If you thought Jimmy Carter was a flop as President, then read about how the science fiction film John Carter was a flop for Disney. So much so that the flop of super hyped and super money losing flick is credited with playing a big role in the major show biz story of the day: that Disney movie chief Rich Ross is stepping down. Here’s a good summary from Newsy.com:
Here’s a trailer from the movie you most likely did not see:
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.