A trade report last month suggested that Disney?s March sci-fi tent pole John Carter was in serious trouble owing to Pixar vet Andrew Stanton?s relative inexperience directing live-action film, citing rumors that production reshoots and late-game rejiggering had bloated the budget from $200 million to as much as $300 million. Speaking with press Thursday, Stanton called the report ?a complete and utter lie,? insisting that he stayed on time and on budget ? but it?s easy to see how the Pixar way of moviemaking may have made for a bumpy transition for the filmmaker.
John Carter, adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs?s Barsoom sci-fi/fantasy series (created in 1912), introduces a hero and world that influenced many an iconic property that followed, from Star Wars to Avatar; Stanton, a lifelong fan of the series, makes his live-action directing debut with the pic which combines live-action and CG to create an entirely new world on which its titular hero (Taylor Kitsch) finds himself a stranger in a strange land populated by eight-foot tall, four-armed aliens and fantastical creatures.
The scope and detail of John Carter?s alien world and its inhabitants is ambitious, which is both the draw and the risk. The Hollywood Reporter?s Jan. 19 report cited insiders close to the production and talent in its assessment calling the costly Disney actioner out as being plagued with various problems stemming from Stanton?s inexperience with live-action filmmaking. ?Industry sources with links to the project believe it might lead to a staggering write-down,? wrote Kim Masters, portending doom for the ambitious potential trilogy-starter.
At the film?s press junket, Stanton and Co. were eager to refute the rumors. ?I want to go completely on record that I literally was on budget…
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