A new trailer for John Carter has hit the web, and it's looking like the Disney alien movie might be trying to become next year's Avatar.
Of course it's going to have some competition in the alien movie genre – Ridley Scott's Prometheus is already one of the most anticipated sci-fi movies of 2012. However, while it's going the sci-fi/horror route, John Carter is going to be an adventure/fantasy movie in the same vein as Avatar.
The trailer shows the titular character amongst a group of tall, lanky aliens at war, and you can bet that he becomes embroiled in their battle. There's also an alien princess in need of saving, but Carter's love interest looks like a human.
The movie is about a Civil War veteran who mysteriously gets transported to Mars, where he becomes the prisoner of the barbaric beings that live there. Taylor Kitsch plays Carter, while Lynn Collins stars as the princess. William Dafoe plays one of the green guys as Tars Tarkas, an alien leader and warrior.
Edgar Rice Burroughs' character has been around since 1912. Carter is an immortal being who travels between Earth and Mars (which is called Barsoom by its inhabitants) by way of astral projection. On the planet he becomes a warrior who encounters a wide variety of different beings, with some resembling creatures of ancient myth and others resembling humans or humanoids.
The movie certainly has the ability to become 2012's Avatar or the next Star Wars (the influence of Burrough's books is evident in both of these franchises), but there just seems to be something missing from the latest trailer – perhaps there's just not enough of Carter himself? The previous trailer was a little more promising, at least (you can check out the new trailer and the previous trailer below).
Check out the trailer below to see if you think he's managed to create the next big sci-fi franchise.
