Disney’s John Carter trailer debuted overnight, following the unveiling of some concept artwork earlier in the week.
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
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John Carter has all the makings of being a modern fantasy classic, or a camp classic of the highest order, depending on whether they are going for the Conan or Flash Gordon vibe. Appearing in a series of Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan) novels and stories between 1911 and 1917, Disney is no doubt hoping to manufacture a second major franchise to go with their Pirates of the Caribbean box office magnificence. Without the presence of Johnny Depp – reportedly attached to a number of upcoming Disney projects, including supernatural investigator Kolchak: The Night Stalker, in an adaptation of the 1970s TV series – can this achieve the same level of success? Either way, we could do without the dodgy cover of Arcade Fire’s “My Body is a Cage”.
John Carter is due in cinemas on 8 March 2012 from Disney.
