Monday, August 9, 2010

Disney Sets 2012 Release Dates For 'John Carter of Mars' and 'Frankenweenie'

Briefly: It's release date time. Disney has announced release dates for John Carter of Mars and the stop-motion animated update / expansion of Tim Burton's Frankenweenie.

Andrew Stanton's John Carter of Mars, the Pixar director's first foray into live action features, and an adaptation of the pulp adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, will release on June 8 2012. That one stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Willem Dafoe.

And the stop-motion, black and white and 3D Frankenweenie will release on March 9, 2012. That has Tim Burton, who originally created the short film of the same name that is being expanded into a feature, listed as producer, but not director. Hmm. Last time we heard about the project, Don Hahn was saying that Burton was set to direct. I'd keep that in mind as a Burton-directed film for now, but we'll try to get better information.

  • Tim Burton Set to Begin Stop-Motion Work on Frankenweenie 3D?
  • John Carter of Mars Begins Production, Daryl Sabara to Play Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • John Carter of Mars To Be Pixar's First Live Action Film, Bryan Cranston Joins Cast
  • Willem Dafoe Says John Carter of Mars Starts Filming in London Next Week
  • Avatar Not the Only Upcoming Film with Giant Aliens: John Carter of Mars Has 9-Foot Martians, Says Willem Dafoe
  • Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker Join John Carter of Mars

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