One of the cool things about Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels, of which John Carter is based on the first, is that he frames them in a rather unique way. Each is presented as if based in reality, with Burroughs himself discovering or being told John Carter's amazing, space faring story. In the film Burrough is portrayed by Daryl Sabara(World's Greatest Dad).
As the March 9th release date rapidly approaches, Walt Disney is making one last effort to win those on the fence over by releasing ten minutes from the film. Taking a different path than the trailers and images we've seen before, this footage focuses on what happens to John Carter before he's mysteriously transported to Mars, as the war weary soldier gets into one fracas after another, defying orders, and basically looking like a refugee from Deadwood. We also see Burroughs as he first discovers John Carter's writings. On the plus side, we finally get to see a bit more of Bryan Cranston's character. Too bad we aren't likely to get much more than that.
If you haven't reached John Carter marketing overload yet, then check out ten minutes from it below...
