Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet...
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Release Date:
Friday, March 9, 2012 Nationwide
intense sequences of violence and action
Plot: What's the story about?
A war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
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Who stars in John Carter: Cast List
Thomas Haden Church ... Hajus
We Bought a Zoo, Accidental Texan
Lynn Collins ... Dejah Thoris
Someone Like You, Angels Crest
Taylor Kitsch ... John Carter
Lone Survivor, Only the Brave
Samantha Morton ... Sola
Cosmopolis, Lassie
Dominic West ... Sab Than
Tomb Raider, The Awakening
Polly Walker ... Sarkoja
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Bryan Cranston ... Civil War Colonel
Argylle, Kung Fu Panda 4
Willem Dafoe ... Tars Tarkas
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Kinds of Kindness
Daryl Sabara ... Edgar Rice Burroughs
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Ciaran Hinds ... Tardos Mors
In The Land of Saints and Sinners, Midwinter Break
Mark Strong ... Matai Shang
The End We Start From, Robin Hood
James Purefoy ... Kantos Kan
Solomon Kane, Ironclad
Who's making John Carter: Crew List
A look at the John Carter behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Andrew Stanton last directed Finding Dory and Wall-E. The film's writer Ehren Kruger last wrote God is a Bullet and Dumbo.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Elizabeth AvellanSean Daniel
Jim Jacks
Harry Knowles
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Production: What we know about John Carter?
Key Facts
- Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars" series. Disney is hoping for a franchise.
Filming Timeline
- 2012 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2011 - July: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2010 - January: The film was set to Production status.
Set to shoot the third week of January 2010
- 2009 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
John Carter Release Date: When was the film released?
John Carter was a Nationwide release in 2012 on Friday, March 9, 2012 in around 3,749 theaters. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including A Thousand Words, Silent House and Playback.
John Carter DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
John Carter was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 .