John Carter director Andrew Stanton has teased the two sequels that never were...
It's been just over two years now since Andrew Stanton's live action take on John Carter was released into cinemas. A hugely expensive project for Disney, the film nonetheless took $284m at the global box office, but was savaged by many. That said, the film still has a dedicated fanbase, many of us here amongst it.
However, the commercial performance of John Carter meant that plans for sequels were scuppered. Director Andrew Stanton has instead chosen to tackle Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory. But on his Twitter account, he's now teased the John Carter sequels that were planned, but are never now meant to be.
Firstly? There was to be this one...
Could have been cool. Had big plans... pic.twitter.com/xtL0KuLyAf
— andrew stanton (@andrewstanton) June 7, 2014
And then...
...That would have led to even bigger plans. pic.twitter.com/GCXet6iZ3g
— andrew stanton (@andrewstanton) June 7, 2014
It's a pity we'll never get to see the John Carter saga completed on the big screen. The film's available on DVD and Blu-ray though if you fancy giving it a chance...
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I still hold out hope that we'll see the sequels. If Andrew Stanton and his team could figure out how to film the last 2 films together, and with a reasonable budget, I think it's possible he's given that chance after Finding Dory. The word of mouth of "John Carter" is overwhelmingly positive. It's a long story, but Disney's marketing team, as well as those high up in the company, dropped the ball big time in its marketing and support. With a smart new marketing team, I think John Carter sequels could work. Stanton's movie, in my opinion, was a refreshing action/adventure fantasy with heart and humor and depth. And though it stands alone as a good film, it's clearly a film setting up future films. I know I'm not the only one who was disappointed at the end of "John Carter", 'cause we all wanted to see Carter go back to Barsoom to see what happens next.
This movie got killed and I was prone to believe the hype but then I took the time to watch it and didn't understand what everyone saw that drove them to kill it like they did. I thought if was quite entertaining and enjoyable on all accounts from visuals to story. It's a good movie and people should watch it and give it an honest shot
I went to see the movie at a 2nd run theater and absolutely loved it!