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John Carter is a 2012 American science fantasy film directed by Andrew Stanton; adapted from the first book in the fictional Barroom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs entitled, A Princess of Mars. The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter, portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch.^[4] The motion picture marks the centennial of the character's first appearance.^[4][5] The film is the live-action debut for writer and director Stanton; his previous directorial work includes the Pixar animated films Finding (2003) and WALL-E (2008).^[6][7] Co-written by Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, it was produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, and Lindsey Collins. The film score was orchestrated by musician Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack was released by the Walt Disney Records music label on March 6, 2012.^[6][8][9] The ensemble cast also features actress Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, and Willem Dafoe.

Filming began in November 2009 with principal photography underway in January 2010, wrapping seven months later in July 2010.^[10][11] The film was a production of the motion picture studio Walt Disney Pictures. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, while the Entertainment division released the film in the home media market. John Carter explores extraterrestrial life, science fiction and civil war.^[12] Following its wide release in theaters, the film failed to garner any award nominations for its acting or production merits from accredited film organizations.

Walt Disney Pictures released the film in the United States on March 9, 2012; the film was shown in regular 2D and in the Disney Digital 3D as well as IMAX 3Dformats.^[13][14][15] Upon release, John Carter received a mixed critical reception and performed poorly at the domestic box office, although it did show strength overseas, particularly in Russia where it set box office records.^[16] Disney attributed the $160 million swing from profit to loss in its Studio Entertainment division in the quarter ending March 2012 "primarily" to the performance of John Carter.^[17] With its initial foray into the home media marketplace; the widescreen DVD and Blue-ray editions of the film featuring deleted scenes, the filmmaking process, and director's commentary among other highlights was released in the United States on June 5, 2012.

After the sudden death of John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), a former American Civil War Confederate Army captain, his nephew Edgar Rice Burroughs (Daryl Sabara) attends the funeral. As per Carter's instructions, the body is put in a tomb that can be unlocked only from the inside. His attorney hands over Carter's personal journal for Burroughs to read, in the hope of finding clues explaining Carter's cause of death.

The film flashes back to the Arizona Territory, where Union Colonel Powell (Bryan Cranston) arrests Carter. Powell, knowing about Carter's military background, seeks his help in fighting the Apache. However, Carter escapes with the marshals in pursuit. In an ensuing chase, both Carter and Powell find themselves in a cave in which Carter had been searching for gold. A Thern appears in the cave at that moment; Carter kills him and, with the help of his medallion, is unknowingly transported to Barsoom (Mars). On the Martian planet, because of his different bone density and the planet's low gravity, Carter is able to jump high and perform feats of incredible strength. He is captured by the Green Martian Thanks and their Jeddak emperor Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe).

Elsewhere on Barsoom, the red Martian cities of Helium and Zodanga have been at war for a thousand years. Saab than (Dominic West), Jeddak of Zodanga, armed with a special weapon obtained from the Thorns, proposes a cease-fire and an end to the war by marrying the Princess of Helium, Déjà Thoris (Lynn Collins). The Princess escapes and is rescued by Carter. Carter, Déjà, and Tarkas' daughter Sola (Samantha Morton), embark on a quest to get to the end of a sacred river to find a way for Carter to get back home. They obtain information about the ninth ray, a means of utilizing infinite energy and also the key to understanding how the medallion works. But they are later attacked by the Thern leader Matai Shang (Mark Strong) and his minions, the Green Men of Warhol. After the attack, Carter is captured and taken back with Déjà while Sola are able to escape. The demoralized Déjà grudgingly agrees to marry Saab Than, then gives Carter his medallion and tells him to go back to Earth. Carter decides to stay and is captured by Shang, who explains to him the purpose of Thorns and how they manipulate the civilizations of different planets. Carter is able to make an escape as he and Sola go back to the Thanks requesting their help. There they discover Parkas has been overthrown by Tal Hajjes (Thomas Haden Church). Parkas, Carter, and Sola are put on trial in a coliseum battle with two enormous vicious creatures. After defeating them and killing Hajjes, Carter becomes the leader of the Thanks.

The Thank army charges on Helium and defeats the Zodangan army by killing Saab Than. Carter becomes prince of Helium by marrying Déjà. On their first night, Carter decides to stay forever on Mars and throws away his medallion. Seizing this opportunity, Shang banishes him back to Earth. Carter then embarks in a long quest, looking for clues of the Thorns' presence on Earth and hoping to find one of their medallions; after several years he appears to die suddenly and asks for unusual funeral arrangements—consistent with his having found a medallion, since his return to Mars would leave his Earth body in a coma-like state. He makes Burroughs his protector, giving him clues about how to open the tomb. The film reverts to the present, where Burroughs runs back to Carter's tomb and opens it only to find it empty. Matai Shang, in the form of a butler, suddenly appears, having followed Burroughs as well. But as he prepares to kill Burroughs, Carter appears and kills Shang. He then tells Burroughs that he never found a medallion; instead, he made a scheme to lure Shang out of hiding. Carter takes his medallion, whispers the code, and is finally transported back to Barroom.

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