Category: John Carter (The Disney Movie)
“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 […]
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. đ (Thank you, Scott Tracy Griffin, for sharing your […]
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! […]
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. […]
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 […]
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? Â Here’s what we did. First, I tried to get the images […]
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 […]
If Disney Follows the John Carter Precedent, They Will Announce the Lone Ranger Writedown Tomorrow. Will it happen?
TweetOne of the many interesting aspects of Disney’s handling of John Carter was the decision to break with tradition and announce the writedown on the second Monday after release, rather […]
L.A. Based John Carter Sequel group members meet Andrew Stanton at Hero Complex screening of Wall-E
TweetTaking advantage of an opportunity to hear and meet with John Carter director Andrew Stanton, Los Angeles based members of the 8,400 member strong  John Carter Sequel Facebook Group trekked […]
Very Interesting Andrew Stanton Interview re Burroughs fans, and casting of Taylor Kitsch
TweetEva Lin on the John Carter Facebook group came up with this very interesting interview of Andrew Stanton and Taylor Kitsch from “Kinopoesk”, a Russian site. It’s an interview they […]
The John Carter “What Really Happened” File: Andrew Stanton on Reshoots and the Pixar Process
TweetMuch has been made of the fact that John Carter had what the industry call “reshoots”, with the implication in some reporting being that the “reshoots” proved that the original […]
HD Video Pro: Martian Chronicles: Director Andrew Stanton and DP Dan Mindel, ASC, BSC, create a hybrid sci-fi adventure in John Carter
TweetFrom HDVideoPro.com Epic sci-fi tales never come cheap, with Walt Disney Pictures reportedly spending $250 million on John Carter, the new Martian odyssey set on the mysterious and exotic planet […]
An Evening with Danton Burroughs, Keeper of the Flame for Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetAs an “Army brat” teenager I truly fell in love with the fantastic tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories, which in those days were being reissued on paperback by ACE […]
Official John Carter Crew T-Shirts Now Available — Very cool stuff
TweetSeveral years ago Andrew Stanton commissioned Last Exit to Nowhere to manufacture the official John Carter Crew T-Shirts and now they are available online. Â We think these are truly cool […]
Video: Andrew Stanton on TED
TweetNote: Includes very funny use of an R-Rated Word.
John Carter Director: Edgar Rice Burroughs Influence was akin to the Beatles influence in music
Tweet‘John Carter’ director Andrew Stanton says the Edgar Rice Burroughs books that his movie is based on, had as much influence on the genre at The Beatles had on the […]
LA Times: John Carter Director Andrew Stanton “Refuses to underestimate the audience’s intelligence”
TweetâJohn Carterâ director Andrew Stanton was motivated to make the Disney adventure film, which hits theaters March 9, out of âselfish fan desire,â he told a packed theater after an […]
We were right – the cool new montage for John Carter is film-maker made, not ad agency!
TweetAndrew Stanton has just tweeted a shout-out to Erik Jessen, one of the editors of John Carter, confirming what we suspected — that the sizzle released yesterday comes from the […]
MTV: Andrew Stanton initially “bristled” at the title change from John Carter of Mars to simply “John Carter
TweetAfter decades in development limbo, the hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel, “John Carter of Mars,” will finally find his way onto the big screen with the guidance of director […]
Announcement: The #GoBarsoom digital grassroots media campaign for John Carter
TweetThe #GoBarsoom digital grassroots media campaign is about to happen. Â Here’s what it’s all about. Yesterday we wrote about how motivated fans can actually make a difference to the success […]
Andrew Stanton Waited 30 Years For John Carter
TweetDirector Andrew Stanton waited “almost 30 years” for movie studio executives to bring comic book hero John Carter to life on the big screen – and decided to make it himself when […]
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