John Carter 2012
Lost in Our World. Found in Another.
Plot:
Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited
by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these
creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate
need of a savior.
Story:
Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a
lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall
green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he
escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in
desperate need of a savior.
Did
you know: Probably holds the record for having the longest period of
"development hell" for any movie, at 79 years. Preproduction for a film
version first started in 1931, when Robert Clampett (director of 'Looney
Tunes') approached author Edgar Rice Burroughs to make an animated
feature out of the first book in the series, "A Princess of Mars" (the
same story that this film is an adaptation of). Had plans gone through,
'John Carter' could have become the world's first ani
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