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20 April 2012

After 'John Carter' fiasco, Disney film chief resigns

post by: Trurl at: 18:03 | 7 comments

OMG, so much corporate entropy in that article... "This role is no longer right for me," etc etc crumble into dust.

Also I've never heard of this movie, but it doesn't sound like something I would have liked.

posted by BoringPostcards 20 April | 21:43

I know a hardcore Edgar Rice Burroughs fan who loved it, but she is the only one I know who did.

posted by Ardiril 20 April | 22:32

I liked John Carter despite a few flaws, as did Michael Moorcock.

The lessons that the studios have decided to learn is that John Carter failed because it wasn't a sequel, and didn't have a big-name star.

posted by TheophileEscargot 21 April | 00:39

I liked the movie quite a bit but the marketing was pretty inept. Maybe if they'd kept the original name of "Princess of Mars" instead of the generic title they went with?

posted by octothorpe 21 April | 07:05

My brother loved it and I believe saw it more than once. But my brother has unapologetically bad taste in most things.
I don't know it from Adam.

posted by ethylene 21 April | 07:26

I barely heard of it until the jokes about it flopping etc started

Like, I had heard the name, but had literally no idea what the movie was

posted by Firas 21 April | 12:44

The mister wants to see it, he's a big fan of the books.

posted by deborah 21 April | 17:36

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