Here’s a rather fabulous four minute look at John Carter fighting the white apes in the new Disney movie which is set for release 9th March in both the US and UK. If you know nothing about John Carter and want to find out what it’s all about, have a watch of the video below. Thanks CBM for the heads up.

John Carter is based on the books by Edgar Rice Burrows. Andrew Stanton? who previously directed Finding Nemo? and WALL·E and this time ventures into live action. It stars Taylor Kitsch?, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton? , Mark Strong?, Ciaran Hinds?, Dominic West, James Purefoy?, Daryl Sabara?, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston?, Thomas Hayden Church?, Willem Dafoe?.

Synopsis: From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs? , whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas? (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

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