Author: Michael Sellers
How Many Legs Does a Calot Have? (and a Woola wallpaper image)
TweetThere’s been some discussion on message boards lately about Woola, John Carter’s “calot”, who is featured prominently in the TV Spot entitled “Lost”. So it seems a good time to […]
Carl Sagan on the magical Mars of John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetHere’s a wonderful 3 minutes from Carl Sagan on how as a young boy he was mesmerized by the Mars of John Carter, Tars Tarkas, and Dejah Thoris. The reverence […]
Hear Michael Giachinno’s John Carter Score — Main Theme, Pursuit of Dejah, and Dejah Thoris theme….
TweetJohn Carter’s composer Michael Giachinno has premiered key elements of his score for John Carter and you can listen to it here. For those not familiar – Giachinno is the […]
Interesting comments from Lynn Collins on the "Pixar process" and John Carter
TweetLynn Collins, who plays Martian Princess Dejah Thoris in the upcoming Disney/Pixar “John Carter”, directed by Andrew Stanton, had some interesting things to say about the movie which quite frankly […]
New John Carter TV Spot: Dear John Carter Trailer Team, I have an idea
TweetDisney has just released two TV spots for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, set to hit theaters and IMAX on March 9th. Here is the spot entitled “Lost” Review: Actually this […]
This is why we "Erbophiles" are so damned excited at what's coming on March 9
TweetWhen you’re spent your whole loving a secret liteary (or maybe not so) treasure that you’d like to share, but you don’t quite know how to — and then something […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the "John Carter is ripping off Star Wars"
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
The John Carter Imax Poster — plus some commentary
TweetDisney has just released the IMAX 3D poster for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, slated for theaters March 9. The poster features John Carter in rather dire straits in front of […]
Does John Carter have to reach 700m Global Gross to greenlight a sequel? Really?
TweetFor the last week or so various media outlets have been reporting on the one hand that John Carter director Andrew Stanton is prepping for a trilogy, but on the […]
Dominic West trained with swords for John Carter
TweetDominic West has revealed he had to train hard for the fight scenes in new sci-fi adventure John Carter. The Wire star plays Sab Than, Prince of Zodanga, in Disney’s […]
Barsoomian joins Dothraki as the invented language du jour
TweetAT HIS best friend’s wedding reception on the California coast, David Peterson stood to deliver his best-man toast to the newlyweds. He held his champagne glass high and shouted ”hajas!” […]
Andrew Stanton on why he loved the John Carter books, and what he’s trying to capture in the film
TweetAs March approaches and I find myself thinking more seriously about whether or not Andrew Stanton’s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs classic “John Carter” will work, I find my “hopeful” […]
14 facts about the movie "John Carter"
TweetCourtesy of IMDB user “orinanime”, here are 14 facts about the movie “John Carter”, set for release on March 9, 2012. 1) 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the character […]
John Carter #6 on list of Top 25 Must See Movies of 2012
TweetAs 2011 draws to a close, one eye is inevitably on the treats that are lying ahead for 2012. With that in mind, we’ve got our line-up of, as things […]
Guardian asks: "Is John Carter Just an Avatar Clone?" (We know the answer, of course.)
TweetIt’s one thing when you see uninformed comments on places like the IMDB message boards in which everyday Joes venture an instant opinion along the lines that John Carter is […]
News about John Carter — December 9, 2011
Tweet The never ending story of John Carter – TG Daily – tgdaily.com 12/08/2011 The never ending story of John CarterTG DailyAt a recent press event, Andrew Stanton, director of […]
Who is John Carter – Part 2
TweetPam Harrison at Examiner has concluded her two part series entitled “Who is John Carter?” It’s great to see these kind of articles coming out now as all the “Barsoomophiles” […]
Two GREAT Studio Stills of Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris
TweetJohn Carter progresses: I’m not sure what the program is at Disney, but I’ll give them this — they are doing a great job of ramping things up with increasingly […]
From the archives: 100 Years of John Carter
TweetIn February, it will be 100 years since Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Under the Moons of Mars” debuted as an adventure serial in All Story Magazine, bringing Barsoom, John Carter, Dejah […]
News about Disney's John Carter issue #1
Tweet Full John Carter Trailer: More Action, Blue Blood – Wired News (blog) – wired.com 12/05/2011 Daemon’s MoviesFull John Carter Trailer: More Action, Blue BloodWired News (blog)His sci-fi epic based […]
Who is John Carter?
TweetPam Harrison of the Louisvill Comics Examiner has a great article up entitled “Who is John Carter”. Like the rest of the JC universe she’s in a “can’t wait” mode […]
Tars Tarkas, John Carter's Fierce Ally as played by Willem Dafoe in Disney's "John Carter"
TweetThough a great warrior and leader among his people (the brutal and mirthless Tharks) he possesses a sense of compassion and empathy uncharacteristic of his race.
Andrew Stanton, Director of Disney's "John Carter", on his lifetime love of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Novels
Tweetby Andrew Stanton, Director of “John Carter” ‘John Carter’: A devoted fan chronicles his own martian fascination In the late 1970’s, when I was still a wide-eyed kid watching TV […]
Project Gutenberg Text of "A Princess of Mars" — the 1912 Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetOOOPS….this page has moved to a cool new home: PRINCESS OF MARS FULL NOVEL
Map of Barsoom
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People and Cultures of Barsoom
TweetRed Martians The Red Martians are the dominant culture on Barsoom. They are organized into a system of imperial city-states including Helium, Ptarth and Zodanga, controlling the planetary canal system, […]
Woola, the fierce, lovable "calot" of Barsoom — John Carter's loyal doglike pal
TweetDisney has released a still of Woola, John Carter’s lovably ferocious Barsoomian calot, an animal that serves a role roughly equivalent on Mars to man’s best friend on Earth. According […]
The White Ape of Barsoom
TweetThe folks at Disney have released a still of the great White Ape of Barsoom as part of the ramping up of their promotion of John Carter, which hits theaters […]
The proverbs of John Carter's Barsoom
Tweet “Blessed be your ancestors for this meeting.” — common “In the name of the Ninth Ray!” — common “Only our first ancestor knows.” — common “A warrior may change […]