John Carter (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)
Walt Disney Studios reveals the final details and highres artwork for the film
Title: John Carter (IMDb)
Starring: Taylor Kitsch
Released: 5th June 2012
SRP: $29.99 (DVD)
Further Details:
Walt Disney Studios has announced DVD ($29.99), Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($39.99) and 4-disc 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($49.99) releases of John Carter for June 5th. The only extra material on the DVD release will be an audio commentary with the filmmakers and a 100 Years In The Making featurette which follows the journey of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story, from its origins as a pulp novel to its arrival onscreen. The Blu-ray releases will include the DVD features, plus Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Andrew Stanton, a Disney Second Screen feature, a 360 Degrees of John Carter feature, and Barsoom Bloopers. The 4-disc release will also include a digital copy of the film. We've attached package artwork below:
Quote: As a warrior lost on Earth, John Carter is magically transported to Mars, where the fate of the planet and its people ultimately rest in his hands. With surprising new powers, and epic battles, he rises to become the man he is meant to be and the hero he truly is.
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Taylor Kitsch
Released: 5th June 2012
SRP: $29.99 (DVD)
Further Details:
Walt Disney Studios has announced DVD ($29.99), Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($39.99) and 4-disc 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($49.99) releases of John Carter for June 5th. The only extra material on the DVD release will be an audio commentary with the filmmakers and a 100 Years In The Making featurette which follows the journey of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story, from its origins as a pulp novel to its arrival onscreen. The Blu-ray releases will include the DVD features, plus Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Andrew Stanton, a Disney Second Screen feature, a 360 Degrees of John Carter feature, and Barsoom Bloopers. The 4-disc release will also include a digital copy of the film. We've attached package artwork below:
Synopsis
Quote: As a warrior lost on Earth, John Carter is magically transported to Mars, where the fate of the planet and its people ultimately rest in his hands. With surprising new powers, and epic battles, he rises to become the man he is meant to be and the hero he truly is.
News by Tom Woodward
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From Wikipedia:
"Stanton often rejected marketing ideas from the studio, according to those who worked on the film. Stanton's ideas were used instead, and he ignored criticism that using Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir", a song recorded in 1974, in the trailer would make it seem less current to the contemporary younger audiences the film sought. He also chose billboard imagery that failed to resonate with prospective audiences, and put together a preview reel that did not get a strong reception from a convention audience. Stanton said, “My joy when I saw the first trailer for Star Wars is I saw a little bit of almost everything in the movie, and I had no idea how it connected, and I had to go see the movie. So the last thing I’m going to do is ruin that little kid’s experience.”
Well done Andrew Stanton!
"Stanton often rejected marketing ideas from the studio, according to those who worked on the film. Stanton's ideas were used instead, and he ignored criticism that using Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir", a song recorded in 1974, in the trailer would make it seem less current to the contemporary younger audiences the film sought. He also chose billboard imagery that failed to resonate with prospective audiences, and put together a preview reel that did not get a strong reception from a convention audience. Stanton said, “My joy when I saw the first trailer for Star Wars is I saw a little bit of almost everything in the movie, and I had no idea how it connected, and I had to go see the movie. So the last thing I’m going to do is ruin that little kid’s experience.”
Well done Andrew Stanton!
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But this has to be some of the WORST cover art of ALL TIMES, worthy of a place at the Top-10. And that's no hyperbole. I wish it was, but it is not.
Both the concept and the execution are so weak, so poor and careless, so wrong, that I am really at a loss.
No matter how poorly this movie did at the box office, there is always some effort and time devoted to how a movie will be released to the home theater market, so that cover is not just bad, is DELIBERATE. The reason why the marketing people at Disney has deemed that appropriate is completely beyond me. It's almost like they are trying too hard to keep having a self-fulfilling prophecy, making this as much of a commercial failure as possible.
I completely agree. It's like Disney is doing everything they can to make this movie fail. These are really the worst covers I've ever seen for a home-video release.