'John Carter' - An Epic, Action-Adventure Set on Mars Walt Disney Pictures presents the 3D epic, action-adventure " John Carter ," based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic, "A Princess of Mars," the first novel in Burroughs' Barsoom series. Directed by Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton, "John Carter" is set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). The film tells the ...