John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action film that tells the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter from Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-volume Barsoom series of novels . The film marks the centennial of the character's first appearance.
The film is the live-action debut of director/writer Andrew Stanton; his previous work includes the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and WALL-E (2008).[6][7] Co-written by Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, it is produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, and Lindsey Collins, and scored by Michael Giacchino.
Directed by Andrew Stanton
Produced by Jim Morris
Colin Wilson
Lindsey Collins
Screenplay by Andrew Stanton
Mark Andrews
Michael Chabon
Based on A Princess of Mars by
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring Taylor Kitsch
Lynn Collins
Samantha Morton
Mark Strong
Ciarán Hinds
Dominic West
James Purefoy
Willem Dafoe
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography Daniel Mindel
Editing by Eric Zumbrunnen
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)
March 7, 2012 (France[1])
March 9, 2012 (United States)
Running time 132 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $250 million[3]
Box office $282,778,100
Walt Disney Pictures distributed the film and released it in the United States on March 9, 2012; the film was shown in regular 2D and in the Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D formats.[10][11][12] Filming began in November 2009 with principal photography underway in January 2010, wrapping seven months later in July 2010.[13][14]
Upon release, John Carter received a mixed critical reception and performed poorly at the domestic box office, although it did show strength overseas, particularly in Russia where it set box office records.[15] Disney attributed the $160 million swing from profit to loss in its Studio Entertainment division in the quarter ending March 2012 "primarily" to the performance of John Carter.
The film flashes back to the Arizona Territory, where Union Colonel Powell arrests Carter; Powell, knowing about Carter's military background, wants his help in fighting the Apache. However, Carter escapes, with the guards in pursuit. In an ensuing chase both Carter and Powell find themselves in a cave in which Carter had been looking for gold. A Thern appears in the cave at that moment; Carter kills him and, with the help of his medallion, is unknowingly transported to Barsoom (Mars). There, because of his different bone density and planet's low gravity, Carter is able to jump high and perform feats of incredible strength. He is captured by the Green Martian Tharks and their Jeddak (meaning "king") Tars Tarkas.
Elsewhere on Barsoom, the Red Martian cities of Helium and Zodanga have been at war for a thousand years. Sab Than, Jeddak of Zodanga, armed with a special weapon obtained from the Therns, proposes a cease-fire and an end to the war by marrying the Princess of Helium Dejah Thoris. The Princess makes an escape and is saved by Carter. Carter, Dejah, and Tarkas' daughter, Sola, embark on a quest to get to the end of a sacred river to find a way for Carter to get back home. There they find information about the ninth ray, a means of utilizing infinite energy and also the key to understand how the medallion works, but they are attacked by the Thern leader Matai Shang and his minions, the Green Men of Warhoon. After the attack, Carter is captured and is taken back with Dejah while Sola is able to escape. The demoralized Dejah grudgingly agrees to marry Sab Than, then gives Carter his medallion and tells him to go back to Earth. Carter decides to stay back and is captured by Shang, who tells him the purpose of Therns and how they manipulate the civilizations on different planets. Carter is able to make an escape and he and Sola go back to the Tharks and ask for their help. There they discover Tarkas has been overthrown by Tal Hajus. Tarkas, Carter, and Sola are put on trial in a gladiatorial battle with two vicious ape-like creatures. After defeating them and killing Hajus, Carter becomes the leader of the Tharks.
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