JOHN CARTER OF MARS - Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins - New Media Stew Movie Review: John Basedow reviews 'John Carter,' a film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton that casts 'Friday Night Lights' star Taylor Kitsch in the title role.

MOVIE DESCRIPTION - JOHN CARTER
John Carter is a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.