Morton, West, And Walker Travel To MARS

The cast of the live action adaptation JOHN CARTER OF MARS got itself 3 British thesps. Samantha Morton (Minority Report), Dominic West (Punisher: War Zone) and Polly Walker (TV’s Rome) has joined the cast that already includes Taylor Kitsch as John Carter, a Civil War veteran who retreats into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians. He takes an otherworldly turn as he’s transported via time portal to the planet of Barsoom and taken prisoner by 12-foot-tall green men. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a savior. Lynn Collins, will play Dejah Thoris, the heir to the throne of Mars’ Helium kingdom. Willem Dafoe is set to play Tars Tarkas, a leader of the Thark race who knows that the only way his people can survive is if they turn away from war, a position that may cost him dearly
Thomas Haden Church previously also said that he’s involved in the project but he didn’t reveal his character

According to Hollywood Reporter, Morton will play Sola, the daughter of Dafoe’s Tars Tarkas, who must hide her softer side from her warmongering race.
West will play Sab Than, prince of the Zodangans who believes he is entitled to rule Mars.
Walker will play Sarkoja, a merciless, tyrannical Thark.
Andrew Stanton (Wall-E) worked on the script with Mark Andrews with revisions from Michael Chabon. Filming starts in November in Utah
JOHN CARTER OF MARS is set to open in 2012 but it’d be rad if Disney’s presentation for Comic-Con ’10 next year would feature some kind of a teaser for this movie just to get the crowd excited.