John Carter “What Really Happened?”: Exhibit A: Interview with Producers Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins
TweetWe’ve been thinking about it, and have reached the conclusion that “John Carter: What Really Happened?” is going to be an ongoing focus here in the coming weeks as we […]
Cinesite Showreel for John Carter is curiously compelling
TweetCinesite, one of the VFX mainstays for John Carter, has posted a John Carter showreel on its website that is really worth watching. Even though the overt reason — obviously–is […]
Comicmix: Ode to John Carter
TweetFrom ComicMix “I wonder how I would have enjoyed the flick if I hadn’t seen Star Wars in all its manifestations. I guess I can no longer be entertained by cinematic spectacle […]
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 […]
Screen Junkies: From John Carter to Tarzan; 5 Edgar Rice Burroughs Movies
TweetFrom ScreenJunkies.com: Edgar Rice Burroghs stood out as one of the more popular authors in his day. From his adventure novels featuring Tarzan to his science fiction series centering on “John Carter […]
Filmcritic.com: 5 Lessons from Hunger Games and John Carter
TweetFrom Filmcritic.com: Hey, folks: sick of me talking about John Carter and The Hunger Games? Too bad! I’m going to talk about them again this week!Why? Because the two of them are in […]
Harvard Crimson: John Carter Jumps High Among Sci-Fi Films (4/5 Stars)
TweetFrom the Harvard Crimson: In the months leading up to its release, Disney’s “John Carter” seemed to have a lot going for it. The film’s director and critics’ darling Andrew […]
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 […]
We Can Be Heroes: A Devout Barsoomian’s (expletive filled) take on John Carter
TweetWarning: The following is laced with deliciously heartfelt expletives so if that sort of thing bothers you, keep moving. From Bloodsprayer.com Kaor, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! […]
Space Review: Fighting For Mars
TweetFrom the Space Review: Earlier this month, Disney released the movie John Carter. Based on the famous Edgar Rice Burroughs tales, it’s the story of a Civil War veteran mysteriously transported […]
CNN’s Gene Seymour: Why Hunger Games Soared, and John Carter Didn’t
TweetCNN’s Gene Seymour has posted his views on why Hunger Games connected with audiences in a way that John Carter did not. I’m a little bit cautious about posting these […]
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, […]
NEW: A very cool John Carter Fan Trailer from William Farrelly
TweetI don’t know how we missed this, it was posted on March 2nd. But I found it tonight and I want to give a serious shootout to Youtuber JangoFett07 (UPDATE: […]
Hunger Games vs John Carter Marketing: Time for some tough love for Disney
TweetThe news is in – Lion’s Gate’s Hunger Games brought in a whopping $155m at the domestic box office in this, its debut weekend, making it the third highest opening […]
A sincere “Thank You” to all who have helped our 2nd fan trailer “Heritage” reach 100,000 views on YouTube
TweetA sincere “thank you” to everyone who has helped cause our second fan trailer “Heritage” to go from 20,000 views to 100,000 views on Youtube in one week — and […]
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 […]
Sci-fi Pulse: Was John Carter the Worst Marketed Movie Ever
TweetFrom Sci-fi Pulse: John Carter is sadly on track to become the biggest box office failures of the year, if not the history of cinema. What is upsetting about this is that John […]
John Carter now at $234M Global Gross
TweetBox Office Mojo now has John Carter at $234M global gross — this on a weekend where The Hunger Games brought in an extraordinary $155m in the US. The figures […]
John Carter News – March 25, 2012
Tweet The top films at the North American box office – Reuters – reuters.com 03/25/2012 The top films at the North American box officeReuters13.1 million 4 (3) John Carter ……………………..$ […]
French Fans want to go “Back to Barsoom” too!
TweetA French site has a nice examination of “why John Carter flopped” and ends with a plea and a link to the Facebook group “Take Me Back to Barsoom! I […]
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, […]
Globe and Mail Questions John Carter ‘Flop’ Status
TweetThere’s a nice piece in the Globe and Mail which puts the John Carter “flop” status in something approaching reasonable perspective. Here’s the article: John Carter’s a flop, but […]
Hunger Games looking like $60-75m on Friday — will John Carter catch some overflow or be trampled?
TweetTo no one’s surprise, Lions Gate’s Hunger Games looks on pace for a record setting weekend. It booked $19.75m in midnight shows, and as of 4pm Deadline Hollywood and others […]
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 […]
The Wrap: “Rich Ross and the John Carter Debacle”
TweetI can’t think of a similar announcement for a single movie in recent history. In fact, most studios try to bury losses for individual pictures in their financial statements. And […]
Under an Outlaw Moon: “The John Carter You’d have liked to see.”
TweetFrom Under an Outlaw Moon: There’s an excellent column here exploring the many insipid and wrongheaded ways that Disney dropped the ball, or flat-out abandoned the ball, with John Carter and ultimately fucked over […]