Robert Rodriguez (Sin
City) and Kerry Conran (Sky Captain and the World
of Tomorrow) are no longer being considered by Paramount to direct
Edgar Rice Burroughs epic sci-fi series, John Carter of Mars. Instead,
they have gone with Elf and Zathura helmer Jon Favreau.
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According to Variety,
Paramount has also posted a short synopsis for John Carter of Mars:
The film begins with a Civil War veteran whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians takes an otherworldly turn as he's transported via time portal to the planet of Barsoom and taken prisoner by 12-foot-tall green men.
Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote 11 volumes of The
Carter Adventures and Paramount is hoping this film will launch a franchise.
Ehren Kruger rewrote a script originally by Mark Protosevich, and Ain't
It Cool News creator Harry Knowles will be co-producing.
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