# John Carter of Mars gets new director **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-gets-new-director/325037 "2005-10-06T12:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-gets-new-director/325037/1 "2005-10-06T12:30:27Z")
And it is Jon Favreau (Zathura, Elf). Kerry Conran (Sky Captain) has found another pulp property he is more excited about (at least that is the official story) > **[UPDATED!! JOHN CARTER OF MARS has a new director and he's so money](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/21482)** > > Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with an update on that little sci-fi fantasy project at Paramount called JOHN CARTER OF MARS. It's official. There's a new director. I unabashedly love SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, warts and all, and am... Brian ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-gets-new-director/325037/2 "2005-10-06T13:19:35Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > And it is Jon Favreau (Zathura, Elf). Kerry Conran (Sky Captain) has found another pulp property he is more excited about (at least that is the official story) > > [http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21482](http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21482) > > Brian Why does **JCoM** need a change of directors? I think he’s a fine poster and member of our community, just as he is. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-gets-new-director/325037/3 "2005-10-07T05:57:57Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > And it is Jon Favreau (Zathura, Elf). Kerry Conran (Sky Captain) has found another pulp property he is more excited about (at least that is the official story) > > [http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21482](http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21482) > > Brian As usual the link didn’t tell the whole truth. As we all know, women call the really important shots in deals like this. Dejah Thoris got pissed at Conran when he wanted to stick us doing a threesome with Paris Hilton into the movie. Can’t say as I blame Dejah for getting PO’ed about that, although personally I wouldn’t have objected too much. Now this new guy, Favreau or whatever, he wants us to do the three thingy with Ashley Judd, and Dejah’s on board with that selection. Me, I can’t wait to get the film rolling. Maybe we’ll have to do that one scene several times before we we “get it right”. I mean, Ashley Judd naked and covered in red ochre dust: WHOA! 😃 > [@RTFirefly](#): > > Why does JCoM need a change of directors? I think he’s a fine poster and member of our community, just as he is. Why, thank you very much. A compliment for the Quintessential Warrior[sup]TM[/sup] from one of the SDMB’s preeminent lefties? I’m honored! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-gets-new-director/325037/4 "2005-10-09T13:11:25Z")
Interview of interest: > **[Quint forces Jon Favreau to spill all about JOHN CARTER OF MARS!!!](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/21509)** > > Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a long chat full of information on how Jon Favreau is approaching his directorial duties on JOHN CARTER OF MARS. I interviewed him for ZATHURA, but considering I've now done two interviews with him on the film... Brian ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-gets-new-director/325037/5 "2005-10-09T14:06:03Z")
So, basically, we’ve got a third director who’s mostly been a comedy actor making this film after Rodriguez and Conran quit/were canned on the project. Sounds very unpromising. Really, really Not Good. The only bright spot was that Favreau seems to be very interested in the original source material. Balancing that, he doesn’t care for CGI. I’m thinking “turkey.”