Author: Michael Sellers
Slashfilm: John Carter, the Early Buzz (is actually pretty good)
Tweetby Angie Han for Slashfilm One film I’ve been decidedly mixed on is John Carter, Andrew Stanton‘s live-action debut. Much as I love the talent involved — stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem […]
Could Disney’s John Carter help inspire a comeback of classic adventure lit for kids and young adults?
TweetThe list of major creative minds who, in their boyhood, discovered Edgar Rice Burroughs’ world of Barsoom and were inspired by it are legion: Ray Bradbury, Arthur Clark, Carl Sagan, […]
Test screening reviewer posts: “I saw John Carter at a Neilsen screening and I loved it” and sends movie discussion board into a frenzy
TweetA movie discussion board I monitor is buzzing at the moment because a few hours ago someone posted: “I just saw a test screening of John Carter. Loved it!”. The […]
John Carter News | February 8, 2012
Tweet Winter Box Office Up 11% — Will ‘Hunger Games’ Keep Money Rolling? – Reuters – reuters.com 02/08/2012 Winter Box Office Up 11% — Will ‘Hunger Games’ Keep Money Rolling?ReutersAlso […]
John Carter News | February 7, 2012
Tweet Totally insane Walking Dead rumors might reveal a major character’s fate! – io9 – io9.com 02/07/2012 Totally insane Walking Dead rumors might reveal a major character’s fate!io9Check out new […]
Poll: John Carter Trailer Survey
TweetTheJohnCarterFiles.com is trying to obtain some genuine market feedback regarding John Carter Trailers. We appreciate your thoughtful participation. It has been set so that only one vote per person is […]
John Carter Super Bowl Ad – was it always Disney’s plan to air 30 sec version? Or did something happen?
TweetWhen the Disney John Carter ad played during the second quarter of the Super Bowl, it was a thirty second ad with 18 seconds consumed by a slow zoom out […]
John Carter News | February 6, 2012
Tweet Why Didn’t Apple Advertise During the Super Bowl? – Mashable – mashable.com 02/06/2012 Why Didn’t Apple Advertise During the Super Bowl?MashableCrashTheSuperBowl.com and http://Facebook.com/DoritosUSA John Carter | In Theaters March […]
Here’s the John Carter Super Bowl Ad in case you missed it
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What will Disney unveil in the John Carter Super Bowl Ad?
TweetWell, Super Sunday is here and for once I’m more interested in one of the ads than the game itself–a first for me in my long history of Super Bowls. […]
John Carter Score by Michael Giacchino available for pre-order at Amazon
TweetMichael Giacchino’s score for Disney’s John Carter is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Street date for the score is March 6 — three days before the March 9 release […]
John Carter News | Super Sunday!
Tweet 2012 Super Bowl Movie Trailer Commercials Updated (blog) – comicbook.com 02/05/2012 Comicbook.com (blog)2012 Super Bowl Movie Trailer Commercials UpdatedComicbook.com (blog)If the fact that John Carter looks to be an […]
John Barth, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter and the “Masculine Narrative”
TweetIn this, the season of John Carter, I have found my thoughts occasionally returning to the year 1976 when I was a graduate student in a seminar on the Modern […]
Super Screening? Boston Herald (and others) report John Carter screening for Patriots, Giants, and families
TweetThe Boston Herald, IGN, and other media outlets are reporting that Disney’s John Carter was to be screened Friday afternoon at an Indianapolis cinema for the Patriots, Giants, and their […]
Q & A with Gregory Manchess, an artist who’s done one great piece of Barsoomian art and will hopefully do more
TweetOne of my favorite pieces of Barsoom art that wasn’t done by St. John, Krenkel, Frazetta, or any of the “usual suspects” of Barsoomian artists is by Gregory Manchess, and […]
The John Carter Reading Project is Busting out in the news!
TweetAs many of you know, JCF is sponsoring a Teen Reading Project which we’re undertaking with the able assistance and partnership of Rebecca Garland, who rose to fame on the movie message […]
John Carter News | Feb 4, 2012
Tweet John Carter featurette goes live – TG Daily – tgdaily.com 02/04/2012 MTV.com (blog)John Carter featurette goes liveTG DailyThis week, Disney released a new featurette for its upcoming science fiction […]
Check it out: The “Read” PSA for John Carter
TweetTook awhile to find it, but here is the link to the “Read” Public Service Announcement for John Carter. It’s pretty good — can’t be embedded, but click on the […]
The Library of Congress “Princess of Mars” text is really like reading a first edition
TweetJust discovered that the Library of Congress “A Princess of Mars” text for online reading is wonderful — it’s a photo-accurate rendering of the first edition and you click page […]
New John Carter Banner discovered on obscure “Read.gov” page
TweetRadio PSA’s have begun appearing in which Disney and the Ad Council are promoting the idea of reading Edgar Rice Burroughs “A Princess of Mars”, the novel that is the […]
John Carter | Why does Edgar Rice Burroughs Still Matter?
TweetJess Nevins writing for i09 has a thoughtful article out today entitled “Why Does Edgar Rice Burroughs Still Matter” which is worth reading in its entirety. Nevins traces the […]
John Carter News | February 3, 2012
Tweet 2012 winter-spring movie preview: “Hunger Games,” “Woman in Black,” “John … – NewsOK.com (blog) – blog.newsok.com 02/03/2012 NewsOK.com (blog)2012 winter-spring movie preview: “Hunger Games,” “Woman in Black,” “John …NewsOK.com […]
Good Morning America launches sweepstakes — winner receives private advance 3D screening of John Carter with 100 friends
TweetA few days ago we reported that Disney had announced that there would be six free advance screenings of John Carter on March 3 and 4 at Disneyworld in Orlando […]
John Carter News | February 2, 2012
Tweet Super Bowl Spots for The Dictator and GI Joe: Retaliation; Channing Tatum – Reelz – reelz.com 02/02/2012 Super Bowl Spots for The Dictator and GI Joe: Retaliation; Channing TatumReelzCompanies […]
New Disney Kiddie Featurette for John Carter gives insights into Disney marketing overall
TweetDisney has a new kiddie trailer up on the Disney site. Unfortunately, it’s not up on Youtube or anyplace else where embedding is possible, so all I can do is […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter” turns 100 today!
TweetToday is February 1, 2012 — less than six weeks to go unit Disney’s John Carter is in theaters. But instead of looking ahead, this is a moment to look […]
John Carter News | February 1, 2012
Tweet The Dictator Super Bowl Spot: General Aladeen Has Bought NBC – Cinema Blend – cinemablend.com 02/01/2012 The Dictator Super Bowl Spot: General Aladeen Has Bought NBCCinema BlendA lot of […]
Welcome to our new crib!
TweetDear Everyone, For those who might have noticed such things — The John Carter Files until now has be a guest on www.michaeldsellers.com — using the subdomain http://johncarterfiles.michaeldsellers.com. Well — […]
John Carter News | January 31, 2012
Tweet The Great Gatsby in 3-D, or Too Old Sport? – Library Journal – reviews.libraryjournal.com 01/31/2012 Library JournalThe Great Gatsby in 3-D, or Too Old Sport?Library JournalJohn Carter, March 9. […]