Walt Disney To Make 'John Carter of Mars'

John Carter of Mars

...the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs is in negotiations with Walt Disney Pictures to turn the eleven volume "John Carter of Mars" series of books into a motion picture franchise -- some ninety years after it first became a best-seller.

It won't be the first time Hollywood tries to do so. An attempt was made in 1970 to turn the massive, sprawling sci-fi epic into a film, and again in 2005.

Three Stars Set For 'John Carter Of Mars'
English actors Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker have joined " John Carter of Mars ," Disney's adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series that Andrew Stanton is directing. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins...
Willem Dafoe To Star In 'John Carter Of Mars'
Willem Dafoe is on his way to Mars. The actor has joined Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in " John Carter of Mars ," Disney's adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series that Andrew Stanton is directing. In the...
Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins Set For 'Mars'
Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins will star in " John Carter of Mars ," the adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series that Andrew Stanton is directing for Disney. "Carter" centers on a civil war veteran who finds...
Jon Favreau To Direct 'John Carter Of Mars'
Jon Favreau is set to direct the epic adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi series John Carter of Mars , according to Variety. Movie begins with a Civil War veteran whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by...
Ehren Kruger To Write 'John Carter Of Mars'
Scribe Ehren Kruger has been hired by Paramount Pictures to write John Carter of Mars , says the Hollywood Reporter. The project, helmed by Kerry Conran, is based on the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-book...
Kerry Conran To Direct 'A Princess Of Mars'
Director Kerry Conran ( Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ) is closing in on a deal to direct the sci-fi adventure-action picture A Princess of Mars , according to the Hollywood Reporter. Conran entered the picture...