Animated “John Carter of Mars” movie scheduled for 2012.

You probably already knew about it.  Thanks to skipping around Ain’t It Cool News, now I do to.  The movie is going to be directed by Andrew Stanton – click on the name to see why the animation fanboy behind you is cooing, or just contemplate the mystical and wondrous Power Word: “Pixar” – but apparently it’s not going to be animated:

Discussing the move from fully 3-D animated movies to live-action, Stanton added: “I think that’s the only way. I mean, there are so many creatures and characters that half of it’s going to be CG whether you want it to be [or not], just to realise some of these images that are in the book. But it will feel real. The whole thing will feel very, very believable.” Continue reading Animated “John Carter of Mars” movie scheduled for 2012.