John Carter (2012)

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Wikidata Q235347, film, IMDb tt0401729, TMDB 49529: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title.

Also said as John Carter of Mars (project Favreau wanted): the same Wikidata item, so listed here.

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Who talked about it

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Came from

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Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (unmade Fincher project): 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (studio strategy): John Carter → 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (unmade Fincher project). While Fincher failed to launch 20,000 Leagues, Disney bought Marvel and Star Wars and stopped needing original tentpoles like John Carter.
    “Marvel and Star Wars get acquired and they're like, we never need to make a John Carter ever again.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 0:23:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Jon Favreau: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Jon Favreau → John Carter. After Elf, Favreau kept attaching to big effects movies to prove himself as an adult sci-fi director.
    “he wanted to make the John Carter of Mars movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 0:16:46 · unknown (Griffin or David) (0.30 sure it was them)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Scott Pilgrim vs. the World → John Carter. Same remark: John Carter is cited alongside Blade Runner as a flop he loved without knowing it.
    “I knew that the John Cum, the thing was a flop or Blade Runner, like sort of you consume it in the same way”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:48:02 · Edgar Wright (0.90 sure it was them)

The 13th Warrior: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): The 13th Warrior → John Carter. Cited alongside John Carter as one of the great Disney flops.
    “citing this movie alongside John Carter, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 0:20:00 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Jon Favreau → John Carter. After Elf, Favreau kept attaching to big effects movies to prove himself as an adult sci-fi director.
    “he wanted to make the John Carter of Mars movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 0:16:46 · unknown (Griffin or David) (0.30 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (industry): The 13th Warrior → John Carter. Cited alongside John Carter as one of the great Disney flops.
    “citing this movie alongside John Carter, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 0:20:00 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  2. industry (studio strategy): John Carter → 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (unmade Fincher project). While Fincher failed to launch 20,000 Leagues, Disney bought Marvel and Star Wars and stopped needing original tentpoles like John Carter.
    “Marvel and Star Wars get acquired and they're like, we never need to make a John Carter ever again.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 0:23:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Scott Pilgrim vs. the World → John Carter. Same remark: John Carter is cited alongside Blade Runner as a flop he loved without knowing it.
    “I knew that the John Cum, the thing was a flop or Blade Runner, like sort of you consume it in the same way”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:48:02 · Edgar Wright (0.90 sure it was them)

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