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    John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion

    New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement

    Gambit And Silver Fox Are Going To Mars
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    Image of disatess disatess
    09/13/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    I`m still overly postive with the casting of john carter and Deja Thoris (spelling )
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    When a news item mentions Disney, it means the entire company not just Walt Disney Pictures, so there is really no need to worry about a Disneyfied John Carter. Besides Walt Disney Pictures, the companies owned by Walt Disney Company include: Touchstone Pictures; Hollywood Pictures; Image Movers Digital; Miramax Films; and Dimension Films.
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    Image of Westender Westender
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    I doubt there's been a movie translation of Burroughs works yet that has made him proud. I don't see why this will be any different.
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    Cory Gross promoted this comment Westender was starred Westender was unstarred
    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    09/12/09

    @Westender: Heck, part of the DEAL for the Wiesmuller Tarzan films back in the 1930's and 40's is that they weren't allowed to adapt the novels. They were granted the rights the characters and that was it.

    I don't think ERB was too worried about accuracy if that was a condition of the liscence. And recall that Disney already had a kick at the can with Tarzan, which was liscenced by ERB, Inc.
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    Image of Thrubeingcool Thrubeingcool
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    I'm looking forward to their treatment of the God's of Mars, with its "First Born" black supremacists. Lots of potential for social-political satire there. Be brave Stanton, be brave!
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Thrubeingcool was starred Thrubeingcool was unstarred
    Image of phoghat phoghat
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    I've read all the John Carter books and I've been a fan for a long time.
    If it doesn't have red women (who lay eggs) and green warriors I shall not be there
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    Edgar Rice Burroughs would be proud !!!!
    I would not go near that statement until we see a lot more on this franchise.It will not surprise me one bit to see a fave of mine be totally raped by the asses of Disney.you really think we will get the more adult and violent series that would mimic these books from Disney.These movies will have to be a real PG13 or better yet R Rating cause if it is just stupid G Rated Disny Fare then I will never go near it or them.

    I checked out the asylum link quickly.Who knows maybe this is their chance to do all of us fans some justice cause disney kind of scares me in regards to this series which i really love.
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    09/12/09

    @gorehound: If this is what you're worried about gorehound, Disney made three movies with the headline title "Pirates of the Caribbean" that you might want to watch some time.
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    Image of Palliard Palliard
    09/12/09

    @gorehound: ERB, were he alive today, would be proud of the royalties. He was in it for the money, make no mistake.

    OTOH, Barsoom was G-rated enough (barring certain cultural eccentricities that weren't central to the story) that I could see Disney doing a relatively good job at it, and Pixar an even better job.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Palliard was starred Palliard was unstarred
    Image of Sightblinder Sightblinder
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    Don't all the martians run around nekkid? How is Disney gonna handle that?
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    GreyHammer promoted this comment Sightblinder was starred Sightblinder was unstarred
    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/12/09

    @Sightblinder: easily. clothe the heathens but leave the plucky girl with a slightly exposed midriff.
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    Image of The_Sporean_Bob The_Sporean_Bob
    09/12/09

    @Sightblinder: mostly nekkid, but they wear harnesses that cover the important stuff. In one book a woman poses as a man, so there has to be some covering up.

    Also, there is some contention as to whether 'naked' means the modern sense, i.e. no clothes, or the older sense of just some clothing, but not complete nudity...
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment The_Sporean_Bob was starred The_Sporean_Bob was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/12/09

    @Sightblinder: Like in the picture above. Girls will be in brass or leather bikinis, boys in brass or leather loincloths/jockstraps. With random leather belts and straps everywhere, probably. And capes. Can't have heroic fantasy without capes.
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    Image of Jay042 Jay042
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    The Asyulm, makers of such fine films as Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Transmorphers 1 & 2, are in the middle of developing their own John Carter of Mars movie starring Antonio Sabato Jr. and Traci Lords!

    [www.theasylum.cc]
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/12/09

    @Jay042: Coming soon to Syfy on a Saturday night!

    Can't wait to see how cheap Barsoom looks, and how bad the FX of the various species are.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/12/09

    In reply to John Carter Just The First Of A Martian Invasion
    Good news all round but man, Disney are seriously uping their game. And considering its Disney..thats a big UP!!!
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/12/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): i honestly think disney feels they have conquered the kid and young girl market and made billions. so now they set forth to dominate other demographics and start warming themselves in winter with 100 bills as fuel
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/12/09

    @GreyHammer: sounds about right!!
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/12/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): i just thought of something possibly disturbing. since they are branching out with these new demographics it stands to reason they wont abandon their kiddie stars once they become adults but own them and their careers for life. start with the hannah montana stuff and move up into older films as the audience grows with the 'star' they made....... its almost an evil enough plan to be disney
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/12/09

    @GreyHammer: Its a Small world ride has got real children working on it!! All potential child stars...scary!! Even worse...Tron 4/Pirates 7..starring.......Zach Efron!!! Arghhhhh!!
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/12/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): why wasnt this evil fortold by the great profits of the past?!?!?!!?
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/12/09

    @GreyHammer: And just to really rub salt in. Disney have just announced on most credible movie sites that they will remake Yellow Submarine staring the beatles!! How and why are the 2 main questions here. Its a a classic, leave it alone
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/12/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): what even is that?!
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    08/25/09

    In reply to New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement
    maybe some of youare excited but i wonder why i feel like this is just another raping of my youth.
    i happen to love these books and still own them and read some again last year.

    these books should be an R Rated film with lots of violence and nudity......
    i compare this to maybe like a conan the barbarian type movie........................
    well are you still optimistic about this knowing it is Disney/Pixar ????
    i am feeling like a G -PG kiddie film coming strong and that is going to suck
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    08/25/09

    In reply to New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement
    I like this! I have for years held a major crush on Samantha Morton. Ever since minority report and made it a effort to see all of her films.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    08/25/09

    In reply to New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement
    I`m all for Samantha Morton and Willem Defoe.

    They find a better cast than Taylor and Lynn . But I guess it`s too late .
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    Image of disatess disatess
    08/25/09

    In reply to New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement
    "Disney version " those words creep me out .
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    Image of Whitworthian Whitworthian
    08/25/09

    @disatess: Disney did preliminary work on an animated version of A Princess of Mars back in the early 1930s, so it's like the book has come home.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    08/27/09

    @Whitworthian: I got an old printing of "princess of mars " from 1917 .
    And I didn`t see a disney logo on it .

    I did see rough animation for that , though it would be great in it`s own way .
    But it would still fall short from the book .
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    Image of WestMantooth WestMantooth
    08/25/09

    In reply to New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement
    Samantha Morton is an amazing actress. Watch In America.
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    Image of Belabras ate my dingo! Belabras ate my dingo!
    08/25/09

    In reply to New Martians Sighted In Carter Cast Announcement
    That's a strong collection of talent they have going there.
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