Teaser Trailer for JOHN CARTER

by     Posted: July 14th, 2011 at 8:30 am

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The teaser trailer for John Carter has landed online. I’m not exactly sure what to make of this film.  Some parts look incredibly cheesy (“You may be the only one who can save us!”) while others look like a good, old-fashioned adventure flick.  I hope its the latter because some of the designs are great  and the special effects look pretty sweet.  You can also click here for what Steve thought when he visited the editing bay.

Hit the jump to check out the teaser trailer.  The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Haden Church, and James Purefoy.  John Carter opens March 9, 2012. The US trailer is set to go online later today and if it’s different than this one we’ll update the story.

 

 

Here’s the official synopsis for John Carter:

From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

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  • -

    following the onslaught of cowboys and aliens trailer followed by conan the barb. kitsch looks like conan while the horse back riding scenes is too reminiscent of cowboys and aliens chase scene, you can only use one location until you covered all the angles. Now that both trailers are out JCM just shot itsself in the foot for releasing a trailer so close to the release of cowboys and aliens fresh on everyones mind

  • JLC

    Far more “real” than what I was anticipating. I was thinking more along the lines of Avatar, but it clearly isn’t that. I think that’s a good thing since it will lessen the comparisons. It will all come down to the Tharks, etc., and what little we see in this trailer looks good. I can’t believe after all these years that we’re finally getting a John Carter film.

    • jay

      i like that it does have a realistic like look to it, but i need to see more before i get really excited for it.

      • JLC

        They make one curious choice that I think works against them, and it took me a couple times watching the trailer to figure it out. First Carter is on Earth, then he’s on Barsoom (Mars). But at the end of the trailer, they go back and show a horseback chase on Earth that is probably from the beginning of the film. I think the Barsoom scenes are going to be more fantasy-based than this trailer lets on, but that cut doesn’t help to sell that.

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  • john conor

    so avatar+terminator type of deal..what else did they throw in thei
    oops my bad the story dates back before these movies haha

  • shane

    so this is a remake of princess of mars with traci lords cause it looks a lot like it infact scene for scene.

  • skivington

    The fact that they shyed away from calling It John Carter of Mars feels as if theyre not willing to go all the way with the source material.
    also JCM….LXG anyone?

  • shaunx

    AVATAR + Prince of Persia + Cowboys and Aliens + 300 = JOHN CARTER

  • Michael

    Just for Collider’s clarification, this is the same trailer that played today for Harry Potter in the States (my theater had a showing for employees this morning and this was attached). Hope this helps.

  • Rockslide

    I just finished reading Princess of Mars, somewhat in anticipation of this, and somewhat just to see one of the origin points of so many sci-fi elements. Its funny to think that many people will believe John Carter is ripping off so many other stories when in fact it was the original. I recommend reading the book to many as a lesson in origins. It still held up as a good sci-fi read even though it was written in 1917. I’m still amazed by some of the things Burroughs described that far back and their current day counterparts.

  • Steven

    I really like that song, but I dunno how I feel about the film from watching the trailer… it doesn’t seem to sell the idea that John Carter is transported to a unique and fantastical world. I think filming in a real location might have been a detriment to the film, I can understand that they are trying to distance themselves from Avatar but it just doesn’t look right I have to wonder if people who are unfamiliar with the story will realize it’s supposed to be set on another planet, especially since you only get one rather brief glimpse of an alien. Maybe I just need to see more.

    I’m curious to see

  • saadgkhan

    Its looks lot better than I’ve expected! :-)

  • Matt

    On a side note, Friday Night Lights ends tomorrow.

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  • dpramroop

    why isnt this guy the prince of persia

  • tk421

    I sincerely hope this film turns out well. The cast abounds with great actors and Andrew Stanton is solid. However, the costume designer needs to be castigated for making John Carter’s outfit look nearly exactly like Jake Gyllenhal’s on Prince of Persia. This movie already has the originality hurdle to leap with audiences in terms of story, it does not need to draw derision for it’s costuming choices as well.

  • David Con

    ya lost me.

  • nevinx

    …ups we just remade Scorpion King.
    But please bring the money you can to our time wasting facilities.

  • MDFaraone

    I think the stupidest thing about this movie is the BORING name that they cut it down to, whose brilliant Idea was that.
    The original title was perfect : John Carter of Mars , it juxtaposes a common familiar name with something otherworldly and makes the mind pause for a moment to ponder it.
    ……but just plain John Carter, you might as well call it Jimmy Carter.

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