In the age of Facebook, finding out which of your high school friends got fat, rich, and/or married is a simple matter of entering their name into a search bar. But an entire movie centered around people "liking" baby photos or approving friend requests isn't likely to be very exciting, so in 10 Years a…
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As you know, John Carter went through a set of extensive reshoots. One of the big changes to the film involved the movie's opening. When I saw this alternate opening on the Blu-ray I was actually kind of disappointed that it wasn't used. The scene opens with Lynn Collins as Princess Dejah Thoris giving a…
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It's the big weekend for Disney, and Pixar director Andrew Stanton, as Stanton's live-action adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel A Princess of Mars finally hits theaters. John Carter is a film that has been many, many years in development, and finally sees life thanks to Stanton's interest in the story. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn…
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On a surface level, there's much that Andrew Stanton's John Carter gets right -- much more than you'd expect, given Disney's exasperatingly incompetent marketing campaign. The visual effects are imaginative and seamless, the action is appropriately flashy, and the source material by Edgar Rice Burroughs seems rich enough in mythology to make even the most jaded sci-fi…
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With exactly ten days left until the opening of John Carter, Disney has released what I'm assuming is the final trailer for the film. And while I haven't loved all of the previous marketing, it appears the team has learned from its mistakes because this is probably the best one they've released so far. The…
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We've seen what seems like a fair amount of footage from John Carter already, between its various teasers, trailers and TV spots, but today we've got a somewhat longer two-and-a-half minute clip to show you -- plus another two minutes from a new sizzle reel. The scene sees the titular hero (Taylor Kitsch) and Tars Tarkas…
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While on the Utah set of John Carter, a group of journalists (including myself) has the opportunity to interview to the cast and crew. On the following pages, you can read the interviews we conducted on set, transcribed in full: Director Andrew Stanton Taylor Kitsch (John Carter) Willem Dafoe (Tars Tarkas) Thomas Hayden Church (Tal Hajus)…
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I haven't been quiet about my ambivalence toward John Carter, Andrew Stanton's live-action directing debut, but I think I've finally figured out what my problem with the film is: the dialogue. Or at least, that's what I've come to suspect after watching this new 60-second TV spot. The new video downplays the talking bits and…
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Disney aired a new commercial for Andrew Stanton's live action debut John Carter during the big game. After the jump you can watch the super bowl spot, and a 60 second extended spot. 60 Second Extended Spot In Game Spot: Official plot: From Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes John Carter—a sweeping action-adventure set on…
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We got our first glimpse of the new trailer for Disney's John Carter on Good Morning America several hours ago, but as promised, we now have a much better version to show you. And by "better," I don't just mean higher-quality, but also longer, somewhat more interesting, and a little more promising. Check it out…
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One of the biggest question marks on the 2012 tentpole schedule is Disney's John Carter, formerly John Carter of Mars. Pixar's Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) directs the live-action film that adapts A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Now that we're able to see some footage, it appears that he has done so…
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In June, I visited the editing room of John Carter, the big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic sci-fi novel A Princess of Mars (you can watch my video blog here). At the event, director Andrew Stanton and producer Jim Morris gave a presentation explaining how they came to be involved with the project,…
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On June 20th, I flew to San Francisco to visit Barsoom Studios, in an office building minutes sown the road from Pixar Animation Studios, to see the first footage from John Carter, a big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic sci-fi novel A Princess of Mars. In a screening room, Finding Nemo/Wall-E director Andrew…
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Most of us stop thinking about work as we enter the holiday season, but Hollywood actors and actresses are lining up their jobs for the new year. There is a whole bunch of casting news that's recently been announced, much of it in the romantic comedy genre, and here's the rundown. Mad Men's Christina Hendricks…
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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Three more actors have joined Andrew Stanton's big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: Samantha Morton (In America, Control), Dominic West (300, Chicago) and Polly Walker (Patriot Games). Morton, West and Walker join Taylor Kitsch (Wolverine, Friday Night Lights), Lynn Collins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, True Blood), and Willem Dafoe in the Walt…
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Willem Dafoe is the latest actor to join Andew Stanton's big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars. Dafoe will play the role of Tars Tarkas, a brutal and mirthless green Martian warrior, who possesses the ability to feel love and empathy, an unusual characteristic among his savage race. The newly arrived…
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Yesterday we learned that Andrew Stanton's live-action debut John Cartner of Mars was gearing up for a November shoot in Utah, and that Tom Cruise was circling, but is no longer involved with the project. It stands to reason that in the coming weeks we'll begin to hear casting announcements. ComingSoon noticed that Lynn Collins,…
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20th Century Fox has released six new character photos and the final movie trailer from X-Men Origins: Wolverine on USA Today. The photos include Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed/Sabretooth, Lynn Collins as Kayla Silverfox, Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Will.i.am as Kestrel. The new trailer concentrates a…
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Uncertainty has a brilliant set-up: After it is discovered that Kate (Lynn Collins) is pregnant, the young couple finds themselves uncertain about their future. With a magical flip of a coin, the story is split into two alternative realities, showing two vastly different directions their immediate future could take ala Sliding Doors. I am certain…
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According to AICN, Ryan Reynolds (Definitely, Maybe) will definitely be suiting up to play anti-hero Deadpool in 2009's first X-Men spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reynolds has been attached to the role for some time, including the character's own flick. This news arrives after several bits of casting info for the film have popped up as…
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