Ohhhh... What the 'John Carter' Franchise Could Have Been.... Well, Titled At Least !!!

The 'John Carter' movie from Disney a few years back is considered one of the worst bombs in the history of movies. But it is truly unwarranted. The movie has its flaws, certainly, but it is overall a good film. Disney just shit the bed in terms of marketing. They dropped the "... Of Mars" part of the title!!!! It is based on a series of books called John Carter of Mars series... good lord, why make it sound like a period piece featuring Julia Roberts & George Clooney? Not to mention it starred Captain Curse himself, Taylor Kitsch. This movie had no chance. But director Andrew Stanton laments what might have been, and if the film would have done well than there is no doubt The House of Mouse would have franchised the shit out of it. Anyway, Stanton tweeted out the proposed next two title cards of the film. #2 would have been called John Carter: Gods of Mars, and #3 would have been John Carter: Warlord of Mars. Damn, I still can't understand how it took so long to adapt the book that inspired almost every idea you have ever seen in Sci Fi as you know it... and then they promptly fucked up. Damn. Check out the title cards after the jump...

A To Z Blogger Challenge: Day 10 - J Is For John Carter

Day 10! Milestone Day, only 16 more to go... And today the A To Z Blogger Challenge gets one of my most anticiapted movies of 2012, one that hit with much more of a thud than many expected. John Carter came to us from the genius that is Andrew Stanton (Wall-E) and Walt Disney, so it had to be good... right? Well, according to the box office numbers and reviews, no... not at all. It is widely considered one of the biggest flops in the history of cinema. I see it as a poorly marketed movie... not a bad movie (I actually thought it was great) but one that is mismanaged by the studio. It happens. Scott Pilgrim. Observe & Report. The list of good movies that fail because the studios fuck it up is long, but Crater sits firmly at the top. But at the end of the day it is a pretty cool film, based on the grand daddy of all sci-fi stories (the Martian Chronicles by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and features the ever lovely Lynn Collins in the role of Dejah Thoris. Love this woman. Love her to death. loved her as Silverfox in a terrible Wolverine: Origins movie. But really loved her as the titular Princess of Mars. So even if you though this movie sucked (why would you, it was awesome!) at least you can marvel at the sexiness of Lynn Collins. You can see others participating in the 2013 A To Z Blogger Challenge by clicking here, and you can check out the Lynn Collins pics after the jump...

Skottie Young's 'John Carter' Comic Covers Give Us Something To Smile About In Spite Of The Disaster That Is The Film Adapation

The Disney Corporation owns Marvel, so you know the cross overs are going to start rolling out eventually. With 'The Avengers' set to hit theaters and the super heroes riding higher than ever, Disney seems to be hitching its wagon to the comic book producer. But one of the first moves they made as a team was an adaption of the 'John Carter: Princess of Mars' novel in a 5 issue mini series. The series was released in Sept 2011 and just finished up in January. It came out in lieu of the John Carter film (released by Disney... ya see what I'm getting at here) and sports covers by one of my favorite artists, Skottie Young. Skottie does a great job applying his own style to the cast of Barsoom and the results are great. I have not bought this series yet, but once it is collected in graphic novel form I will cop it instantly! The sequel series, a Warlord of Mars, is set to hit stores this month. Keep an eye out for it, because it may be the only sequel we see due to the underwhelming performance of the proposed blockbuster film. That makes me sad, but Skottie Young covers always bring a smile to my face. Click after the jump for all 5 covers...

John Carter: A Retrospective Rant On Originality by Mike D

Damn, damn, damn!!! Why? Why?? Why??? How come people couldn't just bite the bullet and go out to see John Carter last week? Where is the blind faith that propels shit movies to record breaking numbers at the box office and makes Avatar the highest ranked box office film of all time? How can a company that is as seasoned and well respected as Disney not generate the build up necessary to get Carter going in the right direction? Especially since the movie is pretty fucking good.... why? If any of these things would have happened, I wouldn't be sitting here about to bitch and moan about one of my favorite fictional properties of all time. But since Carter only made 30 mil this week at the box office, it looks like it's rant time... so here goes nothing!!!

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Mondo Lends John Carter A Bit Of Credibility, And They Do It In True Cool Poster Fashion

March 9th. What a great day. Not only will I be celebrating the life of the greatest rapper of all time who died way to soon (R.I.P. Biggie!), but I will finally get to see Edgar Rice Burrough's classic Barsoom series on the big screen!!! Given that this is the characters 100 year anniversary and that these stories featuring John Carter are the building blocks for movies like Star Wars, Alien, and Avatar... Well, quite frankly ITS ABOUT TIME!!! In order to commemorate the event Mondo has teamed up with artist JC Richards to produce a poster for the event, but unlike most Mondo prints this one will not be on sale in a quick run... it will be GIVEN away at select IMAX screenings of the film. This poster is just stunning, and it really captures the vastness of the Barsoom world that I am hoping to see in Andrew Stanton's film. Now I am really in. See you guys on line March 8th at around 11 Pm.... click after the jump to see the poster.

Every Time I See Another "John Carter" Poster I Need An Ice Pack After Banging My Head During A Fainting Spell

O. MY. GODDDDDDDDDD!!! I really, really, REALLY have not been this excited for a fucking movie in a long time. I feel like a little kid all over again. March 9th will forever mark the day that my favorite rapper (Biggie) died, but hopefully it will also be the day that the movie franchise of the future is launched. In my opinion this film has the potential to be Star Wars to my son's generation. Let's hope Andrew Stanton comes through on this one. Check the new poster featuring Tars Tarkas, the great Thark warrior from the planet Mars. Oh shit son!!!!

Lost Animated "John Carter of Mars" Footage From The 1930's Is Blowing My Mind Right Now....

Ya gotta love Youtube and the rest of the magic that the 'Net brings to our fingertips. Just yesterday I wrote a post about the upcoming John Carter film from Disney and how I have high hopes for the franchise. But I couldn't help but wonder how a book series that has been around for almost 100 years and has a very famous author (Edgar Rice Burroughs also created Tarzan) has taken so long to formally hit the big screen. So I did a bit of wiki research and found out that legendary Looney Toons director Bob Clampett wanted to do an animated version of the Burroughs series because both he and the author felt that a real life version would have been just to expensive and not actually possible to pull off.

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John Carter Gets An International Poster... I Just Fainted & Hit My Head On The Coffee Table Again!!!!

I can not possibly be more excited for a movie than Disney's John Carter. Ever since I read the books about four years ago I have yearned for this story to make it to the big screen. I have said in the past, and I will say it again, that I think John Carter has the potential to be my son's generations (he is 8 years old, about to be 9) Star Wars. My thought process is that Disney will not skimp and truly bring the world of Barsoom (Mars) to life in a way that we have never seen before. The creatures, the aliens, the fighting, the chicks... good god, this is gonna be great! It has the potential to be an epic spectacle, and with the possible sequels it could be to the youngsters of today what Star Wars was to us children of the 70's/80's and Harry Potter was to children of the 2000's. Lets hope they don't fuck it up. The movie comes out on March 9th. View the full size International movie poster after the jump...

When Did The Full John Carter Trailer Drop???

Fuck me Freddie... when did the full John Carter of Mars trailer come out? I can't believe I missed this!!! I was over at my boy Cap'n Carrot's cool ass blog 'Xplosion of Awesomeness when I came across the full 2 minute clip... and lets just say that my mind is COMPLETELY BLOWN!!! Those of you who don't know the source material (novels by the great Edgar Rice Burroughs) are in for a dense story with some wild creatures and characters. The action in the books is always at a high pace and the story lines are really well written. Let's hope Disney sticks to the script and don't change to much. So far it doesn't look like they have deviated much. Check out the full trailer after the jump...

John Carter Gets An Official Poster... I Promptly Faint!!!

I got into the John Carter of Mars books by Edgar Rice Burrough's kind of late in the game... I started reading them about three years ago and once I did, I couldn't stop. Given the fact that they were over 80 years old and supposedly the inspiration behind most of the Sci-Fi classics I love, I figured I should give it a shot. Boy was I glad that I did. each book was better than the previous, and after I finished the saga all i could wonder was why nobody had taken a crack at this franchise as a big budget feature. Come to find out, Disney was on the fast track to get it done. With a pretty solid cast (Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranston, Dominic West, and Thomas Hayden Church) and the power of the House of Mouse behind it, I have pretty high hopes for this one. This poster hearkens back to the old pulp novel covers that the movie is based on, so I'm even more pumped for it. John Carter hits theaters on March 9th, 2012.... Click after the jump for the full poster.

John Carter Looks Official... But Will People Go See It?

God I love this poster

As is common around this time of year (San Diego Comic Con time) lots of trailers are dropping for movies that don't come out until sometime next year. Also studios are scrambling to keep leaked trailers under wraps until they can be unveiled in Hall H some time later this week.This is the case with Disney's possible blockbuster franchise John Carter of Mars. Even though the trailer for John Carter was attached to Harry Potter last week, the embeddable version hadn't appeared online until yesterday. I was in one of the HP theaters that DID NOT show the John Carter trailer, so I didn't see it until yesterday as well. But once I did... all I could say is wow!!! Check out the trailer after the jump.

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Nothing Like Some "Behind The Scenes" Info To Make Me Want To See A Film Even More!!!

What do you get when you take three awesome bloggers (Peter Sciretta from /Film, Frosty from Collider, and Quint from Ain't It Cool News) and give them access to the editing room for the upcoming Disney tentpole film John Carter Of Mars from director Andrew Stanton? You get this awesome 20 minute video that talks about it from the differing perspectives of the highly qualified bloggers that makes me want to see this movie even more. See for yourself:


JOHN CARTER Video Blog from ColliderVideos on Vimeo.

Pete also included two still pictures with the video in his post. Here they are.

Helium at Dusk

Helium Airship

John Carter opens in March 2012. I will be the first online since I love the books so much. Hope the film is wonderful and does well enough to warrant a few sequels. I can't wait!!!

The John Carter of Mars Poster Is Causing Me Trouser Issues

Nerd Boner!!!! One of my favorite books series of all time would have to be the Edgar Rice Burrough's 'John Carter of Mars' collection. My god, these books were phenomenal. They are in public domain now, which means if you have a digital reader (Ipad, Kindle, etc) you can download them for FREE. I suggest you do.

Anyway, director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E) is tackling the first big budget film adaption of the books, with Taylor Kitsch (Gambit in the Wolverine:Origins movie) playing Carter. It's coming from Disney and everything that has been shot already is going to be coated with digital animated effects to give Mars the creepy feel that the Red Planet deserves. The whole film has been shot, and now they will take the WHOLE year of 2011 to treat it in Post Production.With the finished product just about a year away, we are finally getting the first look at the movie poster.

Wow... that looks awesome. I have high hopes for this one. If you are looking for some summer reading, this is the way to go. You will love these books. If not, the film opens on 3/9/2012. It features Kitsch plus Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church, and Samantha Morton. I can't wait.