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John Carter finalized its script and began preproduction in 2009, with a release date set for 2012, as part of a 100-year celebration of the character’s legacy and impact on the genre. Director Andrew Stanton, the filmmaker behind Disney and Pixar’s masterpiece Wall-E (2008), had dreamed of seeing Burroughs’ world onscreen since childhood. And John Carter, with its strange land, smart and feisty princess, loyal animal companion, noble group of underdogs, and its mysterious and villainous wizards, was another fairy tale. After all, the studio had managed to turn centuries-old fairy tales into an enterprise.
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The Unbelievable True Story Behind Disney+/Hulu Series 'Sam A Saxon'Įven after the failure to launch new franchises akin to Pirates of the Caribbean with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Tron: Legacy (2010), John Carter made perfect sense for Disney at the time.
