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Some Random Theories About Why John Carter Flopped

John Carter did about as well as anybody expected this past weekend, pulling in $30.6 million domestically, versus a production budget estimated at around $250 million. (The gloating news reports have tended to mention that once you include marketing, the movie’s cost is probably closer to $350 million — even though when people are reporting…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 12

John Carter will dazzle you with the best (and worst) of retro futurism

There is a moment in the movie John Carter where our eponymous hero is fighting an absurdly pitched battle against dozens of the green, tusked, four-armed Tharks. Because he’s an Earthman on Mars, Carter has super-strength, and he slays Thark after Thark. The bodies pile up around him in a tableau whose absurdity bleeds into…

Movies Annalee Newitz Mar 9

Why Is Everyone On Mars British? And Other Pressing John Carter Questions, Answered!

We had a lot of important questions for Disney’s John Carter. For example: Why are all the Martians British? What’s with the tattoos? And why do people keep calling these tan people “Red Martians?” We asked the cast, crew and director Andrew Stanton our most pressing questions about John Carter, and here are their answers.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 8

How John Carter’s Martian Pet Woola Became the Cutest Movie Creature in Years

John Carter might have Martians, flying ships and sexy young lads with long hair — but the real star of the show is his giant hound, Woola. So when we sat down with director Andrew Stanton at the John Carter junket, we found out everything we possibly could about the speedy pooch who will stole…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 7

John Carter, As Imagined by 12-Year-Old Andrew Stanton and teenage Michael Chabon

Before he was winning Oscars for Wall-E and Finding Nemo, John Carter director Andrew Stanton was a teen scribbling Tharks in his personal notepads. In fact, a penchant for fan art is something that all three of the head honchoes working on John Carter share. Take a look at the childhood Barsoomian doodles from Stanton,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 6

Michael Chabon’s 17-Year Quest to Write a Mars Adventure Movie

John Carter wasn’t Michael Chabon’s first attempt at writing about nineteenth century heroes having swashbuckling adventures on Mars. Long before he joined up with Andrew Stanton to adapt Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novels to the screen, Chabon wrote another Martian epic. Discover the saga of The Martian Agent, and how it led to Chabon’s involvement…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 29

The last John Carter trailer finally makes sense of this Martian war

We’ve been baffled by Disney’s marketing of the John Carter from the get-go. But it looks like with the very last trailer, they finally got it right. Now this is the Martian war epic we signed up for! With this trailer, John Carter regains the “of Mars” sobriquet he deserves. John Carter will be in…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Feb 28

Watch four minutes of John Carter as he goes gladiator on giant Martian apes

Disney has posted an extended scene from John Carter that puts us right in the alien-fighting action. John and Tars Tarkas have been thrown into a Martian colosseum, where they take on the infamous White Apes of Barsoom. And, even in chains, John Carter has more than a few monster battling tricks up his non-existant…

Movies Lauren Davis Feb 25

116 fleshy photos show off the many bare chests from Disney’s John Carter

Think Disney’s John Carter will be devoid of sexy Frank Frazetta inspired leather thongs and nakedness? Well, think again. We’ve got oodles of new John Carter pics that prove that these Martians are just as sexy as 1970s aliens. Who’s excited for some Taylor Kitch nipple and fleshy Barsoom flesh? Special thanks to Neil Miller…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 16

New John Carter clips are chock full of Indiana Jones-style action!

John Carter is a swashbuckling story of adventure, based on some of the most classic pulp novels of all time. And four new clips and a featurette showcase just how hard Wall-E director Andrew Stanton will push that sense of wonder and adventure. New clips include the first meetings with Tars Tarkas… and Woola, the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 15

At Last, Some John Carter Concept Art That Can Compete With Frazetta

The John Carter movie has a tough act to follow — we’re used to seeing tons of amazingly thrilling art by masters like Frank Frazetta, showing weird creatures and heroic vistas. Now at last, there’s some concept art from the movie that lives up to our dreams of Barsoom. This John Carter concept art was…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 31

Listen to Michael Giacchino’s very Lost-inspired score from John Carter

One thing Disney’s epic alien war flick John Carter has going for it is composer Michael Giacchino. We dare you not to tear up listening to these three tracks from Giacchino’s latest movie score. You can’t help but think of his past work on Star Trek’s USS Kelvin scene, or the many weepy-eyed Lost moments.…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 25

Could John Carter be the year’s first big flop?

Disney’s top marketing executive, MT Carney, has quit — right in the middle of the big publicity build-up for the lavish adventure movie John Carter. And meanwhile, there are tons of reports that Carter’s budget has skyrocketed way higher than expected. This all adds up to one thing: Could John Carter be a Mars-sized bomb?…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 10

The Disney John Carters That Never Were

In just two months from today, we finally get to see the most famous “sword and planet” saga, John Carter of Mars, brought to life by Wall-E’s Andrew Stanton. But Disney has been trying to make a John Carter movie for 25 years — and some of these versions could have been pretty horrendous. Legendary…

io9 Jim Korkis Jan 9

John Carter concept art transports you to the magnificent Barsoom

One of the main stars of Disney’s John Carter is the land of Barsoom, the fantasy version of Mars from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous novels. Director Andrew Stanton brought this amazing world to life using Utah and a lot of greenscreen — but it also took a lot of visualization. Some newly released concept art…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 23

Thark Yeah! 30 John Carter screencaps reveal the secrets of Mars

You’ve seen the mayhem-filled new trailer for Disney’s John Carter — now let’s pick it apart and study all the awesome details — such as horrific piles of burning bodies, Martian puppies… and a wedding! https://gizmodo.com/full-john-carter-trailer-shows-off-the-screaming-hordes-5864068 And we’re off. Behold the giant Thark arena that appears to be carved right out of the landscape. Which…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 1

Full John Carter trailer shows off the screaming hordes of Martian men

Here it is — the full John Carter trailer, complete with hundreds of screaming Tharks and one giant White Ape. Plus get a great look at Mark Strong as Matai Shang. What else can you spot in the trailer? John Carter opens in theaters on March 9th, 2012. Here’s the synopsis: Transplanted to Mars, a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 1

New trailer for John Carter slays the Martian legions with Led Zeppelin

You’ve seen the brooding first trailer for Andrew Stanton’s movie adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough’s Martian war tale John Carter. Now check out the much faster Led Zeppelin war-in-the-stars trailer. https://gizmodo.com/john-carter-trailer-rips-you-open-with-the-sword-of-mar-5821222 The trailer debuted on Good Morning America today with the newly shorn Taylor Kitsch in tow. Here’s a little peek, and there should be…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 30

John Carter releases the first image of its Martian beast, the White Ape!

Here’s your first look at the great white ape from Andrew Stanton’s movie adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars book series. Take a closer look at our leather-clad hero Taylor Kitsch as he fights the Martian beast! Entertainment Weekly has the first look at the Martian Ape Vs. Earth Man showdown. The…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 23

New John Carter footage shows off Martian super-leaping and gigantic, lovable lizard-dogs

John Carter director and Pixar stalwart was on hand today to introduce some new sneak peek footage from his upcoming adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Barsoom books about a broken Civil War veteran who becomes Mars’s greatest warrior. Spoilers ahead! Stanton was joined by stars Taylor Kitsch (John Carter), Lynn Collins (the humanoid Martian princess…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 20

Some Random Theories About Why John Carter Flopped

John Carter will dazzle you with the best (and worst) of retro futurism

Why Is Everyone On Mars British? And Other Pressing John Carter Questions, Answered!

How John Carter’s Martian Pet Woola Became the Cutest Movie Creature in Years

John Carter, As Imagined by 12-Year-Old Andrew Stanton and teenage Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon’s 17-Year Quest to Write a Mars Adventure Movie

The last John Carter trailer finally makes sense of this Martian war

Watch four minutes of John Carter as he goes gladiator on giant Martian apes

116 fleshy photos show off the many bare chests from Disney’s John Carter

New John Carter clips are chock full of Indiana Jones-style action!

At Last, Some John Carter Concept Art That Can Compete With Frazetta

Listen to Michael Giacchino’s very Lost-inspired score from John Carter

Could John Carter be the year’s first big flop?

The Disney John Carters That Never Were

John Carter concept art transports you to the magnificent Barsoom

Thark Yeah! 30 John Carter screencaps reveal the secrets of Mars

Full John Carter trailer shows off the screaming hordes of Martian men

New trailer for John Carter slays the Martian legions with Led Zeppelin

John Carter releases the first image of its Martian beast, the White Ape!

New John Carter footage shows off Martian super-leaping and gigantic, lovable lizard-dogs

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