Jun 12,2009
Taylor Kitsch to Star in “John Carter of Mars”
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“Friday Night Lights” and “Wolverine” star Taylor Kitsch is stepping up to his first lead role in a movie, playing the title character in “John Carter of Mars.”
Kitsch will reunite with his “Wolverine” co-star, Lynn Collins, for the Disney-produced movie, the showbiz trades report. Andrew Stanton, who directed the Pixar movies “A Bug’s Life,” “Finding Nemo” and “WALL-E,” will make his live-action directorial debut with the movie.
“John Carter” is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs books about a Civil War veteran (Kitsch) who’s somehow transported to Mars and becomes involves in another war, between different races on the planet. Collins will play Dejah Thoris, a princess of one of Mars’ kingdoms.
SOURCE: Zap2It.com
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