Kerry Conran barely got the opportunity to make Sky Captain, and he almost got the opportunity to make John Carter of Mars. Here’s his video pitch, which goes on a bit too long but includes some beautiful art and some preliminary CGI action scenes.
[Apparently the video pitch won't embed for me.]
(Hat tip to io9.)
Like it.
Some of the art for the one that actually got made, I’m a little dubious of. From the previews, the guy they got to play JC isn’t very convincing either.
Maybe this dude should have gotten it. Sky Captain was a gorgeous flick. In all the previews for Stanton’s, I haven’t recognized one word of actual dialog from the book.