A new trailer for Disney's 'John Carter' has been released, this time showing much more of the visual aspects of the film.
The story follows John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), a Civil War vet, as he is somehow transported to Mars which is inhabited by a variety of creatures.
Here he mets Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins) and must lead a fight against the evil Matai Shang (played by Mark Strong, because he apparently is contractually obligated to just play bad guys the rest of his life).
I think that the trailer as a whole is effective, even if it gives off an Avatar vibe with a touch of Return of the Jedi-esque visuals. The CG martians could use some cleaning up, but other than that the design team made the dusty red terrain of Mars actually seem interesting and inhabitable.
I'm not sure how the reception to this will be. It's based off of an old sci-fi novel, so it could bring in some fans of the series, but it lacks the big name stars that usually sell a movie like this.
It releases March 9, 2012, so we could be in for another early start to summer (which has been becoming more and more common as more movies are scattered around the months before and after summer). Or we could see the failed attempt of a new franchise by Disney.
Fortunately, it stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins, who both starred in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', so at least 'John Carter' won't be the worst movie they made in their careers.
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