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John Carter Sequel? Let the Amazon User Review Games (Wars?) Begin

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TweetThose who have been following the march of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood and, more importantly, Disney’s John Carter, know how this goes:  Passionate fans of the film […]

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December 7, 2012December 7, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Want a John Carter Sequel? Read John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood!

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TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is finally here and to tell the truth, it might as well have been titled “The Case For a John Carter Sequel (or […]

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December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Back to Barsoom’s First Youtube Video — by Sohrab Osati

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TweetThe Back to Barsoom Facebook Group is getting some good traction in the aftermath of the screening this past Saturday. This is a video which Sohrab Osati made, pulling elements […]

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December 3, 2012December 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Another Good Fan Trailer — this one from Anthony Meadows

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December 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Radio Interview Tonight re John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood

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TweetUPDATE–this happened on Sunday night, so it’s done.  We’ll be getting the podcast version shortly and will post. A previous interview I did with them a couple of months ago […]

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December 2, 2012December 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter Special Screening (Updated with More Photos)

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Tweet  The “Take a Kid To Barsoom Screening” at the Aero theater in Santa Monica ended up being a delightful afternoon, with an audience of 245 showing up and enjoying […]

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December 2, 2012March 12, 2013 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A Mother Lode of Barsoomian Fan Art

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TweetI’m preparing a slide show for the “Take a Kid to Barsoom” Screening and came across a true mother lode of fan art at Barsoom Series on #Burroughs-Club at Deviantart.com. […]

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December 1, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A REALLY Nice John Carter Fan Trailer by William Farrelly

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TweetDunno how we missed this before — but found it this morning and I love it! I’ve watched it three times …..This is REALLY excellent! Congrats to William Farrelly.

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December 1, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Dominic West Comments on John Carter and Disney’s Marketing of the Film

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TweetDominic West (Sab Than) has gone on record with some interesting comments about John Carter and Disney’s marketing campaign.  It’s in an interview in A.V. Club.  Here’s the section dealing with […]

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November 26, 2012November 26, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Back to the Disney Star Wars Acquisition and how it’s a “hedge” for Disney

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TweetThis is an article I missed at the time, from Salon by Andrew O’Hehir.   What caught my eye was that he had gone through the transcript of the conference […]

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November 21, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Want a John Carter sequel? Check here for the latest news

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TweetIf you landed here from a google search, chances are you’re trying to find out what is happening — will there be a John Carter Sequel or not?  First, there […]

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November 20, 2012December 13, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Reminder: “John Carter” on Starz Tonight at 9:00 PM

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TweetJohn Carter has its cable premiere tonight on Starz Network at 9 ET/PT.  and will also be playing Sunday at 8:20AM and 4:50PM.  Here is the link to the Starz […]

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November 17, 2012November 17, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter the Elvis of the Superhero Universe

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TweetFrom AMixofThings.com (with thank you to Bill Hillman) on November 15, 2012. John Carter is the Elvis of Superheroes Young or old, The Beatles‘ influence in music is evident. However, before […]

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November 17, 2012November 17, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Anne Thompson: “Why John Carter is an Interesting Disaster”

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TweetThis one slipped through the cracks previously — thanks to Scott Tracy Griffin for flagging it. It’s one of the more substantive reviews of the entire John Carter situation, and […]

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November 16, 2012November 16, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

EatSleepLiveFilm.com: “The Disaster That Was John Carter”

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TweetThanks to Bill Hillman of Erbzine for tipping us on this.  I’m going to post it now and add my comments in the comment section.   Disaster on the Screen: […]

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November 13, 2012November 13, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Remembering an Army Dad on Veterans Day

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TweetMy Dad was an Army officer and died forty years ago in 1972.  It’s hard to believe that many years have gone by — I still think of him a […]

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November 11, 2012November 11, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Bob Iger Interviewed on Bloomberg, talks Hasbro and Lucasfilm

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TweetBob Iger was interviewed yesterday on Bloomberg News about Disney quarterly results, and after wading through a number of questions about every aspect of the Disney business except films, the […]

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November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

“Take a Kid to Barsoom” – Dec 1 Benefit Screening is Full Speed Ahead Now

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TweetCheck out the flyer below for the Dec 1 “Take a Kid to Barsoom” Benefit Screening at Aero Theater in Santa Monica. The event is a little less than 4 […]

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November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Disney Conference Call Re Lucasfilm Acquisition — Transcript

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TweetHere is the Transcript of the Disney Investor Conference Call Re Lucasfilm Acquisition.   Not too many surprises in here, but it’s interesting to grind through it.    Iger’s strategy […]

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November 4, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — Presentation at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration

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TweetWe’re busy working on the press kit for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood and one of the pieces that been created is a transcript of the presentation I […]

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November 4, 2012November 4, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Is Lucasfilm the last Nail In Disney Filmmaking Coffin? — Matthew Debord

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Tweetby Matthew Debord in The Debord Report Sorry to get to a Halloween headline a few days late, but Erica Orden had a very good piece in the Wall Street Journal Thursday […]

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November 2, 2012November 2, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

The Telegraph: “John Carter” Was Proof That Disney Needed Star Wars

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TweetFrom the Telegraph First Pixar, then Marvel and now Lucasfilm – entertainment giant Disney has a hunger for franchises in search for the next box-office hit. George Lucas was not being completely serious […]

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November 2, 2012November 2, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Webcast of the Disney Conference Call re: Lucasfilm Acquisition

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TweetDisney has not yet posted the transcript of the conference call announcing the Lucasfilm acquisition, but the audio is online.  You can listen to it (39 minutes) here.  I will […]

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October 31, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Iger: Talks to acquire Lucasfilm started in May 2011

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TweetThe Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bob Iger says the talks to acquire Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise began in May 2011 when he and Lucas met in Orlando. […]

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October 31, 2012October 31, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Disney’s Acquisition of Lucasfilm and commitment to make 3 Star Wars pix sheds light on the studio’s curious handling of John Carter . . .

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TweetUPDATED: There have been rumors for months that Bob Iger was pursuing Lucasfilms and the Star Wars franchise,  and there is no doubt that discussions and negotiations started long before […]

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October 30, 2012October 31, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Richard Lupoff’s welcome mini-review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood

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TweetOne of the early advance readers of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood has been Richard Lupoff, who has been following the saga of John Carter closely since the […]

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October 28, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Universal Reboots Conan with Schwarzzenegger — what are the implications for John Carter?

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TweetAccording to Deadline Hollywood who usually gets these things right, Universal has made a deal for The Legend of Conan starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Robert E. Howard mythic barbarian […]

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October 26, 2012October 26, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

26 October Erbzine is Out . . . Lots of Good Stuff

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TweetERBzine Free Weekly Webzine – 20 Webpages Hundreds of Print-Out Pages October 26, 2012 http://www.erbzine.com/mag/ez121026.html * ERB Eclectica v2012.10: News, Interviews, Reviews, Photos, Cartoons * ERB Tarzana Centennial Guide to […]

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October 25, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

So, at what point, if any, does Stanton’s John Carter become ERB’s John Carter?

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TweetWhat triggered this question was MCR coming on and saying maybe Taylor Kitsch’s John Carter should win a People’s Choice Award for “Whiniest Super Hero” . . . we’ve all […]

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October 24, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Taylor Kitsch Makes it as a People’s Choice Award Nominee for “Best Superhero” for John Carter

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TweetWell, John Carter fans don’t get too many “wins”, and while a nomination isn’t a win, it’s certainly got the fans buzzing to know that Taylor Kitsch made it as […]

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October 24, 2012October 24, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

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