That’s the question Anne Thompson and Sophia Savage ask over at the Thompson on Hollywood blog.
Weaving together reports from The New Yorker, /Film and Disney 23, they wonder if John Carter, based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ novel series, can possibly recoup its $250-million production costs. (They say it needs to bring in $700-million in order to earn enough for a sequel.) You can cast your vote in their poll.
John Carter will hit screens March 9.
The trailer I have seen did not impress me all that much. The problem is IMO ERB and the Barsoom stories have been onscreen in one form or another over the years that this may not excite younger film goers.