What Went Wrong With John Carter Revealed In New Interviews
The cast and crew of John Carter open up about what went wrong with the live-action movie adaptation in new interviews for its 10th anniversary. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, the first in his Barsoom series of novels, the sci-fi adventure centers on the titular former Confederate army captain who finds himself transported to Mars and is thrust into the midst of a civil war between the various kingdoms on the alien planet. Taylor Kitsch led the cast of John Carter alongside Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West and James Purefoy.
Attempts to bring Burroughs' novels to life on the big screen languished in development hell for nearly a century, going as far back as the 1930s, before Disney would eventually acquire the rights to the series in the late '00s with Finding Nemo's Andrew Stanton leading the charge to adapt the sci-fi world. Stanton would partner with fellow Pixar vet Mark Andrews and Spider-Man 2 co-writer Michael Chabon to pen the script for the film, with production running from late 2009 to mid-2010. John Carter would release in theaters in early 2012 to generally mixed reviews from critics and a devastating box office debut, grossing only $284 million against its reported $350 million total budget.
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In honor of the film's 10th anniversary, the cast and crew of John Carter spoke with The Wrap to offer insight on what went wrong with Disney's live-action adaptation. Cinematographer Dan Mindel cited the decision to shoot on studio sets instead of the Southwest US to "save a buck" was a "huge error" that affected the film's realistic look, which star Lynn Collins agreed with as
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