Where Paramount failed, it looks like Disney/Pixar will succeed. After announcing that they'd be taking a shot at John Carter of Mars, we are now being told that the studio is ready to begin pre-production on the project.
So we can expect the film by 2009 or 2010? It's a Pixar project, which means we have to wait half a decade.
Pre-Production Set for John Carter of Mars
The website Erbzine has posted a quick update announcing that pre-production on John Carter of Mars is 'gaining steam.'
The Pixar creative team spent Tuesday morning exploring the massive Edgar Rice Burroughs archives in the ERB, Inc. offices on Ventura Blvd. Pixar's Jim Morris (vp), Andrew Stanton (director), Mark Andrews (script) discussed the "John Carter of Mars" film project with Burroughs representatives, Danton Burroughs, Sandra Galfas and Jim Sullos.
All six members at the meeting expressed a deep commitment to the project, acknowledging that they had been inspired by Burroughs' creations from a very early age. This is evidenced in the excitement held for the John Carter property and the plans for a film trilogy faithful to the Burroughs books. Projected release date is sometime before 2012.
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