Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins Cast In ‘John Carter of Mars’
Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins
Recent talk about the possibility of a Gambit feature film has been accompanied with the concern that Taylor Kitsch, who played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, may not yet be capable of carrying a film as the lead. It seems those concerns are over for Kitsch has now been cast as John Carter of Mars in an epic new Disney sci-fi movie of the same name.
Just how epic is this movie? Wall-E writer/director Andrew Stanton is the writer/direct of John Carter of Mars. That’s probably all we need to hear, although you can add the fact that Empire Mag are referring to the film as being “Avatar big“. Whether or not that’s accurate, it nonetheless gives you an idea that this is going to be no small film.
John Carter of Mars is adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ sci-fi story the follows a Civil War veteran who, after being transported to Mars, finds himself partially super-powered thanks to the planet’s low gravity. There he becomes embroiled in a battle between the Martians and invading aliens.
Taylor Kitsch will be joined by fellow X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Lynn Collins, who played Silverfox in the Hugh Jackman film. She’ll be playing Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars. I can’t resist mentioning the irony that Gambit will end up snaring Wolverine’s girl.
Now that Kitsch is the lead in a huge movie, how long do you think it will be before his role in a Gambit feature film is announced? I’m guessing not long at all.
John Carter of Mars is expected in theaters during 2012.
