If you need to plan a story about Mars, you go for the best of the best.
Michael Chabon, who won a Pulitzer for his comic book history chops on the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (and helped out a bunch on Spider-Man 2), said he will be working on some revisions on Disney’s upcoming film, John Carter of Mars.
The Amazing Website of Kavalier & Clay, a Chabon fansite, got the author to give this confirmation:
“I’ve been hired to do some revisions to an already strong script by Andrew Stanton and Mark Andrews. … I wrote my original screenplay The Martian Agent back in 1995 because I wished I could do [Edgar Rice] Burroughs’s Barsoom. So this is pretty much a dream come true for me.”
This sounds like some pretty good news for an awesome author. (Who wrote Wonder Boys, which in its film adaptation somehow managed to get Iron Man and Spider-Man in this compromising position. But now at least we know why Peter was really invited to the New Avengers, right?)
April 16th, 2009 at 8:34 am
LOL… Nice one, David.
Chabon’s awesome… I’ve loved nearly all of his books (only Gentlemen of the Road fell flat with me), and I have no doubt he’ll knock this one out of the park. I’m really not familiar with John Carter at all, aside from the basic premise, but this sounds intriguing.
I don’t know whether he’d be interested or not, but I’ve always felt that Chabon is someone WB (DC) and Marvel should be talking to when it comes adapting their characters to the big screen. His love for, and knowledge of, comics is genuine and his writing skills are without question. I don’t know specifically what he added to Spidey 2, but I know it was a truly enjoyable movie and still one of the best comic book films out there.
March 29th, 2011 at 2:32 pm
This movie sounds like its going to be a crappy film. John Carter is not a name for a film that will draw audiences to the movie theaters. Sinbad Rogue of Mars you must google. Sinbad is a character name that has been around for generations. I am so excited to see what the new Sinbad Rogue of Mars will be like. Sinbad a past history that is great combining the genius minds of Charles Schneer and Ray Harryhausen they both were able to create some incredible classic films. Sinbad Rogue of Mars is just an extension of them. We just have to wait until next year.