Bleeding Cool had a chance to participate in some sort of a
John Carter panel in London, where they have seen the footage, as well as what director
Andrew Stanton (
WALL-E,
Finding Nemo) had to say about the project. One of the things many are wondering why they decided to drop "Of Mars" from the title, and now we may have the answer:
And then the other truth is, no girl would go to see John Carter Of Mars. So I said, “I don’t won’t to do anything out of fear, I hate doing things out of fear, but I can’t ignore that truth.”
All the time we were making this big character story which just so happens to be in this big, spectacular new environment. But it’s not about the spectacle, it’s about the investment. I thought, I’ve really worked hard to make all of this an origin story. It’s about a guy becoming John Carter. So I’m not misrepresenting what this movie is, it’s John Carter.
Mars is going to stick on any other film in the series. But by then, it won’t have a stigma to it."
I really don't mind that the title is just
John Carter, and he kind of has a point. Since this is a first film, the title is actually a good fit (I don't want to spoil anything, but you'll see in the film). And as you can see, he does say that "Mars" will be included in sequels.
Starring
Taylor Kitsch,
Lynn Collins,
Willem Dafoe,
Mark Strong,
Bryan Cranston,
James Purefoy,
Dominic West,
Thomas Haden Church and
Ciarán Hinds,
John Carter is set to hit theatres on March 9, 2012!