From Academy Award winning filmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter", a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious planet of Barsoom(Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter.He is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris. In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people, rests in his hands.