He is married to Lorena Llevado Sellers and has four grown children, Patrick, Pilar, Kaitlyn, and Michelle.
1 Robin Roberts, “Friday Night Lights Star Taylor Kitsch Shows Official Trailer for John Carter” Youtube “ABC News” Channel, 30 Nov 2011, 2 Sep 2012
2 Jordan Roup, “Full Second Trailer For John Carter,” The Film Stage, 1 Dec 2011, 3 Jun 2012
3 Brendan Bettinger, “Full Trailer For John Carter Starring Taylor Kitsch,” Collider.com, 30 Nov 2011, 3 Jun 2012
4 Internet Movie Data Base Pro, (IMDB Pro), “John Carter The (2012),” 30 Nov 2012, 30 Nov 2012
5 IMDB Pro, “The Hunger Games (2012),” 30 Nov 2012, 30 Nov 2012,
6 IMDB Pro, “The Avengers (2012),” 30 Nov 2012, 30 Nov 2012,
7 IMDB Pro, “John Carter (2012) MovieMeter: Data Table View,” accessed 2 Sep 2012
8 Jerry Schneider, Edgar Rice Burroughs Tells All, (Erbville Press, 2008) 341
9 Sam Moskowitz, Under the Moons of Mars, A History of the Scientific Romance (Holt Rinehart Winston, 1970) 308, 5 Sep 2012
10 Edgar Rice Burroughs, “How I Wrote the Tarzan Books,” Washington Post and New York World Sunday Supplement, October 27, 1929, 3 Sep 2012< http://www.erbzine.com/mag0/0052.html#>.
11 Irwin Porges, Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Man Who Created Tarzan, (Brigham Young University Press, 1975) p110.
12 It is recommended to be at least minimally exposed to the actual text of A Princess of Mars in order to weigh the discussion which will follow throughout the remainder of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. The text of A Princess of Mars is readily available through Project Gutenberg at
13 Bill Hillman, Erbzine, “Edgar Rice Burroughs Bio Timeline 1910-1919”, Erbzine, 2 Sep 2012,
14 Thornton Wilder, “Thornton Wilder on Playwriting,” DoodleMeister.com, 5 Oct 2010, 2 Sep 2012
15Lance Salvosa, Weblog Comment, “Readers Describe How They Discovered John Carter,” The John Carter, Comment by Lance Salvosa, 19 Jul 2012, 5 Nov 2012
16 For a complete summary of A Princess of Mars, I suggest:
17 Bill Hillman, “The Business Correspondence of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Thomas Newell Metcalf, Editor of All-Story Magazine, Part 1,” 2 Sep 2012,
18 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Washington Post and New York World Sunday Supplement, “How I Wrote the Tarzan Books,” 27 Oct 1929,
19 The exact meaning of the word “romance” in 1912 still retained connotations of its medieval meaning of a narrative in one of the Romance dialects (i.e. not in Latin) “treating of heroic, fantastic, or supernatural events”
20 Moskowitz, 303.
21 Moskowitz, 336.
22 Donald Maas, The Fire In Fiction, Writer’s Digest Books, 2009, Chapter 4 (Ebook)
23 Abraham Sherman, Weblog Comment, The John Carter Files, 19 Jul 2012, 2 Sep 2012
24 Porges, 115-118,
25 Art Mayo, Best Edition of John Carter, (Mousecatcher Media, 2012), Introduction,
26 Thomas Bertonneau, “Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Masculine Narrative,” Brussels Journal, 27 Aug 2009, 2 Sep 2012 < http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4066>.
27 Porges, 123.
28 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Washington Post and New York World Sunday Supplement, “How I Wrote the Tarzan Books,” 27 Oct 1929, 3 Sep 2012
29 For an excellent account of the travails of the production, see Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle, a documentary film produced by Al Bohl and Allison Bohl. See:
30 Burroughs, Edgar Rice, and Herbert T. Weston, Brother Men: The Correspondence of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Herbert T. Weston, (Duke University Press, 2005) 89.
31 Robert R. Barrett, “How John Carter Became Flash Gordon,” Burroughs Bulletin #60 (19-23) Undated, Accessed 3 Sep 2012 at
32 Barrett, 26
33 Bill Hillman, “Edgar Rice Burroughs, Film Producer,” Angelfire.com, 2 Sep 2012,
34 Bill Hillman, “John Carter Folio,” Erbzine, 3 Sep 2012 at http://www.erbzine.com/mag21/2175.html.
35 Youtube Channel “TJStuff1”, “John Carter of Mars Animation (Rare) Bob Clampett,” Youtube, 14 Jul 2008, 2 Sep 2012,
36 Jim Korkis, “Lost Cartoons: The Animated John Carter of Mars,” Jim Hill Media, June 2003. 2 Sep 2012
37Andrae Nemo, "Superman Through the Ages: The Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Interview, Part 8 of 10," The Classic Comics Library Issue #2, August 1983, 6-19.
38 For an excellent discussion of John Carter vs Superman see
39 Lloyd Shearer, “Tarzan and the Man Who Made Him,” Liberty Magazine, 14 Jul 1945, accessible 3 Sep 2012 at
40 New York Times Staff, “E.R. Burroughs, 74, Created Tarzan,” The New York Times, 20 Mar 1950: 21.
41 Bill Hillman, “Edgar Rice Burroughs - L. Ron Hubbard Connection, Part IV,” Erbzine, 2
Sep 2012 < http://www.erbzine.com/mag23/2344.html>
42 Richard A. Lupoff, The Great American Paperback, Collector’ Press, 2001, Chapter 8
43 James Hoare, “John Carter versus Star Wars,” Sci Fi Now, 15 Dec 2011, 2 Sep 2012
44 Jim Korkis, “The Disney John Carters That Never Were,” i09, 9 Jan 2012, 3 Sep 2012
45 Jim Korkis, “The Disney John Carters That Never Were,” i09, 9 Jan 2012, 3 Sep 2012
46 Steve Weintraub, “20 Things to Know About John Carter,” Collider, 11 Jul 2011, 3 Sep 2012 < http://collider.com/andrew-stanton-interview-john-carter/101272/>.
47 John Carter, Warlord of Mars, Marvel Comics, Issue #3, 3 Aug 1977
48 Matt Patches, “Andrew Stanton Interview,” UGO, 9 Feb 2012, 3 Sep 2012 < http://www.ugo.com/movies/john-carter-andrew-stanton-interview>.
49 Roth Cornet, “Director Andrew Stanton Talks About His Passion for ‘John Carter’,” Screen Rant, March 2012, 3 Sep 2012 < http://screenrant.com/andrew-stanton-john-carter-interview-rothc-158510/>.
50 Roth.
51 Ronald Grover, “The Nicest Guy in Disney’s Jungle,” Business Week, 4 Dec 2003, 3 Sep 2012 < http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2003-12-04/the-nicest-guy-in-disneys-jungle>.
52 Harry Knowles, “Harry Interviews Andrew Stanton about John Carter, Gods of Mars, and Warlord of Mars,” Aint It Cool News, 14 Feb 2012, 3 Sep 2012 < http://www.aintitcool.com/node/53561/>.
53 German Lussier, “Andrew Stanton Outlining ‘John Carter’ Sequel, Would Consider Directing and Much More,” Slashfilm, 13 Feb 2012, 3 Sep 2012 < http://www.slashfilm.com/andrew-stanton-outlining-john-carter-sequel-directing/>.
54 R.J. Heijmen, “Finding Freedom in Finding Nemo: When Andrew Stanton Tried to Get Fired,” Mockingbird, 11 Nov 2011, 3 Sep 2012, < http://www.mbird.com/2011/11/finding-freedom-in-finding-nemo-andrew-stanton-tries-to-get-fired/>.
55 Tad Friend, “Second Act Twist,” New Yorker, 17 Oct 2011, 3 Sep 2012< http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/17/111017fa_fact_friend>.
56 Friend, New Yorker.< http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/17/111017fa_fact_friend>
57 Yana Umerova, “Andrew Stanton: I Wanted to Hide the Heroic John Carter,” Kinopoesk, 13 March 2012, 3 Sep 2012 < http://www.kinopoisk.ru/level/73/interview/1838137/>
58 Mike Ryan, “Andrew Stanton, ‘John Carter’ Director, On the Trials and Tribulations of Bringing the Film to Life,” Moviefone, 7 Mar 2012, 4 Sep 2012,
59 Among the Burroughs faithful, Stanton’s comments about Carter and his decision to change the character’s demeanor and objectives would become a matter of impassioned debate once the film came out. Many felt that Stanton, coming to Burroughs via the Marvel comic books, never gave Burroughs’ John Carter and Dejah Thoris a chance. Many intensely preferred Burroughs John Carter to Stanton’s, whom they criticized as being sulky, sullen, and self-centered through most of the movie.
60 Yana Umerova, “Andrew Stanton: I Wanted to Hide the Heroic John Carter,” Kinopoesk, 4 March 2012, 4 Sep 2012, http://www.kinopoisk.ru/interview/1838137/. >.
61 Michael D. Sellers, “John Carter: In Defense of Dejah Thoris -- “Heroic Daughter of a Heroic World,” The John Carter Files, 4 Apr 2012, 4 Sep 2012,
62 Empire Magazine Youtube Channel, “Andrew Stanton Interview - John Carter,” Youtube, 9 Mar 2012, 4 Sep 2012
63 Peter Sciretta, “John Carter Set Interviews: Andrew Stanton, Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Collins, and Thomas Hayden Church,” Slashfilm, 9 Feb 2012, 4 Sep 2012
64 Bill Hillman, “Pixar’s John Carter Team Visits Tarzana,” Erbzine, 2 Oct 2007, 8 Sep 2012
65 Amy Nicholson, “‘John Carter’ director Andrew Stanton on Staying True to His 12-Year-Old Self,” BoxOffice.com, 28 Feb 2012, 3 Sep 2012
66 Matt Patches, “John Carter Andrew Stanton Interview HD,” Hollywood.com Youtube Channel ‘Hollywoodstreams’, 29 Feb 2012, 4 Sep 2012 <.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WnmrA-9RpM>.
67 An interesting attitude for a Civil War veteran Virginia cavalryman!
68 Robert McKee, Story, Harper Collins/Reganbooks, (1997), 210
69 This moment is almost lost in the way the scene is mounted, as Carter has barely finished protecting the wounded Woola when Tars says “You killed him with one blow”, and Carter responds with “I understand you!” – and so the impact of Carter’s defense of Woola is somewhat lost.
70 Mike Bastioli, “Exclusive: Andrew Stanton Confirms John Carter of Mars,” Big Screen Animation, Big Screen Animation, 6 Jun 2008, 8 Sep 2012
71 Alex Billington, “Andrew Stanton Briefly Updates on John Carter of Mars,” FirstShowing.net, 19 Jun 2008, 12 Sep 2012
72 Capone, “Andrew Stanton gives up the goods on Wall-E and John Carter of Mars to Capone,” Ain’t It Cool News, 25 Jun 2008, 8 Sep 2012
73 Peter Sciretta, “Interview: Andrew Stanton,” Slashfilm, 27 Jun 2012, 8 Sep 2012
74 Fred Topol, “Wall-E Helmer Andrew Stanton talks John Carter of Mars,” Blastr.com, 13 Jan 2009, 8 Sep 2012
75 “Quint”, “SBIFF: Quint Has News on John Carter of Mars from Andrew Stanton,” Ain’t It Cool News, 25 Jan 2009, 8 Sep 2012
76 IMDB Pro, “Taylor Kitsch Lands on Mars,” IMDB Pro 16 June 2009, 4 Sep 2012,
77 Total Film, “Andrew Stanton Talks John Carter of Mars,” Total Film, 13 Jan 2009, 4 Sep 2012, < http://www.totalfilm.com/news/andrew-stanton-talks-john-carter-of-mars>.
78 Yana Umerova, “Andrew Stanton: I Wanted to Hide the Heroic John Carter,” Kinopoesk, 13 March 2012, 3 Sep 2012 < http://www.kinopoisk.ru/level/73/interview/1838137/>
79 Nikki Finke, “Exclusive! Dick Cook Fired From Disney; Hollywood Registering Shock at News,” Deadline Hollywood, 18 Sep 2009, 4 Sep 2012
80 Walt Disney Company Staff, “Q2 FY09 Earnings Conference Call,” Disney Corporate Events and Presentations, 5 May 2009, 5 Sep 2012
81 Brooks Barnes, “Disney Swoops Into Action, Buying Marvel for $4B,” New York Times, August 9, 2009, 4 Sep 2012
82 Nikki Finke, “Exclusive! Dick Cook Fired From Disney; Hollywood Registering Shock at News,” Deadline Hollywood, 18 Sep 2009, 4 Sep 2012
83 Jacques Steinberg, “Oh, Grow Up Mr. Ross,” New York Times, 22 Oct 2006, 3 Sep 2012,
84 Rebecca Keegan, “Director Andrew Stanton looks back on ‘John Carter’ rocky path,” Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep 2012, 8 Sep 2012
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