John Carter (film)

John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton. It is based on A Princess of Mars, the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter, portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch.^[6] The motion picture marks the centennial of the character's first appearance.^[6][7] The film is the live-action debut for writer and director Stanton; his previous directorial work includes the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and WALL-E (2008).^[8][9] Co-written by Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, it was produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, and Lindsey Collins. The film score was orchestrated by musician Michael Giacchino and released by Walt Disney Records on March 6, 2012.^[8][10][11] The ensemble cast also features Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Thomas Haden Church and Willem Dafoe.
Filming began in November 2009 with principal photography underway in January 2010, wrapping seven months later in July 2010.^[12][13] John Carter explores extraterrestrial life, science fiction and civil war.^[14] With its initial foray into the home media marketplace; the widescreen DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film featuring deleted scenes, the filmmaking process, and director's commentary among other highlights was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in the United States on June 5, 2012.
Walt Disney Pictures released John Carter in the United States on March 9, 2012; the film was shown in regular 2D and in the Disney Digital 3D as well as IMAX 3D formats.^[15][16][17] Upon release, John Carter received a mixed critical reception and performed poorly at the domestic box office, although it did show strength overseas, particularly in Russia where it set box office records.^[18] Disney attributed the $160 million swing from profit to loss in its Studio Entertainment division in the quarter ending March 2012 "primarily" to the performance of John Carter.^[19] Given its marketing and production costs, the film was largely considered a box office bomb. Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com noted, "John Carter’s bloated budget would have required it to generate worldwide tickets sales of more than US$600-million to break even, ... a height reached by only 63 films in the history of moviemaking."^[20]
Although their role in the film was not widely touted, it was Pixar's first live-action project. Unfortunately, it was also the first time the studio had been involved in a project that was a financial failure.

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Directed by	Andrew Stanton
Produced by	Jim Morris Colin Wilson Lindsey Collins
Screenplay by	Andrew Stanton Mark Andrews Michael Chabon
Based on	A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring	Taylor Kitsch Lynn Collins Samantha Morton Mark Strong Ciarán Hinds Dominic West James Purefoy Willem Dafoe
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Cinematography	Daniel Mindel
Editing by	Eric Zumbrunnen
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	March 7, 2012 (France) [1] March 9, 2012 (United States)
Running time	132 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$250 million[3][4][5]
Box office	$282,778,100[3]