Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Mars Men

THR reports of Thomas Haden Church, James Purefoy and Mark Strong have joined the cast of "John Carter of Mars"



An adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' book series., the story centers on a Civil War veteran (Taylor Kitsch) who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars, where he becomes embroiled with the planet's warring people.

Church plays Tal Hajus, an ambitious and vicious Thark warrior who is biding his time to be a ruler. Purefoy plays Kantos Kan, the captain of the Xavarian, the kingdom of Helium’s grand warship. Strong is Matai Shang, the ruler of the Thems with godlike status.

Lynn Collins Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Polly Walker also star.

Andrew Stanton is directing the film which is already in pre production for a scheduled for release Summer 2012.

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