Bryan Cranston joins Andrew Stanton's John Carter of Mars
Andrew Stanton is directing the project, which will start shooting next week.
Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter first appeared in 1911's "A Princess of Mars," the first Burroughs novel set on the fictionalized version of Mars. Carter encounters both formidable alien creatures resembling the beasts of ancient myth and various humanoids and finds his true calling in life as a warrior-savior of the planet's inhabitants. He wins the hand of Martian princess Dejah Thoris of Helium.
Carter encounters both formidable alien creatures resembling the beasts of ancient myth and various humanoids and finds his true calling in life as a warrior-savior of the planet's inhabitants. He wins the hand of Martian princess Dejah Thoris of Helium.
Cranston will play a Civil War colonel who is in conflict with Carter.
Also in the cast are Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton and Polly Walker.
Stanton co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Andrews. John Carter of Mars is going to be a hybrid of live action and CGI.
John Carter comes to theaters March 9th, 2012 and stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Bryan Cranston, Mark Strong, Willem Dafoe, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, Thomas Haden Church. The film is directed by Andrew Stanton.
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Raoul Duke
Just got interested. Never read the books or have any knowledge of the series, but Bryan Cranston is more than enough to get me to see it.
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DEZZMOND
this is one of my most anticipated future movies. Love the cast. We need more such space operas.
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Err
ha!
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Narzion
this is going to be like avatar with good written story
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Narzion
i can not wait to see how andrew stanton will do this, he is genius
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Err
love this guy.
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