June 12, 2009

John Carter of Mars gets the beginnings of a cast!

From Variety:
Walt Disney Pictures has set "Wolverine" stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins to star in "John Carter of Mars," a fantasy epic that marks the live action directorial debut of "Wall-E" helmer Andrew Stanton.
Kitsch, a member of the "Friday Night Lights" ensemble who made his screen breakthrough as Gambit in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," will play the title character, a damaged Civil War veteran who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars where his involvements with warring raced of the dying planet force him to rediscover his humanity.
Collins will play Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars. Collins worked with Kitsch in "Wolverine," playing Hugh Jackman's character's love interest Kayla Silverfox. She also co-stars in the HBO vampire drama "True Blood."
Pic will begin filming early next year. Jim Morris and Colin Wilson are producing. Stanton wrote the script with Mark Andrews.
-I'm anxious to see Stanton do live action...how about you?

5 comments:

  1. me too, though i'm not big on the cast so far

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  2. me too, though i'm not big on the cast so far

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  3. i like her on True Blood if nothing else...but idk, this could be a big failure

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  4. Stanton is talented, so we'll see

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