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John Carter of Mars to film in Utah

Blain
Thursday
5:47 pm

Utah has such a variety of odd and beautiful landscapes, it’s been showcased in a number of science fiction classics like “Planet of the Apes”, “Galaxy Quest” and even as a part of Vulcan in the new “Star Trek” movie. Now, according to The Salt Lake Tribune, comes word that Pixar’s Andrew Stanton (director of “Finding Nemo,”  ”Wall-E”) will shoot for 45 days in and around southern Utah for his first live action film “John Carter of Mars”, based on the novels by “Tarzan” author Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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