Tangentially Taylor-related, but there hasn’t been much news to post about him lately and I’m sure he’s enjoying some much-needed time off this year.
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is the very well-reviewed book by Michael Sellers, the maintainer of the Back to Barsoom campaign on Facebook and the John Carter Files website, giving a behind-the-scenes researched insight into the production and eventual marketing fail/debacle of the film Taylor starred in last year and it’s available for a free download to your Kindle, e-reader or Kindle app for a limited time until Thursday only. Sellers has spent considerable time and energy researching this topic and it’s a very good read. If enough people download it, it’ll get lots of search love from Amazon in the future, so be sure to spread the word, download it yourself, reblog, etc. The “What Would Walt Disney Think?” chapter is especially interesting and insightful, but it’s a good read for anyone who was invested in the film for any reason, or even anyone who enjoys behind-the-scenes looks into how Hollywood film marketing works. Also: free. Enjoy!
Taylor Kitsch shakes what his momma gave him on the “John Carter” DVD bloopers.
Andrew Stanton and Taylor Kitsch, laffing about how great their movie is going to be.
Three ‘John Carter’ Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
A 9-minute video interview of Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Collins and Andrew Stanton from this week’s John Carter press junket in Scottsdale, AZ.
This article in Wired is mostly an interview of Andrew Stanton, the director of John Carter, and the intense and laborious creative process that went into creating the film, but it has a few behind-the-scenes photos of Taylor, as well as an interesting and in-depth look into his and the crew’s experiences while filming.
Of course, that’s if this first installment works out. John Carter is a huge Lord of the Rings-style marathon mashup of CGI and live action, and at times like this, day 73 of a 100-odd-day shoot, it’s also a logistical slog. The movie’s leading man, Taylor Kitsch (best known as brooding high school football hero Tim Riggins on TV’s Friday Night Lights), has been on call playing Carter nearly every one of those days and will eventually be exhausted to the point where he catnaps on set between takes.
