Category: John Carter of Mars
John Carter News April 2, 2012
Tweet Page 2: John Carter, Kevin Smith, Game Of Thrones, Apocalypse Now … – /FILM (blog) – slashfilm.com 04/02/2012 Page 2: John Carter, Kevin Smith, Game Of Thrones, Apocalypse Now […]
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 […]
John Carter News – April 1, 2012
Tweet Spoiler Alert: Disney’s ‘Carter’ won’t be last flop – Mansfield News Journal – mansfieldnewsjournal.com 04/01/2012 CTV.caSpoiler Alert: Disney’s ‘Carter’ won’t be last flopMansfield News JournalThis year’s lesson in failed […]
Fans Declare John Carter “Highest Grossing Flop in Cinema History” — thus “Unfloppable”, “Floptastic”, and a “Flopbuster”
TweetAs John Carter climbs toward $300m global gross, fans at the 6,300 strong Facebook Group “Take me back to Barsoom! I Want John Carter to Have a Sequel” have apparently […]
News About John Carter March 31, 2012
Tweet Letter: Don’t rely on critics to tell you about ‘John Carter,’ go see for yourself – TCPalm – tcpalm.com 03/31/2012 The News HeraldLetter: Don’t rely on critics to tell […]
Dennis Mansfield: “John Carter”: When PR firms should be sent to the ER. (The film was great and the public relations were terrible.)
TweetFrom DennisMansfield.com : There’s a quick and savage scene in Disney’s “John Carter” film where the main character from 19th Century Earth is in an arena surrounded by Martian beings. […]
An Anthropologist Breaks Down the Mars of John Carter and likes what he sees
TweetFrom Box Office Magazine, by Matthew Piscitelli, Anthropologist John Carter was written 100 years ago in 1912 and you see the scientific thinking of that day in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ […]
John Carter News March 30, 2012
Tweet Taylor Kitsch defends John Carter – Film News – film-news.co.uk 03/30/2012 Film NewsTaylor Kitsch defends John CarterFilm News(Cover) – EN Movies – Taylor Kitsch says critics should “at least […]
John Carter News March 29, 2012
Tweet DENNIS O’NEIL: Ode To John Carter – comicmix.com 03/29/2012 DENNIS O’NEIL: Ode To John CarterComicmix.comby Dennis O’Neil on March 29th, 2012 at 8:00 am Let the laments commence; it’s […]
John Carter News – March 28, 2012
Tweet Taylor Kitsch eager to avoid typecasting – Film News – film-news.co.uk 03/28/2012 Film NewsTaylor Kitsch eager to avoid typecastingFilm NewsJohn Carter to Battleship, to before that doing a lot […]
John Carter “Back to Barsoom” Facebook Group closing in on 6,000 members
TweetThe John Carter Facebook Group — “Take me back to Barsoom! I want John Carter to have a sequel!” just reached 6,000 members (well it’s at 5,900++ as I write […]
John Carter News March 27, 2012
Tweet Why ‘Hunger’ soared; ‘Carter’ bombed – CNN – cnn.com 03/27/2012 DAWN.comWhy ‘Hunger’ soared; ‘Carter’ bombedCNN(CNN) — Pure products of Hollywood, “The Hunger Games” and “John Carter” were conceived, designed, […]
John Carter News – March 26, 2012
Tweet As 3D novelty wears off, some experts call for more extreme uses – Screen International – screendaily.com 03/26/2012 As 3D novelty wears off, some experts call for more extreme […]
Taylor Kitsch: “I would do John Carter again tomorrow.”
TweetFrom EW.com It is an old Hollywood maxim that everyone flees from failure. When a big movie bellyflops at the box office — like John Carter, which has pulled in a […]
John Carter News – March 25, 2012
Tweet The top films at the North American box office – Reuters – reuters.com 03/25/2012 The top films at the North American box officeReuters13.1 million 4 (3) John Carter ……………………..$ […]
John Carter: An Open Letter to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Richard Ross
TweetThe following is an open letter to Rich Ross, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, regarding John Carter. It is a sincere request for Disney senior management to address in a […]
John Carter News – March 24, 2012
Tweet Battered ‘John Carter’ scores overseas – Variety – variety.com 03/23/2012 VarietyBattered ‘John Carter’ scores overseasVarietyBy Andrew Stewart Disney’s “John Carter” entered salvage mode internationally over the March 16-18 weekend, […]
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 […]
John Barth, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, and the "Masculine Narrative"
TweetIn this, the season of John Carter, I have found my thoughts occasionally returning to the year 1976 when I was a graduate student in a seminar on the Modern […]
Take the poll: Should fans fans lobby Disney to officially change the title to John Carter of Mars?
TweetWhy don’t John Carter fans, aside from clamoring for a sequel (which is an impossible dream at the moment), also lobby Disney to officially change the title of the movie […]
Deadline Hollywood Article on Disney’s $200m Bomb announcement is worth reading for the comments alone
TweetDeadline Hollywood has been no particular friend of John Carter, as anyone who has been following the movie knows. That aid, it’s a very popular site with lots of commenting […]
John Carter News March 20, 2012
Tweet Rich Ross and the ‘John Carter’ Debacle – Disney Takes It on the Chin (Updated) – TheWrap – thewrap.com 03/21/2012 Rich Ross and the ‘John Carter’ Debacle – Disney […]
Our view: It’s now clear, after yesterday’s announcement – Disney viewed John Carter as a hospice case all along
TweetWe didn’t react immediately when Disney announced yesterday, with John Carter 11 days into its theatrical run, that it will be booking a $200m writedown, making the Andrew Stanton film […]
John Carter News – March 19, 2012
Tweet Remembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs – Huffington Post – huffingtonpost.com 03/19/2012 Entertainment.ieRemembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice BurroughsHuffington PostFrank Frazetta also drew early […]
WETA Sponsors “Writer’s Quest with Edgar Rice Burroughs” Writing Contest
TweetWETA, the PBS Station in Washington, DC, is sponsoring an Edgar Rice Burroughs writing contest that runs through May 4, 2012. Here is the announcement — please help spread the […]
Huffington Post: Remembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetThis is a historical fable to be watched for its imagery and not analyzed for its plot. John Carter deserves and merits respect. by Carole Mallory for Huffington Post: Frank Frazetta rotoscoped me […]
Foreign Box Office: ‘John Carter’ Repeats as No. 1 for Second Consecutive Weekend But Slips in Key Overseas Markets
TweetGetting a gentler box office reception on the foreign theatrical circuit, Disney’s John Carter took the No. 1 spot overseas for the second consecutive weekend, grossing $40.7 million from 54 offshore markets […]
John Carter News March 18, 2012
Tweet Top 10 in movies week of March 18, 2012 – New York Daily News – nydailynews.com 03/18/2012 New York Daily NewsTop 10 in movies week of March 18, 2012New […]
John Carter News March 17, 2012
Tweet ‘Carter’ prospects better overseas – Variety – variety.com 03/17/2012 ‘Carter’ prospects better overseasVarietyBy Andrew Stewart Despite a muted $30.2 million domestic bow, “John Carter” gave Disney reason for some […]
Mars and Beyond — A Disney 1957 View of Barsoom that will make you smile
TweetEven in these rather dreary days in the aftermath of a disappointing opening weekend for John Carter, ProgressUSA.com has posted a wonderful story about the 1957 “Mars and Beyond”, a […]