See: New JOHN CARTER Official Photos

Check out some more JOHN CARTER photos in advance of the trailer coming out next Thursday!

That short alien creature is known as a Woola and the tall alien standing behind Taylor Kitsch is Tars Tarkas played by Willem Dafoe via motion capture.

Here's the storyline:
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

Disney's JOHN CARTER is set for release on March 9, 2012.

Source: SFX