Actor Taylor Kitsch has been reflecting on his sadly short-lived time spent on Barsoom in the 2012 sci-fi adventure flick, John Carter. While John Carter is considered one of the biggest box office bombs in history, audiences look back fondly on the movie. And it seems that Taylor Kitsch feels much the same. Speaking with Screenrant, Kitsch reminisced on the “fun” experience, saying that, despite the hurt he felt at the time, he “wouldn’t change a thing.”
Based on the first book in a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter follows Taylor Kitsch as the titular character, a Confederate army captain who is transported to Mars. Thrown into the civil unrest taking place among the warring kingdoms of Barsoom (Mars), Carter must face his destiny and become the hero that the planet needs.
“Aww, thanks man. I appreciate you guys’ support too. I’m always flattered. That showed me, and I learned an incredible amount on that movie. I still have great relationships with that movie, which says a ton. I have no ill will whatsoever, I learned a lot, man. And took some big strides personally and professionally through that. It hurt, obviously, at the time, but in retrospect, I wouldn’t change a thing, to be honest. It is what it is, we all have those moments…It’s fun when people stop and talk about JC and their kids, they watch it with their kids and whatnot. That’s what it was for, you know, it was fun.”
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John Carter grossed $284 million at the worldwide box office, which reportedly resulted in a $200 million write-off for Disney. The critical response did not fare too much better at the time, but since then, John Carter has garnered a cult following. A cult following that longs to see the planned sequels take shape.
Director Andrew Stanton Has Revealed Details of the John Carter Sequels
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John Carter director Andrew Stanton recently revealed details of what would have occurred had the planned sequels been given the green light. The next installment would have been titled Gods of Mars, and would have picked up ten years after the first movie. “His wife Dejah had their baby while he was gone, gets kidnapped by the villain Matai Shang,” Stanton explained. “Carter arrives back on Mars to discover Dejah has gone back down the river, convinced it will lead her to the Thurns and their stolen child.”
Gods of Mars would have reunited John with his son, who was “genetically advanced the baby to an adult age” and has now become a “superhuman warrior” — which would no doubt have led to quite the action-packed reunion.
The third outing, Warlord of Mars, would have revolved around a “giant ticking clock and the world will end if Carter can’t track down the Therns and kill them before they kill the planet,” and would have concluded with John Carter stopping the Thurns, saving the planet and being given the official title Warlord of Mars.
While we will never see the John Carter franchise on the big screen, it is good to hear that Taylor Kitsch can now look back on the experience with affection. Kitsch can next be seen in the miniseries, Painkiller.
