Category: Other Stuff
Stanton Breaks His Silence, Talks “John Carter” with the LA Times
TweetAndrew Stanton hasn’t spoken publicly about John Carter since the release of the film. He broke his silence in an interview with the LA Times Rebecca Keegan which is published […]
Cool JPL Video — Relive “Curiousity Has Landed” (with animated footage intercut with JPL Control Room)
TweetI may be the last one to have seen this …. but maybe not. JPL has released this very cool clip of the landing of Curiousity,intercutting animated footage with live […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Origins of Barsoom
Tweet The first draft of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood came in at almost 500 pages and the final version is 340 pages so there is some “cutting […]
Andy Briggs on Tarzan and his Adaptations of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Character
TweetTarzan: abandoned in the jungle and raised by wild apes. He’s a guardian of the weak and a merciless seeker of justice – and now the hero is celebrating his […]
Phil Normand of Recoverings.com — Images and Captions
TweetPhil Normand of Recoverings (www.recoverings.com) gave a wonderful presentation at Dum Dum and now he has put up some great images on Facebook at this link: Phil Normand Wall Photos. […]
Aha! Six Months Later, a Copy of “John Carter Production Notes”
TweetWell, better late than never. We never got our hands on a copy of the official John Carter Production Notes from Disney. For those not all that familiar — “production […]
The Tennessean: Chest Pounding Stories (from Edgar Rice Burroughs)
TweetFrom The Tennessean. by Frank Daniels III I have often been asked how I came to write. The best answer is that I needed the money. When I started I was […]
Making Sure John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood will stand up to intense scrutiny
TweetNOTE: I started this out with the intention of posting something fairly short that explains why I’m not getting as many blog posts up every day as normal — then […]
Update on the “Long March” of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetWell here it is — new cover art by Eamon O’Donoghue who took my basic idea and made it a lot better. Thanks, Eamon. (Visit www.eamonart.com!) This is the update page […]
Andrew Stanton: 2012 Animation Mentor Commencement Speech
TweetThis is slightly OT … but maybe not, since Andrew Stanton is such a polarizing figure here. I found this today and found it quite interesting to hear Stanton talk […]
The Great Edgar Rice Burroughs Revival of the 1960’s, including the origins of the Dum Dum
TweetI’ve been doing some “drilling down” for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood into the epic period around 1962 when Edgar Rice Burroughs went from being out of print […]
John Carter Cell Phone Covers
TweetAm I the only person who never saw these until now? Those are official merchandise from Disney, although on the inside of the cover it says “Zazzle” which is a […]
Author Robin Maxwell on Tarzan: “Why I Loved Him Then and Why I Love Him Now!”
TweetFrom Heroes and Heartbreakers Robin Maxwell’s novels are rich with historical detail and passion for her characters, and her take on Tarzan and Jane’s love story in Jane: The Woman Who […]
And now for a completely new and different John Carter trailer from Disney?
TweetJeff Doten at Barsoomia.org (a great place to visit) came up with this one and it’s pretty interesting. First, just to refresh everyone’s memory, here is the basic DVD/Blu-ray trailer […]
Let’s Not Forget the Centennial of Outlaw of Torn
TweetWhile we’re celebrating the 100 year centennial of John Carter and Tarzan — let’s not forget good old “Norman of Torn”. As hardcore Burroughs fans (but few others) know — […]
An Interesting Take on Tars Tarkas
TweetOver at Deviantart.com, the artist who goes by the moniker “MonsterCaesar” has put up an interesting take on Tars Tarkas. Quite different from what we’ve gotten used to seeing, but […]
Dick Lupoff’s Interview of Michael Chabon about John Carter
TweetBill Hillman at Erbzine just reminded me that he published an interview by Dick Lupoff with Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize winning author who joined John Carter in April 2009 […]
Nice Disney John Carter “Abandon Ship” Cartoon — how did we miss this?
TweetJust came across this at the Primetime Podcast. Pretty cool.
Is Alan Horn launching a reboot of The Rocketeer? – and what it might mean for John Carter
TweetAn intriguing report surfaced at Vulture.com by Claude Brodesser-Akner (he of “John Carter Was Doomed by its First Trailer” fame) that Disney Studio Chief Alan Horn is prepping a re-boot […]
Is there really an Iger-Lasseter Feud at Disney?
TweetI’ve been hearing about this for a few weeks and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. It’s true that John Lasseter was unhappy with Disney’s marketing of […]
Opinion: Robert Iger Casually Disses John Carter Again — what does it mean?
TweetIn an interview given while touring Disney California Adventure published on August 9 by Business Week, Disney CEO Bob Iger was asked about whether there would be John Carter attractions […]
Update on John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetAs you can see from the picture, the first proof copies of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood have arrived. Next will be the arrival on Tuesday of Advance […]
John Carter Producer Jim Morris at the ERB Centennial, plus 100 Years of John Carter video
TweetSpeaking at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration closing banquet Saturday night, John Carter Producer Jim Morris acknowledged that John Carter faced a “perfect” storm of marketing and corporate issues, […]
White Paper 2: The Case for John Carter Sequels
TweetHere is an excellent, well researched white paper on the case for John Carter sequels prepared by “Shou Amabane”. See our earlier white paper too. Some terrific research here […]
Day 1 of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration
TweetIt’s 12:30AM and I don’t’ have a lot of gas left in the tank, but I want to post some photos from day 1 of the Centennial celebration and tomorrow […]
Another consultation on the cover for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetEveryone, I’ve been in a kind of crazed state getting stuff finalized and off to the printer. There is still time, however, to be refining and improving the cover as […]
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — “Final” Cover Art
TweetThanks to everyone who participated in the poll and provided comments. I’ve decided to go with Robert Abbet’s John Carter of Mars after all. I think the arguments were all […]
Manuscript Blues: Footnote and index mayhem: are there any experts out there who can help?
TweetSorry for the repeated posts about the book but I’m in labor now, trying to deliver the baby, and I wanted to ask if anyone has any insights that might […]
Poll: Which cover works best for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetWell, there seems to be a number of different opinions and so let’s try a poll. I can’t guarantee the winner of the poll will prevail, but it will help […]
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood Cover Art — An Interesting Counterargument
TweetJust when you think you’ve got it all figured out……last night Jack Scanlan, our publicist and a good friend, gave a reaction to the use of the “giant hand threatening […]