A new animated series based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic sci-fi novel series "John Carter of Mars" will be developed by the author's estate and showrunner Michael Kogge, with the first sneak peek at the planned series to be revealed this Friday at a Burroughs-themed panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
The books are over a century old so while I didn’t click with them either it’s easy to set why they’re not up to modern standards.
The movie bombing had many more reasons. Disney got a new CEO while it was being made who didn’t believe in it, so it basically got no marketing at all. It also demanded script changes during filming, which is why the character of Dejah Thoris alternates between powerful woman and damsel in distress throughout the movie. And there was a dispute over what the movie should be called. IMHO John Carter is the worst title they could have gone for, my personal favourite would have been Barsoom.
But yeah, for everyone who missed it it is definitely worth a watch, it’s a contender for the most expensive and beautifully made B-movie of all time.
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The books are over a century old so while I didn’t click with them either it’s easy to set why they’re not up to modern standards.
The movie bombing had many more reasons. Disney got a new CEO while it was being made who didn’t believe in it, so it basically got no marketing at all. It also demanded script changes during filming, which is why the character of Dejah Thoris alternates between powerful woman and damsel in distress throughout the movie. And there was a dispute over what the movie should be called. IMHO John Carter is the worst title they could have gone for, my personal favourite would have been Barsoom.
But yeah, for everyone who missed it it is definitely worth a watch, it’s a contender for the most expensive and beautifully made B-movie of all time.