Brit trio join 'John Carter Of Mars'

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Brit actors Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker have been cast in Disney's John Carter Of Mars, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The trio join Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe in the movie, which revolves around a Civil War veteran who gets transported to Mars.

WALL-E's Andrew Stanton will direct the film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's science fiction pulp series.

Morton will play Sola, the daughter of Dafoe's Martian warrior Tars Tarkas; West a prince called Sab Tham, who believes it is his right to rule Mars; and Walker is Sarkoja, an evil member of the Thark race.

Disney is targeting John Carter Of Mars for an early 2010 production start.