Friday, June 12, 2009

Utah will be Stage for Mars in new Disney Pixar Film

Whoa! I must have been asleep at the wheel. This is the first time I've heard of this movie.

Disney is scheduled to shoot in Utah for 45 days. The story, based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs science-fiction book series -- which begins with A Princess of Mars -- is about an American Civil War veteran who is transported to Mars to face a series of adventures.

Burroughs, who was born in Chicago, was no stranger to Utah, working as a railroad police officer in Salt Lake City in 1904.

The movie has been in development for several years, and noted directors Robert Rodriguez ("Sin City") and Jon Favreau ("Iron Man") were at one time slated to direct the live-action film. The movie, which is planned for release in 2012, will be directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo," "WALL-E").


So wait... is this a live-action movie? Pixar is planning on producing a live-action movie? Or is this going to be like Polar Express? I'm so confused!

Zz.

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