has a film had a bigger crowd on closing night than it did on opening night? […]