From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment
Key takeaways
- Disney spent $350 million on the first film expecting a trilogy, but it bombed.
- John Carter is considered underrated by some; it had the bones of a franchise launching film.
- The bland title likely doomed it; John Carter From Mars might have launched the series.
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“John Carter. Disney spent 350 million dollars on the first film expecting to make a trilogy and finally have a new live action franchise that was action based. It bombed.”
“To this day, I still think this movie is very underrated. It’s not phenomenal by any means but I do think it had all the bones of a franchise launching film.
I think the name doomed it. John Carter is just a terrible name for the kind of story this was. John Carter From Mars would have been a little better at least.”
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