175 - John Carter (2012) w/ Samuel Dumas

“You let me know when it gets dangerous..” With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two in theaters, we’re taking a look at another story where a savior comes to a desert world and befriends a native tribe who give him a unique new name… and we’ve brought our friend and Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiast Samuel Dumas along to help us out! Along with the deep development hell of a ‘Princess of Mars’ adaptation, we also address Edgar Rice Burroughs’ problematic thoughts on eugenics, the proper time and place for business containment, and listen while Tucker attempts a nuanced take on blackface. (SPOILER: it doesn’t go well.) Watch Bob Clampett’s John Carter proof of concept animation here: https://bit.ly/48w3CjA Read TheWrap’s oral history of John Carter (2012) here: https://bit.ly/49NGv5c Follow Samuel Dumas on Instagram at @iamyourpallbearer! Social media does not cause the destruction of the world - it just manages it! Find us there: @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected] Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website, buy/rent it through Amazon Prime, or watch it free with ads on Tubi!