Author: Michael Sellers
Warrior Princess Dejah Thoris in action — unveiled in new "Warhoon" John Carter TV Spot
TweetIn the 49er-Giants NFL Playoff Game today, Disney unveiled a revised version of the “Warhoon” TV spot that ditches Woola and unveils Dejah Thoris in “Warrior Princess” action for the […]
Just how popular were Edgar Rice Burroughs “John Carter” Novels? Think Harry Potter and then some…..
TweetIn 1945 more than 30,000, 000 copies of his novels in 58 languages and dialects made him the most widely read author on earth. In the July 14 edition of […]
Detailed Summary of the Terry Rossio/Ted Elliot "Chronicles of John Carter" Screenplay for John McTiernan
TweetWell, we call this the “John Carter Files” for a reason — I would like for it to evolve over time into a comprehensive resource for anyone investigating John Carter, […]
Detailed Summary of the Terry Rossio/Ted Elliot “Chronicles of John Carter” Screenplay for John McTiernan
TweetWell, we call this the “John Carter Files” for a reason — I would like for it to evolve over time into a comprehensive resource for anyone investigating John Carter, […]
Another Favorable UK Preview Report on John Carter
TweetDisney is reaping substantial positive rewards from the preview screening of 5 clips from John Carter, plus Q and A with Taylor Kitsch and the VFX team, held in London […]
John Carter News | January 22, 2012
Tweet It’s a geek’s paradise at the movies and on TV – New York Daily News – nydailynews.com 01/22/2012 New York Daily NewsIt’s a geek’s paradise at the movies and […]
John Carter News | January 22, 2012
Tweet It’s a geek’s paradise at the movies and on TV – New York Daily News – nydailynews.com 01/22/2012 New York Daily NewsIt’s a geek’s paradise at the movies and […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs' hilarious bullet-point outline of his failures tells much about the author of A Princess of Mars
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote “A Princess of Mars” which forms the basis for Disney’s “John Carter”, was famously “selling pencil sharpeners” at the time he wrote this, his first […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ hilarious bullet-point outline of his failures tells much about the author of A Princess of Mars
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote “A Princess of Mars” which forms the basis for Disney’s “John Carter”, was famously “selling pencil sharpeners” at the time he wrote this, his first […]
Commentary: Ain't it Cool News offers up food for thought re Stanton, Disney, and John Carter
TweetOver on AICN, there’s a piece by Nick Soapdish who attended the Thursday night press preview of John Carter in London, and his reaction to what he saw and heard […]
Commentary: Ain’t it Cool News offers up food for thought re Stanton, Disney, and John Carter
TweetOver on AICN, there’s a piece by Nick Soapdish who attended the Thursday night press preview of John Carter in London, and his reaction to what he saw and heard […]
Hollywood VFX pros grade the CGI Effects “Excellent” in John Carter
TweetAs many who read The John Carter Files know, Â I live in Burbank and occupy a minor niche in the film industry as an indie screenwriter and filmmaker who has […]
John Carter News | January 21, 2012
Tweet Taylor Kitsch’s diet plan – Daily News & Analysis – dnaindia.com 01/21/2012 Daily News & AnalysisTaylor Kitsch’s diet planDaily News & AnalysisBy Shreya Badola | Place: Mumbai | Agency: […]
John Carter News | January 21, 2012
Tweet Taylor Kitsch’s diet plan – Daily News & Analysis – dnaindia.com 01/21/2012 Daily News & AnalysisTaylor Kitsch’s diet planDaily News & AnalysisBy Shreya Badola | Place: Mumbai | Agency: […]
Andrew Stanton is online taking questions now via Twitter (9:30 PM PST Friday)
TweetFor anyone who’s not aware — Andrew Stanton is online now taking questions about his experience directing John Carter — and any other questions that pique his interest. Last Friday […]
Video: Q and A with Taylor Kitsch and John Carter VFX Team
TweetMark Wassmer has been kind enough to post on Youtube the full Q and A at last nights London Preview for the press of clips from John Carter, and an […]
Disney hosts London Preview Session with Taylor Kitsch and the John Carter VFX Team
TweetReports are out this morning around the web of a preview session in London yesterday featuring a Q and A with Taylor Kitsch, and also questions with a number of […]
John Carter News | January 20, 2012
Tweet Upcoming movies ‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Amazing Spider-Man … – New York Daily News – nydailynews.com 01/20/2012 New York Daily NewsUpcoming movies ‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Dark Knight […]
John Carter News | January 20, 2012
Tweet Upcoming movies ‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Amazing Spider-Man … – New York Daily News – nydailynews.com 01/20/2012 New York Daily NewsUpcoming movies ‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Dark Knight […]
Teen "Princess of Mars" Reader: "I'm going to tell all my friends to read it and if they don't I'll tie them to a chair and read it to them"
TweetAs many of you know we have a teen reading project going on now to do a focus group on the reaction of modern day teens to “A Princess of […]
Variety's Josh Dickey Tweets: Seatmate saw John Carter and says it's "wickedly awesome"
TweetJosh Dicky of Variety tweeted: ‘Plane seatmate saw JOHN CARTER. He said it’s wicked awesome, sharply violent, and Kitch kills it. So now I don’t know WHAT to think.”
Variety’s Josh Dickey Tweets: Seatmate saw John Carter and says it’s “wickedly awesome”
TweetJosh Dicky of Variety tweeted: ‘Plane seatmate saw JOHN CARTER. He said it’s wicked awesome, sharply violent, and Kitch kills it. So now I don’t know WHAT to think.”
3 Compelling Questions about Disney's mega gamble on John Carter
TweetJay Stone, writing in the Vancouver Sun, has posed the question of the day–actually three questions, all worth considering: The biggest news of spring has nothing to do with 3-D, […]
3 Compelling Questions about Disney’s mega gamble on John Carter
TweetJay Stone, writing in the Vancouver Sun, has posed the question of the day–actually three questions, all worth considering: The biggest news of spring has nothing to do with 3-D, […]
Japanese John Carter Poster is now for sale on eBay
TweetA Japanese John Carter poster which is quite different from any of the other posters that have been released thus far has shown up on eBay and is for sale […]
Cameron: The idea with Avatar was for it to be "like John Carter of Mars — a soldier goes to Mars"
TweetAs the countdown continues to the March 9 release of Disney’s John Carter, directed by Andrew Stanton, an issue that won’t seem to go away is that of casual observers […]
Cameron: The idea with Avatar was for it to be “like John Carter of Mars — a soldier goes to Mars”
TweetAs the countdown continues to the March 9 release of Disney’s John Carter, directed by Andrew Stanton, an issue that won’t seem to go away is that of casual observers […]
John Carter News | January 19, 2012
Tweet Winter/Spring movie preview – Vancouver Sun – vancouversun.com 01/19/2012 Winter/Spring movie previewVancouver SunLess of a guarantee is the most expensive release, John Carter, Disney’s $250-million gamble on a series […]
John Carter News | January 19, 2012
Tweet Winter/Spring movie preview – Vancouver Sun – vancouversun.com 01/19/2012 Winter/Spring movie previewVancouver SunLess of a guarantee is the most expensive release, John Carter, Disney’s $250-million gamble on a series […]
A Beautiful Scan of my favorite piece 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 […]