Casting has been completed.
Walt Disney Pictures is in pre-production for the live-action feature film John Carter of Mars, which is an adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs 11-volume Barsoom book series. “John Carter of Mars” is part one of a film trilogy, and will be based on just the first novel. Andrew Stanton will direct ( Finding Nemo, WALL·E) and this will be his first live-action film directorial debut. Actually, the film will combine computer-based animation and live actors to become a CGI/live-action hybrid movie.
Filming begins in January, 2010, and will take place in Utah, Texas (Austin), and the UK. The release date is scheduled for 2012.
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Principal Actor Casting:
Marcia Ross
Buena Vista Pictures
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521
Extras and supporting roles will be cast in Utah, Texas, and the UK. I will post that information when it is available.
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Walt Disney Pictures
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank CA 91521-3400
Pixar
1200 Park Avenuw
Emeryville CA 94608
Barsoom Pictures, Inc.
2600 10th Street #100
Berkeley CA 94710
Producers: John Lasseter, Jim Morris, Susan Montford
Director: Andrew Stanton
Starring:
Willem Dafoe
Taylor Kitsch
Lynn Collins
Samantha Morton
Dominic West
Polly Walker
Thomas Haden Church
James Purefoy
Mark Strong
Story:
About a Civil War officer from Virginia who is suddenly drawn to Mars by astral projection and finds himself a captive of the savage green men from Thark. Eventually, he rises to become the greatest warrior of all time, marries the beautiful Dejah Thoris, raises a family and embarks on numerous adventures involving unknown dangers.
