{"id":9685,"date":"2010-01-06T23:48:14","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T06:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leogrin.com\/CimmerianBlog\/?p=9685"},"modified":"2015-09-25T09:22:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T16:22:26","slug":"john-carter-of-mars-is-coming-to-the-silver-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leogrin.com\/CimmerianBlog\/john-carter-of-mars-is-coming-to-the-silver-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"John Carter of Mars<\/em> Is Coming to the Silver Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[redacted]’s impassioned post regarding Almuric<\/em> got me to thinking about that novel’s primary inspiration and the fact that The Cimmerian<\/em> has yet to even mention\u00a0the forthcoming screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novel, A Princess of Mars<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0live-action production,\u00a0which will be called John Carter of Mars<\/a><\/em>, has been in the works for years.\u00a0For quite some time, this film\u00a0has looked like a serious, A-list project. When the picture was still at Paramount, Jon Favreau was\u00a0slated to direct. He expressed enthusiasm for the job, but left for Iron Man<\/em> after Paramount decided to concentrate on Abrams’ Star Trek<\/em>. Disney had\u00a0once held the rights to the property and regained\u00a0them at that point. The studio\u00a0brought on Andrew Stanton, fresh from success as the director of Finding Nemo<\/em> and WALL-E<\/em>. Stanton has stated<\/a> several times since then\u00a0that he is a life-long fan of\u00a0ERB’s Barsoom series.<\/p>\n

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Lynn Collins<\/p><\/div>\n

A weak link in the production could be Mark Andrews<\/a>, the primary screenwriter (along with Stanton). His resume is a bit thin, though\u00a0most of his work has<\/em> been\u00a0in the sci-fi\/fantasy ballpark. Andrews’ resume does\u00a0appear refreshingly free of utter crap, which can’t be said for the \u00a0Doppenheimer boys on the Conan film project.\u00a0Back in April, it was\u00a0confirmed that Michael Chabon (an ERB and REH fan) has been hired\u00a0as a script doctor. Chabon is on record as stating that the script was “strong” to begin with.<\/p>\n

The cast\u00a0boasts some\u00a0respectable talent<\/a>. Willem Dafoe will portray Tars Tarkas. Dominic West and Polly Walker are also confirmed. However, two relative unknowns have been cast\u00a0for the leads. Taylor Kitsch, primarily \"\"<\/a>known for his role as Gambit in the recent Wolverine<\/em> movie, will portray John Carter. Lynn Collins, who also appeared in Wolverine<\/em>,\u00a0is cast as Dejah Thoris.<\/p>\n

Kitsch is going to have to convince me. He\u00a0definitely does not look like the John Carter I’ve always envisioned. However, from some reports it appears that he is taking this role very seriously. As for Ms. Collins, she certainly looks the part. Nobody knew who Carrie Fisher was in 1976, either.<\/p>\n

\"Saunders'<\/a><\/p>\n

We seem to be on\u00a0firm ground as far as production design is concerned.\u00a0Rafael Kayanan<\/a> (whose Barsoomian art heads this post)\u00a0was attached to the project early on. Recent glimpses<\/a> from\u00a0concept artist Phil Saunders look quite encouraging.<\/p>\n

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All in all, I’m guardedly optimistic about this film. Everyone from the studio on down seems to be taking the project seriously. Judging from the cast list so far, it appears that the movie’s plot\u00a0will strongly resemble the novel it’s based on. I wish portents for the upcoming Conan flick looked half so promising.<\/p>\n

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