"John Carter" is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Andrew Stanton and based on the novel "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film follows John Carter, a former Confederate Army captain who is mysteriously transported to Mars, known as Barsoom in the film. On this alien planet, Carter becomes involved in a conflict between different Barsoomian nations, including the war-like Tharks, the humanoid Red Martians, and the humanoid White Martians.