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Get the Story Blueprint for Pixar's John Carter of Mars -- Free Online!

Andrew Stanton, who directed lonely garbage robot movie Wall-E (hitting theaters next week), is already hard at work on his next Pixar flick. The movie is John Carter of Mars, and now Stanton has confirmed to /Film that the script will be based on one book from the beloved early-20th century series, A Princess of Mars. Currently he's just working on the script. Now you can try to figure out the plot of the movie by reading the entire book online. Since it was published in 1917, it's in the public domain and available at Google Books. Lots of violence and princess-rescuing! [A Princess of Mars via Google Books]

3:34 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,438 views, 9 comments

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Writer Confirms Pixar's 'John Carter'

We've wondered about it before, and now it's been confirmed by the one person who should know: Pixar is indeed working on a movie version of John Carter of Mars, with a script written by Wall-E's director Andrew Stanton, who also worked on Finding Nemo. The confirmation came from Stanton himself, talking to fans after a convention appearance in Toronto last week. More »

7:30 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,759 views, 27 comments

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Why Are We Pleased That Prince Caspian Is A Flop?

It's science fiction 2, fantasy 0, at least at the movies. Prince Caspian only wishes he had a fraction of Iron Man's box-office magic, and Disney CEO Robert Iger has been reduced to going around making excuses for its floppitude. So now that there's not likely to be a Voyage Of The Dawn Treader movie, why are we celebrating? More »

11:00 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
10,412 views, 107 comments

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Wall-E, Warlord Of Mars?

Pixar Animation Studios may be preparing its first live-action movie: John Carter of Mars. And Wall-E director Andrew Stanton may direct, sources are claiming. Click through to find out how the Chronicles of Narnia may give way to the might of Edgar Rice Burroughs' greatest non-Tarzan hero. More »

11:00 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,461 views, 38 comments