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Disney's John Carter Footage Described Reason for Casting Taylor Kitsch Willem Dafoe |
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Friday, 05 August 2011 15:13 |
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Synopsis - A stunning adventure epic set on the wounded planet of Mars, a world inhabited by warrior tribes and exotic desert beings. Based on the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 'Barsoom Series,' the film chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitch), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins).
The Following is an excerpt from theprovince's interview with Andrew Stanton
Writer Jamie Portman's decription of the footage
A young man wakes up frightened in an alien landscape. When he tries to walk, gravity plays strange tricks on him — propelling him into uncontrollable leaps high into the air before his bruising descent back onto earth. Menacing creatures begin hatching out of eggs. Four-armed aliens who are nine feet tall tower over him. Bizarre landscapes loom ominously.
Stanton's thoughts on casting Kitsch and Lynn Read more: |
