Comments on: Director Mark Andrews Talks Replacing Brenda Chapman On ‘Brave,’ The Future Of ‘John Carter’ & More

By: Jan Austin

Jan Austin — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Wonderful news! I couldn't be more happy to read this! This is very promising and hopeful news to read. As one of the Administrators for A huge John Carter Sequel Campaign, I can tell you that there are literally thousands and thousands of John Carter fans from all over the world who loved this film, support this film, and definitely want to see a Sequel! We are working hard to help make this happen! When Disney decides to give the go for a Sequel, we will all definitely be there to support Disney and John Carter 2! This film was brilliantly directed by Andrew Stanton, it was a beautiful story, fantastic and heart-warming characters, and an incomparable cast that we want back! Thank you for giving this hope to our dedicated and supportive fans who want to go Back To Barsoom! We want A John Carter Sequel!

By: Firefighter001

Firefighter001 — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

John carter was Grrreat! And this is great news. Come on disney ! Green light the sequel please:-)

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

John Carter was amazing and epic! I want, no, I need a sequel.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

I'm so happy to think the John Carter sequels could really happen!

By: Zinjo

Zinjo — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

I suspect the John Carter piracy thing is simply savvy consumers viewing a train wreck without parting with any of their hard earned cash! If it had any merit there'd be fan edits floating around to try to salvage any part of it, but alas nothing.
I can understand defending your own work and even solidarity with a collegue like Stanton, but the reality is that if you refuse to learn from history you are doomed to repeat it.

Despite my feelings on John Carter, I too am looking forward to seeing The Brave. Let's hope it is as good as it could be.

By: Mark Goss

Mark Goss — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

PLEASE add a sequel to John Carter – Back to Barsoom PLEASE

By: Emma Thick

Emma Thick — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

yay good news. Take me back to Barsoom 😀 and PLEASE , PLEASE make a woola plush !

By: Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Fantastic article. I'm psyched for Brave this weekend, and now that I know that one of the minds behind John Carter helped bring it to the screen, I'm all the more excited. I hope that what Andrews says regarding John Carter can be brought to fruition, and that someone at Disney doesn't have their head stuck too deep in the sand to realize that they could still have a hit franchise on their hands. I mean, can you imagine a year in which we get John Carter 2 in the summer, and the Tron 3 in the winter? That would be one heckuva year for Disney, if they would just get behind the live action arm of their studios and push these movies to the top. If they're ever in doubt, they should just bring Kevin Feige in to consult and tell them how to market and build these franchises. Disney has the muscle, they just need to flex it.

By: Diegomom50

Diegomom50 — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

This sounds good to me for I saw the movie John Carter in IMAX when it first came out and fell in love with it. I had no idea what John Carter was about, who Edgar Rice Burroughs was or the source material princess of Mars, but as I walked out of the theater I knew I wanted a sequel. I now own the BluRay dvd and have listened to the audio commentary. You can tell it was a labor of love by cast and crew. The media and the critcs went after John Carter with long knives. Now that its at on dvd, the public is waking up and kicking themselves for not going to see John Carter in the theater. Everyone I showed the movie to has loved it. John Carter has legs as well as 4 arms and He will pull himself up. I want to go back to Barsoom. This is so hopeful and I feel a little bit relieved. Great review

By: Captain Jack

Captain Jack — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Well, I wouldn't expect any of that 'stuff for John Carter to deal with as a hero' to resemble the novels any more than this "first" film did. Seriously, how three guys this talented managed to completely bungle every major character and plot-point in a book that lasted a full century is beyond me. Hubris all around.

Their film betrayed the legacy and intentions of a classic, and it got what it deserved.

By: Calin

Calin — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

This interview was a great bit of news. Glad to hear the director and writers are still enthusiastic — hope Lynn Collins and Taylor Kitsch feel the same way. But the money is the catch — I hope some combination of shared financing can be found, because Disney is apparently not in the mood for any of the risks Walt took. But right now let's just enjoy these good John Carter tidings from Mark Andrews!

By: Geckomeister

Geckomeister — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

I would certainly love to see a John Carter sequel, hopefully one with a proper title!

As for respecting the source material, the original stories are great for what they are, but they did need some reworking to add a bit of dimension to the characters and make something that would work as a movie. There are a few points I could nit-pick on, but they're fairly minor and meaningless to the average viewer. Compared to some of the reimagings popular superheros go through, John Carter is fairly true to it's source.

By: mika

mika — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

He was the second unit director on John Carter, not the assistant director. Big difference.

By: Mike Carlock

Mike Carlock — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Encouraging news for John Carter fans. Looks like the Pixar peeps have John Carter's back. Looking forward to seeing Brave. Hope it does well!

By: Khanada

Khanada — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

The comments here regarding continuing the John Carter movie franchise made my day! It already is getting its legs back, with great DVD and BluRay sales! As an admin and very active member in the Back To Barsoom Sequel campaign, I have waited impatiently for some snippet of news from the filmmakers! This just fills me with JOY!! Myself, and all of us very enthusiastic fans of John Carter will continue to do all we can to promote it, get people to see it, and turn the tide. We Want John Carter 2!! Please take us Back To Barsoom!! 😀

By: stvnkrs10

stvnkrs10 — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

JC was really the best film that no one went to see. It's a shame really.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

To Disney: John Carter, if left as one film, will go on and in 10 or 20 years to be remembered not as a huge flop but as a giant missed opportunity. If you make the trilogy it will be remembered forever as a scifi masterpiece. Let the incredibly talented people a Pixar make these films, look at the Internet and see how loyal the fanbase is! Make wools plushies and Thark action figures and we will buy them! You dumped this movie, but you literally have the next Star Wars on your hands!!!

By: Brad Blake

Brad Blake — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

I absolutely loved John Carter, and have been so fortunate to meet thousands and thousands on-line who feel the same. The job everyone did on this film deserves every accolade we can share, and the bum rap it got from Disney accounting, the former regime, and a really awful marketing campaign, while still bringing in 300M and counting so far, is testament to how well the sequels will do with just a little more effective promotion (see the Heritage trailer on YouTube for example). Anyway, I just want to offer my sincere hope that Disney will see the light and take advantage of frankly a once in a 100 year opportunity to continue with the same great team on John Carter II. Honestly, I think Disney can repackage and promote John Carter I, perhaps even ReRelease in the theaters with the right marketing in a limited engagement worldwide, and see tremendous results.

By: doike

doike — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

ItÂ´s great news for me. A tiny hope, but good enough. I really, really think Disney should have supported Johnn Carter a bit more. Not talking about the money, lack of effective promotion….who was the genius who didnÂ´t realise how iconic Dejah Thoris is in science fiction (guess he/she never heard of Leia Organa or watched Star Wars), how amazing Lynn Collins was in the movie….The should have stood behind the movie. It looks gorgeus, itÂ´s amazing, expensive (IsnÂ´t it good to see the money onscreen instead of just in a movie star pocket?).

Please, letÂ´s go back to Barsoom. To the walks of Helium, to Kantos KanÂ´s arms.

I hope John Carter will get the recognition it deserves and weÂ´ll get those sequels

By: Kenneth Jordan

Kenneth Jordan — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

"John Carter" is a great film and there should be sequels! Just because the now-departed advertising director for Disney couldn't figure out how to present it to the public has nothing to do with the excellence of the movie. "John Carter" still lives, as is evidenced by the domestic home video sales – see figures. And the foreign market was much better than the domestic box office, and the home videos overseas have not yet been released.

There will be at least one sequel, maybe two.

By: bunty

bunty — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

"As soon as somebody from Disney says, 'We want 'John Carter 2,'' we'd be right there." — So, never.

By: Jeffrey T Fouberg

Jeffrey T Fouberg — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Kaor. This is excellent news. I loved the movie "John Carter" and saw it six times in the theater. I have been a big fan of the books also and I was not disturbed in the least by the changes made to the characters in the movie. I liked the added dimensions given to John Carter and Dejah Thoris. I do not agree with Zinjo and Captain Jack, but they are entitled to their opinions and if the sequels are made, they can chose to avoid seeing the films. As for me, this is my favorite movie of all time, I loved LOTR and the Narnia movies and 300, but this movie was better in my opinion. I certainly hope "John Carter II: The Gods of Mars" is made soon and has the same stars and directors. I am really interested in what they have in store for the return to Barsoom and how the story line plays out. Great news! The 3D Blu Ray is great and I talk up the movie here in South Dakota all the time.

By: Randal Benjamin

Randal Benjamin — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Most of the positive reviews come from people who see how fun this swashbuckler of a sy/fi fantasy is. If you think that the cgi is mediocre you should take a second look and focus on the Tharks. If you really think they are not just a tad better than the blue creatures in Avatar, then I guess there's nothing I can say to persuade you. The plot IS complex and many reviewers got lost because they failed to really listen and pay attention. It starts on Mars in the late 1860s Earth time then jumps to Earth ten years later only to flash back to the 1860s Arizona to start the story of how Carter was transported to Mars where he start his adventure there. This seems to confuse some people I guess, but I have seen the film a number of times and the audiences, without fail, voice positive comments when leaving. If you figure the almost $300,000,000 in world wide gross that this movie has done so far you have to realize that one heck of a lot of people have seen it. Especially when you consider that international tickets are often only a fraction of the price of US tickets. Also, word of mouth is what has kept the movie in theaters for as long as it has been. Even now it is still playing in some theaters around the world. It is also word of mouth that made it number one is DVD/Blue Ray sales for two weeks when released. It hasn't even been released in many of the international markets yet. BTW I really think this is a film that needs to be viewed more than once to really appreciate the detail and depth that it possesses. A tremendous amount of thought went into this movie. There are discrepancies with the book to be sure, but compared to what Hollywood did to Tarzan and other literary works the discrepancies are not that stark and in this case tent to make it work better for a modern audience. And BTW I am a big fan of all eleven Mars books as well as all the books of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

By: Mattheww

Mattheww — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

Wow, for Pixar supposedly being such an un-Hollywood artist-friendly place, they sure do fire enough people

By: Captain Jack

Captain Jack — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:11:15 +0000

No one is paying them, OLLI, but you're right that it's coordinated. It's a small facebook group of fans who pounce on every article with a flood of positive comments in an attempt to alter the negative perception of the film. They are all very sincere, but a tiny vocal minority who passionately want to see these goofballs mangle another classic book into Stanton/Andrews 'vision' for a sequel. Why they love it so, they will gladly tell you until your head hurts.

I, too, wonder where the other $100M went because it looked about $150M tops – you'd think they'd have managed some genuinely epic action for that money? The CGI couldn't have cost that much unless doing all the work in England turned out to be a bad deal.
You're right, though, it's not a bad film. It's just not especially good either, and certainly not great. Ambitious, sure, but overall mediocre. That's not because the source material had been so looted, either – the film ignores a lot of the more original aspects of the novels and practically focuses on the elements you've seen in other movies – in some cases actually adding modern cliche's out of nowhere.

Don't let that keep you from checking out the original novel, 'A Princess of Mars', if you haven't before. It's actually quite wonderful, and bears little resemblance to the film.