Category: John Carter News
John Carter, the action hero who inspired the young Ronald Reagan
TweetFrom the National Review: To a certain ten-year-old boy living in Dixon, Illinois, in 1921, the town’s modest public library was a revelation, a “house of magic,” as he would […]
John Carter Musings: What, exactly, is Disney’s marketing strategy?
TweetDisney-bashing over the marketing of John Carter has become fashionable over the last few weeks as the tracking figures for John Carter have come in and it is apparent that […]
John Carter News | February 26, 2012
Tweet Between the Lines: An Oscar-night nod to books that were made into films – Sacramento Bee – sacbee.com 02/26/2012 Between the Lines: An Oscar-night nod to books that were […]
Opinion: How the miss-steps in the John Carter promotion have lowered the bar for getting a sequel
TweetThe furor over the perceived clumsiness of the Disney promotional campaign for John Carter may have a silver lining in that it has to have lowered the threshold of global […]
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 […]
John Carter News | February 25, 2012
Tweet New John Carter featurette focuses on the princess – TG Daily – tgdaily.com 02/25/2012 New John Carter featurette focuses on the princessTG DailyIn John Carter, it’s been made obvious […]
New John Carter Trailer to be released today on the head of Act of Valor
TweetThere have been rumors and more than rumors, that there would be a new John Carter trailer — a third one. Andrew Stanton tweeted that this was the case, and […]
John Carter News | February 24, 2012
Tweet SFX Presents The A-Z Of John Carter: K – SFX – sfx.co.uk 02/24/2012 SFXSFX Presents The A-Z Of John Carter: KSFXNow he takes on the role of John Carter […]
LATimes: Fans create unofficial new trailer for John Carter
TweetWell, three days into the “John Carter Fan Trailer” adventure thing are getting curiouser and curiouser. LA Times called today and a few others, and now the article has come […]
MovieFone: “6 Things Disney can do to save John Carter”
Tweetby Mike Ryan — AOL Moviefone Disney’s John Carter gets released in 16 days. If tracking numbers are to believed, John Carter may be in some serious trouble at 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. Here’s what it’s all about. Yesterday we wrote about how motivated fans can actually make a difference to the success […]
John Carter Producer offers clearest explanation yet of actual budget
TweetHis is a story that ushered in the modern age of science fiction, inspiring a century of authors and sparking the imaginations that launched “Star Wars” and “Avatar” into the […]
John Carter: How motivated fans can actually make a difference
TweetFrankly, this should have been smooth sailing. One of the beloved novels ever being adapted by the genius director of Wall-E with plenty of budget to get it right, a […]
John Carter News | February 21, 2012
Tweet Mayes Rubeo Looks to Earth For Martian Fashion in John Carter – Comic Book Resources – spinoff.comicbookresources.com 02/21/2012 Comic Book ResourcesMayes Rubeo Looks to Earth For Martian Fashion in John CarterComic […]
John Carter News | February 20, 2012
Tweet John Carter: Excuse me while I kiss the sky for that experience of a lifetime – Florida Times-Union – jacksonville.com 02/20/2012 John Carter: Excuse me while I kiss the […]
More John Carter press screening reaction: 4 thumbs up tweets from viewers….
TweetHere are some tweets that are showing up after the Arizona Press screening from some of those present., and from Andrew Stanton. And for those of you who think we’re […]
John Carter News | February 19, 2012
Tweet In defense of John Carter – TG Daily – tgdaily.com 02/19/2012 TG DailyIn defense of John CarterTG DailyWith troubled buzz going around the ‘Net, Disney’s John Carter has seemed an iffy […]
LA Times : Andrew Stanton tweets on Disney Marketing and more
TweetThe LA Times has picked up on last night’s Andrew Stanton Friday night Twitter Q and A. Here is the LA Times article which you can also read here. Also […]
John Carter News | February 18
Tweet Quick News – Feb 18, 2012 – Moviehole – moviehole.net 02/18/2012 Quick News – Feb 18, 2012Moviehole“John Carter” director Andrew Stanton is refuting claims that his expensive science-fiction blockbuster […]
John Carter News | February 17, 2012
Tweet SFX Presents The A-Z Of John Carter: D – SFX – sfx.co.uk 02/17/2012 SFXSFX Presents The A-Z Of John Carter: DSFXBut time is running out, and Dejah must convince […]
Box Office Reality Check: Reports are out that John Carter Tracking is “Shockingly Soft”; so what will Disney do about it?
Tweet[Editor’s Note: I really debated whether to publish this or just ignore the report from Nikki Finke about how poorly John Carter is tracking. I don’t want to do anything […]
John Carter News | February 16, 2012
Tweet New ‘John Carter’ photos show Taylor Kitsch behind the scenes – examiner.com 02/16/2012 Collider.comNew ‘John Carter’ photos show Taylor Kitsch behind the scenesExaminer.comMovie fans in Scottsdale are waiting for […]
John Carter News | February 15, 2012
Tweet SFX Presents The A-Z Of John Carter: B – SFX – sfx.co.uk 02/15/2012 SFX Presents The A-Z Of John Carter: BSFXThe story of John Carter has influenced films we […]
John Carter Review from AICN: “Intriguing, involving, emotional…I was VERY pleasantly surprised.”
TweetThis just posted in the talkback section of Ain’t It Cool News , the extremely influential geeksite after Harry Knowles and family were given a private screening of John Carter: Well, […]
John Carter News | February 14, 2012
Tweet Win Tickets to Exclusive Early IMAX Screenings of Disney’s John Carter – Flickering Myth (blog) – flickeringmyth.blogspot.com 02/14/2012 Flickering Myth (blog)Win Tickets to Exclusive Early IMAX Screenings of Disney’s […]
John Carter News | Feb 13, 2012
Tweet Laughing your way through late winter and early spring releases – The Oracle – usforacle.com 02/13/2012 Laughing your way through late winter and early spring releasesThe OracleWhile the holiday […]
John Carter News | February 12, 2012
Tweet TOP 5: JOHN CARTER, STAR WARS, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, THE BOURNE LEGACY … – collider.com 02/11/2012 Collider.comTOP 5: JOHN CARTER, STAR WARS, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, THE BOURNE LEGACY …Collider.comAll […]
Larry Ketchersid: An excellent primer on John Carter
Tweet Larry Ketchersid has written a great “John Carter Primer” on SF signal. Here’s an excerpt — this is good stuff for anyone looking to get a basic but complete […]
Positive buzz re John Carter 3D trailer
TweetHere are some encouraging positive tweets reacting to the 3D trailer of John Carter that is playing in front of Star Wars 3D. Looking for more like this: donnyc99 […]