Walt Disney Pictures just released the first teaser poster for John Carter, the action/adventure/sci-fi film that used to be known as John Carter of Mars and is sometimes still referred to by its lengthy title. Hitting theaters on March 9, 2012, John Carter marks the live-action debut of animated film director Andrew Stanton (WALL-E).
Official Synopsis: John Carter is 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.
