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Saturday
13Jun2009

'Wolverine' Co-Stars Join 'John Carter of Mars'

DateSaturday, June 13, 2009 at 1:54PM
Although I didn't see much in either performance that screamed "More! Now!," Taylor Kitsch (Gambit) and Lynn Collins (Kayla Silverfox) from X-Men Origins: Wolverine will join forces again on Disney's John Carter of Mars, with The Hollywood Reporter indicating that Kitsch is set for the title role.

John Carter will be the first live-action film for Wall-E director Andrew Stanton. He joins Brad Bird as Pixar Best Animated-winning directors moving into the realm of flesh and blood actors and location shooting; Bird is currently developing the equally ambitious 1906. Elsewhere, Thomas Haden Church tells Reel Talk that he's joining the cast, as well.

All of this news comes on the heels of the announcement that John Carter from Mars will begin shooting this November in Utah. It's a classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Stanton has reached out to Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon to work over a draft of the script co-written by Stanton and Mark Andrews.

We'll still have to wait a while to see this one in theaters. Disney currently has it as a 2012 release, which give John Carter a huge window for both production and post-production, where Stanton has shown us how good his vision really is.

This is one of those cases where you've got great source material, filmmakers you trust, and an obvious commitment from the studio to get it done the right way, so it's hard not to look forward to it. The casting is a bit surprising, but the Pixar model isn't based on stars (outside of Toy Story), so this isn't unfamiliar territory for Andrew Stanton.

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Gotta admit i don't see either of their performances in Wolverine outstanding but its interesting anyway, good for them, Another take on the stroy here http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/28892.html

Saturday, June 13, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterjon

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