Category: John Carter of Mars
“John Carter” Director Andrew Stanton Describes His Plan For “Gods” and “Warlord”
TweetAndrew Stanton (wearing the blue lanyard in the Comic Con 2022 panel image which also features Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves) gave the most thorough description we have yet received […]
A Princess of Mars — Manuscript Edition from ERBBooks and the ERB Limited Edition Collection
TweetJust got some great news from Jim Gerlach and the folks at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Limited Edition Collection at ERBBooks.com Their next project is set to come out December […]
The Elephant in the Screening Room
TweetVirtually every writer has, either consciously or unconsciously, borrowed from writers who came before him. Edgar Rice Burroughs was almost certainly inspired by Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, H.R. Haggard, General […]
ERB and JRRT: Craftsmen of the Modern Imagination
Tweethttp://www.erbzine.com/mag67/6795.html JRR Tolkien’s birthday on January 3 elicited a reminder from ERB scholar Jess Terrell about an article I had written for the Fall 2017 edition of the ERB-APA journal. […]
Returning to the Source
TweetA review of a recent science-fiction video game included the following comment about a classic novel that we’re into around here. 😉 (Thank you, Scott Tracy Griffin, for sharing your […]
Solutions for the Fading Cinema Experience – More Barsoom! ;-)
TweetAn online discussion about the business aspects of Hollywood yielded the following link: http://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MPAA-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-2014.pdf I found it to be a cool resource. From it, I gather that over fifty percent […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Legacy of Mars
TweetWhat is required for an idea to flourish and change the destiny of a person, a society, or a species? For a case study, we need look no further than a neighboring planet in our solar […]
The Latest from Andrew Stanton
TweetWith Finding Dory, one of the year’s biggest hits, out on disc as of Nov. 15, Andrew Stanton has resurfaced to talk all things fish, Pixar, and yes, John Carter! […]
Barsoom – Mars or Exoplanet?
TweetWhether or not a future John Carter/Barsoom reboot should keep the story on the seemingly dead world of Mars, or instead move it to a more scientifically plausible exoplanet, is […]
Marketing the Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars
TweetThe trick with including the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars books in the marketing of a John Carter/Barsoom reboot is to inform people about the legacy in a way that creates […]
John Carter of the Round Table by Abraham Sherman
TweetFROM THE ARCHIVES: A while back I took a closer look at Disney’s “John Carter” through the lens of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original novel, with an eye toward a reboot. […]
Taking Stock of Barsoom: Strengths and Weaknesses by Abraham Sherman
TweetAny prospective “A Princess of Mars” adaptation must fully take stock of the strengths and weaknesses of the novel and make honesty a guiding principle. There is no doubt that […]
Abraham Sherman: The Modernization of John Carter
TweetGuest post by Abraham Sherman | Both the Asylum’s “Princess of Mars” film and Disney’s “John Carter” film modernized the character of John Carter, in different ways. I respect Antonio Sabato […]
Stanton Teases a John Carter “Special Event in the Fall” ?
TweetOn Twitter today Andrew Stanton was asked if there was any hope for a John Carter sequel, and while his answer was not encouraging to sequel-seekers, he did tease a […]
Why Having John Carter Transported to Mars “Scientifically” Greatly Damaged John Carter
TweetOn Facebook, our pal Eric Holland has a poll going — would you rather have John Carter get to Barsoom via a) Science, b) Fantasy/magic, or c) both. There […]
Disney’s Savvy Marketing of Jungle Book Adds to the Mystery of Its Inexplicably Lame Marketing of John Carter
TweetWhen Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. licensed A Princess of Mars to Disney, you can be sure they thought that when the movie John Carter (of Mars, Dammit) came out, they […]
Lynn Collins Seems to Still Feel Good About Playing Dejah Thoris
TweetLynn Collins just posted this pic on her Instagram — Dejah Thoris Thursday, I guess. I love this picture of her — did anyone else notice that she looks a […]
Lucasfilm’s Starwars.com Website Shows Some Love for John Carter
TweetOn StarWars.com, an official site of Lucasfilm and Disney, Bryan Young has a post: The Cinema Behind Star Wars: John Carter. Must confess I’m a little surprised, as that would be the […]
ComicVine Interviews Ron Marz on Drawing John Carter and the Character’s Challenges
TweetThere’s a nice interview of comic writer Ron Marz, who has written for Marvel, DC, Top Crow, and Dynamite.. You can follow Ron — @ronmarz on Twitter. Thanks to Mikey Dean for […]
Hollywood Accounting 101: An Actual Profit and Loss Statement for John Carter is Revealing
TweetImagine you’re a profit participant in John Carter. You’re not going to see any money, but you are entitled to “Participant Statements” from Disney. What do those statements look like? What […]
A Split Screen Comparison of The Mars of Andrew Stanton in John Carter vs The Mars of Ridley Scott’s the Martian
TweetSo how do the last two movies about mars look side by side in terms of Mars is presented? Here’s what we did. First, I tried to get the images […]
Who or What IS John Carter of Virginia by Jerry Alan Kimbro
TweetA guest post by Jerry Alan Kimbro I am currently re-reading Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original Mars Trilogy (Published in three volumes: A Princess of Mars, Gods of Mars, and Warlord […]
Overheard on FB: “Is ERB Now Just Masturbatory Fodder for Perennial Adolescents?”
TweetThe cosplay Dejah above is a huge favorite with ERB fans–and in fact, when it was posted a few hours ago on one of the ERB Facebook sites, it picked […]
For our fantasy reboot of John Carter of Mars, we select for the role of Dejah Thoris . . . .
TweetSo if there’s fantasy football — why not a fantasy reboot of John Carter of Mars? To do this, it will be necessary to assemble a fantasy cast and crew. First […]
Influencing the Influencers: Is Warner Bros Falling Behind with the Promotion of David Yates’s Tarzan 2016?
TweetThere’s a cable TV news host out there who does a segment “Talk Me Down” in which the commentator does a rant about something that’s bothering her, and has a knowledgable […]
Interesting Anecdotal Evidence that John Carter is Gaining Cult Status
TweetIt’s been awhile since I’ve weighed into the universe of “Defending John Carter” … and so it was a real treat to come across this post and read the comments, […]
Top Ten Things Disney is Doing to Breathe New Life into the John Carter Franchise
TweetSomewhere out there on the vast internets that surround us, some enterprising Disney employee who is obviously a secret fan has sent us an anonymous email with a list of […]
Bruckheimer is leaving and Iger is Staying at Disney: Implications for John Carter?
TweetThe news broke this week that Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney are parting ways in the aftermath of The Lone Ranger, which turned out to be a John Carter sized misfire […]
Understanding Disney Accounting for John Carter (sort of) and what it would take to make a sequel make sense financially
TweetI noticed on the John Carter Facebook Group that there are a couple of threads where people are talking about the financial performance of John Carter and questioning whether Disney […]