Director Andrew "WALL-E" Stanton reports he is working on a new draft of a feature film adaptation of "John Carter of Mars".
"I'm deep into it," he said. "I'm on my next draft...we're in preproduction art-wise and we're starting to talk to actors..."
Stanton also confirmed that the film, adapting the books of author Edgar Rice Burroughs, will be live-action.
"There are so many creatures and characters that half of it's going to be CG, " he said. "...but it will feel real. The whole thing will feel very, very believable."
"...I spent most of my life just being a fan of those books and being a cheerleader from the sidelines of anybody that was trying to make it. I never thought I would be lucky enough to be one of those guys associated with it, let alone helming it. I would love to break the curse.Author Burroughs of "Tarzan" fame, wrote 11 volumes of Carter's adventures, focusing on Civil War veteran 'John Carter', whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians takes an otherworldly turn as he's transported via time portal to the planet of 'Barsoom' (Mars), taken prisoner by 12-foot-tall multi-limbed green Martians, meets the princess of his dreams, becomes a king, raises Martian rug-rats and lives happily ever after.
Although Disney will be producing the film, Stanton confirmed that "...this story of John Carter is not going to be an all-ages film..." 
