John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who’s inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It’s a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
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Film Cast:

• John Carter: Taylor Kitsch
• Dejah Thoris: Lynn Collins
• Sola: Samantha Morton
• Tars Tarkas: Willem Dafoe
• Tal Hajus: Thomas Haden Church
• Matai Shang: Mark Strong
• Tardos Mors: Ciarán Hinds
• Sab Than: Dominic West
• Kantos Kan: James Purefoy
• Powell: Bryan Cranston
• Sarkoja: Polly Walker
• Edgar Rice Burroughs: Daryl Sabara
• Stayman #1 / Helm: Arkie Reece
• Stayman #3: Davood Ghadami
• Lightmaster: Pippa Nixon
• Thern #2: James Embree
• Thern #1: Philip Philmar
• Pretty Woman in NYC Doorway: Emily Tierney
• Telegraph Clerk: Edmund Kente
• Dalton: Nicholas Woodeson
• Stable Boy: Kyle Agnew
• Dix the Storekeeper: Don Stark
• Rowdy #1: Josh Daugherty
• Rowdy #2: Jared Cyr
• Stockade Guard: Christopher Goodman
• Sarah Carter: Amanda Clayton
• Apache #1 (as Joe Billingiere): Joseph Billingiere
• Humble Guard: Steven Cree
• Tattooist (uncredited): Umit Ulgen
• Cavalryman: Sean Carrigan
• Twitchy Corporal: Dusty Sorg
• Apache Leader (as Akima Castaneda): Akima Castaneda
• Apache #2 (as Aldred Wesley Montoya): Aldred Montoya
• Young Thark Warrior: David Schwimmer
• Lightman / Helm: Emma Clifford
• Thark Bookie: Jon Favreau
• Zodangan General: Art Malik
• Carter’s Wife (Corpse): Holly Weston
• Zodangan Guard: Gary Milner
• Matron of Chamber (Matai): Cate Fowler
• Zodangan Officer (Matai): Darwin Shaw
• Elderly Woman (Matai): Eileen Page
• Priestess: Myriam Acharki
• Additional Voice (voice): Jill Baker
• Student (uncredited): Debra Leigh-Taylor

Film Crew:

• Director: Andrew Stanton
• Thanks: John Lasseter
• Producer: Colin Wilson
• Casting: Gail Stevens
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Johnson
• Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen
• Dialogue Editor: Michael Silvers
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Juan Peralta
• Key Makeup Artist: Paul Gooch
• Set Decoration: Paki Smith
• Thanks: Ed Catmull
• In Memory Of: Steve Jobs
• Makeup Designer: Bill Corso
• Art Direction: Robert Woodruff
• Production Design: Nathan Crowley
• Music: Michael Giacchino
• Director of Photography: Dan Mindel
• Music Editor: Stephen M. Davis
• Art Direction: John King
• Costume Design: Mayes C. Rubeo
• Supervising Art Director: Naaman Marshall
• Art Direction: Scott Zuber
• Art Direction: Phil Harvey
• Orchestrator: Tim Simonec
• Makeup Artist: Veronica McAleer
• Writer: Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Casting: Marcia Ross
• Thanks: Peter Gabriel
• Key Makeup Artist: Christien Tinsley
• Stunts: America Young
• ADR Voice Casting: Holly Dorff
• Producer: Jim Morris
• Producer: Lindsey Collins
• Screenplay: Michael Chabon
• Unit Production Manager: Jan Foster
• Camera Operator: John Skotchdopole
• Sound Mixer: Chris Munro
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Peter Chiang
• Screenplay: Mark Andrews
• Supervising Sound Editor: Jonathan Null
• Stunts: Diana R. Lupo
• Casting Associate: Colin Jones
• Makeup Department Head: Ve Neill
• Casting Associate: Brittainy Roberts
• Art Direction: Dean Wolcott
• Art Direction: Mark Harris
• Supervising Art Director: James Hambidge
• Post Production Supervisor: Lori Korngiebel
• Storyboard Designer: David Krentz
• Special Effects Supervisor: Chris Corbould
• Assistant Costume Designer: Colleen Kelsall
• Associate Producer: Bob Roath
• Set Designer: Darrell L. Wight
• Storyboard Designer: Bryan Andrews
• Makeup Artist: Dennis Liddiard
• Makeup Artist: Kevin Haney
• Assistant Art Director: Josh Lusby
• Property Master: Jamie Wilkinson
• Thanks: Roger Guyett
• Transportation Coordinator: Denny Caira
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Sue Rowe
• Casting Assistant: Toby Spigel
• Dialogue Editor: Marshall Winn
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Semanick
• Assistant Art Director: Peter Dorme
• Gaffer: Perry Evans
• Script Supervisor: Annie Penn
• Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Nielsen
• Art Department Coordinator: Jenne Lee
• Set Designer: Theodore Sharps
• Art Direction: Joseph Hodges
• Camera Operator: Philippe Carr-Forster
• Gaffer: Christopher Prampin
• Steadicam Operator: Colin Anderson
• Production Supervisor: Jennifer Teves
• Key Makeup Artist: Kim Ayers
• Visual Effects Producer: Daniel Barrow
• Key Makeup Artist: Debbi Salmon
• Key Makeup Artist: Paula Price
• Still Photographer: Frank Connor
• Sound Effects Editor: J.R. Grubbs
• Makeup Artist: Deborah Rutherford
• Makeup Artist: Don Rutherford
• Sound Effects Editor: Malcolm Fife
• Assistant Art Director: Toby Britton
• Hair Designer: Kevin Alexander
• Key Makeup Artist: Kristie Matthiae
• Makeup Artist: Gerald Quist
• Makeup Artist: Nuria Mbomio
• Animation Supervisor: Eamonn Butler
• Visual Effects Editor: Laura Jennings
• VFX Editor: Christopher Learmonth
• Makeup Artist: Ailbhe Lemass
• Camera Operator: Simon Finney
• Makeup Artist: Eryn Krueger Mekash
• Art Department Assistant: Travis Witkowski
• Makeup Artist: Mike Mekash
• Makeup Artist: Kirstin Chalmers
• Key Costumer: Kacie Seamons
• Makeup Artist: Deborah Taylor
• Visual Effects Art Director: Ryan Church
• Key Makeup Artist: Camille Henderson
• Stunt Coordinator: Tom Struthers
• Art Department Assistant: Liam Georgensen
• Art Department Coordinator: Lavinia Waters
• Makeup Artist: Greg T. Moon
• Production Coordinator: Richard Daldry
• Boom Operator: Steve Finn
• Art Department Assistant: Tom Castronovo
• Unit Publicist: Katherine McCormack
• Unit Production Manager: Steve Harding
• Additional Editing: Erik Jessen
• First Assistant Director: Tommy Gormley
• Art Department Assistant: Sarah Ginn
• Second Assistant Director: Ben Dixon
• Second Assistant Director: Andrew M. Ward
• Art Department Coordinator: Stacey Newton
• Art Department Assistant: Rachel Corbould
• Art Department Assistant: Jake Hall
• Key Makeup Artist: Gemma Richards
• Makeup Artist: Sara Riesel
• Makeup Artist: Paul Boyce
• Makeup Artist: Mandy Gold
• Hairstylist: Candice Banks
• Hairstylist: Gary Machin
• Boom Operator: Noel Espinosa
• Production Coordinator: Meredith Humbracht
• Key Grip: Gary Hymns
• Key Grip: Thomas Gibson
• Thanks: Danton Burroughs
• Stunts: Karin Silvestri
• Assistant Costume Designer: Jeremy Turner
• Stunts: Michael Hansen

Movie Reviews:

• Andres Gomez: Totally forgettable and full of stereotypes
• YetAnotherMovieWatcher: Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote his series of John Carter novels before space flight was more than a fancy. This movie is more adventure and romance and very little (if any) actual science.

  This movie is the best production of A Princess of Mars, the first story in the series, that I’ve seen.

  If you’re a fan of the John Carter novels then you will probably get some enjoyment from John Carter. While there are some differences you’ll meet some familiar characters and recognize quite a few relevant plot points.

  Not a great film, but not a bad one, either.

• Per Gunnar Jonsson: We sat down and watched this movie on Blu-ray yesterday evening to nicely end our little excursion day. This is a good film but it could have been (much) better.

  The film itself and its special effects are quite good. I would say that the special effects are very good. The airships are very cool looking. The design nicely captures the retro atmosphere of the book without looking silly. I think they made the green men too slim though. I have always pictured them as way more bulky and monstrous. I like Woola’s appearance although him moving around at “supersonic” speeds is a bit over the top.

  However, why is it that every film-company/producer/director/whatever now thinks that he can take an old classic, slam on the name in the title, and then do what the hell he likes with the material? This film has borrowed the basic idea and the names from Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter book but almost nothing else. At most 10% of the story of the books is in the movie. The rest is pure invention and it does not improve the story. As a matter of fact it turns what was a good story into a standard unintelligent Hollywood faire. Been there, seen that, done that.

  The examples are plentiful, the white apes the size of dinosaurs, the city of Zodanga moves around (what the f…), most of the plot as I said before is invented, the Therns have a completely different role etc. etc.

  I especially dislike how they have made John Carter, the honorable gentleman from Virginia, into a fairly plain American guy who at first refuses to do the “right” thing. And what about these bloody wife and child flashbacks? That’s just disturbing.

  None of this improves the movie. It got 6 stars, it could have gotten 9 or 10 if it had followed the books properly. It is Disney’s own fault that this movie was a disappointment at the box office, they screwed with classical material…again.

• r96sk: Unfulfilled potential, still narrowly liked it.

  ‘John Carter’ can feel underdeveloped and underwhelming, you could even argue it aimed to replicate ‘Avatar’, but there’s enough there that allowed me to find a fair amount of enjoyment.

  Taylor Kitsch is alright, I rate him, but a more convincing lead performance was necessary in my opinion. The rest of the cast, despite some well known names, fail to deliver anything noteworthy. Willem Dafoe works as Tars Tarkas, though only due to his distinctive voice; none of his dialogue etc. stand outs. The likes Samantha Morton, Mark Strong and Bryan Cranston give forgettable performances; arguably not their fault.

  The premise has all the possibilities to be great, sadly the film fails to make their mark with it. The ending is extremely rushed, even for a 132 minute production. Visually it’s good, but that’s one of very few plus points – I haven’t got many truth be told, but anything less than a 7* feels harsh.