John Carter Versus Prometheus
Wed, January 19, 2011 
If this was being read out loud, I'd totally do it as William Dozier!
Disney has decided shift the release date of John Carter of Mars, the Andrew Stanton-directed adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' pulp novels starring Friday Night Lights alum Taylor Kitsch. Instead of its June 8, it's now been placed on March 9, 2012. That slot was originally occupied by Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, also from Disney, which is now set for October 5, 2012.
Its direct competition will be none other than the just announced Prometheus, the Ridley Scott-helmed science fiction epic. You remember the one that was supposed to be that pair of 3D Alien prequels until wiser heads prevailed. Yeah, those two uber-budget geek-friendly properties are going up mano-a-mano next March.
As we approach that date, one of them will surely move. We can't have us nerds picking sides after all! Shit will get real...
The move on John Carter isn't a surprise per say – I'd expected it considering how fierce next summer will be. But my assumption was that it'd be moved closer to the Christmas holidays where its sole competition (so far) is Warner Brothers' Superman reboot. Movie-news colleague and Twitter bullshiter Jack Giroux suggested maybe the Mouse isn't totally confident in what they've seen?
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