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The story of John Carter begins in development hell. For decades, attempts to adapt Burroughs' "A Princess of Mars" failed. However, in the late 2000s, Disney took a massive gamble, hiring Oscar-winning Pixar director Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo," "WALL-E") to helm his first live-action feature. Sometimes, the first movie is mislabeled as a
According to Stanton, "Gods of Mars" would have opened ten years after the events of the first movie. John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), tricked by the villain Matai Shang (Mark Strong), has been stuck on Earth. On Barsoom (Mars), his wife Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins) is alone. However, in the late 2000s, Disney took a
Because the Burroughs Estate holds the rights, they are free to license the property to other studios. Over the years, various production companies have expressed interest in rebooting the franchise—either as a new feature film series or a high-budget streaming television show. However, any future project will be a complete reboot with a new cast and creative team, rather than a continuation of the Taylor Kitsch timeline.
Taylor Hackford’s John Carter was a bold, ambitious project plagued by timing and budget woes. Starring Taylor Lautner as the titular war-torn Civil War veteran transported to Mars, the film brought Barsoom to life with cutting-edge CGI and a sweeping, operatic score by James Horner. However, its release in 2012—a year dominated by The Avengers and Marvel’s The Avengers —left it underperforming at the box office. Disney shelved the Barsoomian series, but its cult following endures.