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Conran and Paramount
Team Visit ERB, Inc. Tarzana Offices
Tarzana, CA ~ Thursday, December 2, 2004
 Director
Kerry Conran, along with brother Kevin and a team of production personnel,
met with Danton Burroughs at the Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. offices in
Tarzana today, to discuss the Paramount John Carter of Mars film project.
Danton shared Edgar Rice Burroughs' vision
for Barsoom adventures on film, while longtime ERB fan and Hollywood writer
Tracy Griffin added his expertise to the discussions.
A plethora of Barsoom reference material
was presented to the Conran team: pulp magazines, comics, American and
foreign editions of the Mars series, the Library of Illustration volumes,
Trendmaster and other toys and memorabilia, games, fanzines, biographies
and bibliographies.
Artwork from a broad cross-section of Mars
artists, old and new, was also on display: St. John, Schoonover, Burroughs,
Marsh, Frazetta, Krenkel, Whelan, D'Achille, Boris, Jusko, Kubert, Kane,
Yeates, Spratt, Stout, etc.
Adding to the uniqueness of this meeting
was the showcasing of the artistry of Danton's father, John Coleman Burroughs.
This included many of the materials JCB had created to serve as models
for his John Carter art projects: a full-scale hand-carved Martian sword,
a thark head, a large model of a thoat with moveable parts, and photographs
of wife Jane Ralston posing in full Dejah Thoris costume.
Danton followed this up by bringing out
rare samples of his father's Martian art, which included original panels
from the John Carter of Mars Sunday pages, art from the ERB Mars novels,
samples from the JCB/Clampett animation project, as well as stacks of big
little books and comics containing JCB Mars art.
Most of these reference materials are also
displayed on the JohnColemanBurroughs.com
and ERBzine.com Websites, which makes
for convenient future reference.
ERB fans will be excited over the news
that the long-overdue film adaptation of the Burroughs Mars series is about
to be realized. All parties involved are committed to making this production
a big-budget blockbuster that is true to the spirit of the original novels.
Director Kerry Conran is a dedicated fan
of classic science fiction, as he showed in his recent "Sky Captain and
the World of Tomorrow," and in his choice of Ehren Kruger as scriptwriter
for the project. Conran is also a master of the spectacular computer graphics
needed for creating the fantasy alien world of Barsoom.
  
The above news item has
been picked up
by many media sources across American, the UK and
other countries.
A Sample:
Kerry Conran & Co. Study Mars
Comingsoon.net
- USA
ERBzine reports that director Kerry Conran (Sky Captain and
the World of Tomorrow, along with brother Kevin and a team of production
personnel, met with Danton Burroughs at the Edgar Rice Burroughs,
Inc. offices in Tarzana, to discuss Paramount's John Carter of Mars
adaptation. . .
Kerry Conran Meets Execs to Sell A Princess
of Mars
Monsters
and Critics - Glasgow, UK
... Burroughs at the Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. offices in Tarzana
today, to discuss the Paramount John Carter of Mars film project.. .See
ERBzine
Conran's Mars Adventure
FilmForce
IGN - Brisbane, CA, USA
December 07, 2004 - ERBzine, an Edgar Rice Burroughs online
fanzine,
has an update on Kerry Conran's John Carter of Mars... ..
Two Conrans visit the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate!
JOHN CARTER OF MARS preproduction underway?!?
AintItCoolNews.com
. . . it shows the level of respect Kerry and Kevin Conran
have for the original estate and material, which is crucial in a story
this epic. To know and love all aspects of the story can be the very thing
to keep the film from sliding too far in the wrong direction. The below
also seems to indicate that JOHN CARTER OF MARS is officially, actively
beginning its preproduction. The wheels are turning, squirts! I, for one,
can't wait!
Below you'll find a bit of info from the good people at ERBzine.comdetailing
the Conrans' visit to the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate and being shown some
awfully cool stuff! I want that sword!!! Anyway, read on, squirts, and
enjoy!
ERBzine News
www.JohnColemanBurroughs.com
John Carter Of Mars By Kevin And Kerry
Conran
InsomniacMania.com
~ December 7th 2004
Kevin and Kerry Conran are in talks to helm "John Carter of
Mars" for Paramount Pictures according to ERBzine. The film centers
on John Carter, a Civil War officer from Virginia who is transported to
Mars and finds himself a captive of the savage green men from Thark. Eventually,
he rises to become the greatest warrior of all time, marries the beautiful
Dejah Thoris, raises a family and embarks on numerous adventures. For more
information read the article over at ERBzine.
Cinefex Weekly Update
December 14, 2004
John Carter of Mars:
ERBZine.com, the official Edgar Rice Burroughs tribute website, reports
Sky Captain director Kerry Conran and production designer Kevin Conran
met recently with Danton Burroughs, grandson of author Edgar Rice Burroughs,
to begin preproduction discussions for Paramount Pictures' upcoming adaptation
of Burroughs' vintage Martian fantasy adventure. The group met at Burroughs'
California headquarters in Tarzana, named after the author's most famous
vine-swinging creation. For details about Burroughs' colorful life and
fiction, click here.
Conran broers bestuderen Mars
Quin's
Reviews ~ 8-12-2004
ERBZine, een wekelijks webzine over alles rond Edgar
Rice Burroughs, meldt dat regisseur Kerry Conran (Sky Captain and the World
of Tomorrow) en zijn broer Kevin Conran een bezoek hebben gebracht aan
het kantoor van Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. om daar materiaal te bestuderen
voor de aankomende verfilming van de John Carter of Mars-serie naar de
boeken van Burroughs. Aldaar sprak Conran met Danton Burroughs over de
visie die men voor ogen heeft voor de verfilming. Een grote hoeveelheid
referentiemateriaal kwam op tafel, waaronder magazines, comics, Amerikaanse
en buitenlandse edities van de boeken, tekeningen en schilderijen, speelgoed
en spelletjes en ga zo maar door.
Voor wie een glimp wil opvangen van deze materialen kan
terecht op JohnColemanBurroughs.com of ERBZine.com.
Bron: ERBZine.com
John Carter of Mars ~ Aktuelles
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Collated References from the ERBzine.com
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www.erbzine.com/mag13/1351.html
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