Thomas Haden Church Joining ‘John Carter Of Mars’?
Thomas Haden Church as Sandman in Spider-Man 3
Speaking with Reeltalk veteran actor Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man 3 / Idiocracy / Charlotte’s Web) has stated he’ll probably be joining the cast of John Carter of Mars in what he refers to as a “very dramatic role.”
Once official, he’ll join X-Men Origins: Wolverine’s Taylor Kitsch (aka Gambit) and Lynn Collins (aka Silverfox) who have both been cast in the leads of the new Disney sci-fi epic.
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. The story adaptation is in the hands of Wall-E writer/director Andrew Stanton.
Considering one of the best things about Spider-Man 3 was the portrayal of Flint Marko (aka Sandman) by Thomas Haden Church, this bodes well for Disney’s new film which is being hailed as “epic” and “Avatar big”.
John Carter of Mars is expected in theaters during 2012.
