John Carter (of Mars)

In March, Disney is coming out with a movie called John Carter. The movie should have been called John Carter of Mars though to give people more of an idea what its about. Basically the movie is based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs series of books about a man from the 1800s who's transported to Mars and ends up going on an epic adventure. There's more to it than that, but I admit my own knowledge of the orignal stories is limited.

I can tell you that the movie looks really good! Lots of action in the previews, but also a very retro sort of feel to it. John Carter is still from the 1800s and the Mars he's transported to actually has people & aliens on it, so it goes against everything we know about Mars. So I guess it would be more of a fantasy these days than a science fiction tale. The movie does have aliens though & they look really cool, retro looking too.

What also makes this live-action movie interesting is that its being directed by Andrew Stanton, who has previously only directed the animated movies Finding Nemo & Wall-E. Highly quality animated movies that told stories that were good for kids & adults. We can only hope that his skill at animated movies translates to live action.

I'm really excited about this movie. I think it'll be fun.

Here's a trailer for it in case you haven't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rf55GTEZ_E

And here's another one, with an introduction from the director: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR6HUkzxjR0

Oh and here's an epic full scene from it, from Spinoff Online: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2012/02/15/full-john-carter-scene-debuts/

Can't wait to see it!