As saavy CBMers know, both Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins, the main actors and romantic interests of Disney's new JOHN CARTER (of Mars) movie were in the Wolverine movie. Lynn was Hugh Jackman's gal, The Silver Fox, and Taylor was the Cajun mutant Gambit.
While this comic book movie connection may have been missed by most press at the John Carter junket, not so for this intrepid reporter. And of course, we had to ask the question...
And since we are focused like a laser beam on comic book movies here, I also had to ask Willem Dafoe (who plays Tars Tarkas) what he thought about the Spider-Man Reboot...
Stay tuned to ComicBookMovie.com for more of my interviews with the stars and creatives of John Carter!
From Academy Award®--winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranston, James Purefoy, Dominic West, Thomas Haden Church and Ciarán Hinds. John Carter is set to hit theatres on March 9!