John Carter
John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon, and based on A Princess of Mars, the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson and Lindsey Collins, it stars Taylor Kitsch in the title role, with Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe co-starring in supporting roles. It chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter and his attempts to mediate civil conflict amongst the warring kingdoms of Barsoom.
Plot
In 1881, Edgar Rice Burroughs arrives at the estate of his recently deceased uncle, John Carter, a former American Civil War Confederate Army captain who died suddenly. Per Carter's instructions, the body is put in a tomb that can be unlocked only from the inside. His attorney gives Carter's personal journal to Burroughs to whom Carter bequeathed his fortune.
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| author | Andrew Stanton Mark Andrews Michael Chabon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Arizona Mars New York City |
| director | Andrew Stanton |
| editor | Eric Zumbrunnen |
| events | life on Mars |
| genre | action adventure fantasy science fiction western |
| keywords | american civil war apache arizona territory army captain attack captain capture civil war confederate army confederate states army different worlds edgar rice burroughs fight force hide holding cell how to injured kill rescue sacred union union army wait win wound |
| musicBy | Michael Giacchino |
| producer | Colin Wilson Jim Morris Lindsey Collins |
| productionCompany | American Film Institute Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles New Mexico Utah |
| theme | 3d extraterrestrial life science fantasy science fiction action science fiction adventure shapeshifting space western swashbuckler |