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2018-09-26
If you're interested in John Carter, check out this behind-the-scenes look with a subject expert.
There does seem to be—there was some force working against John Carter being made into a movie—
God.
Michael Sellers is an independent filmmaker and Burroughs fan that started following John Carter production news. He wrote a blog, then a book.
John Carter cost more to make than The Avengers but was marketed 20 times less.
One of the critics' main complaints was that the multiple framing narratives were confusing.
The acquisition of Marvel made John Carter less important to Disney as a property to draw boys.
The acquisition of Star Wars made the chance of any future John Carter movies from Disney very unlikely.