It is an old Hollywood maxim that everyone flees from failure . When a big movie bellyflops at the box office -- like `` John Carter , '' which has pulled in a cringe-inducing $ 62 million in the U.S. in its first three weekends , barely a fourth of the film 's $ 250 million budget -- usually everyone involved tries to get as much distance as they can from the film , as quickly as they can get it . Everyone 's hoping to salvage not only their careers , but their psyches as well , especially when that much blood , sweat , and treasure has been invested in a passion project that 's become a media punching bag . Apparently , no one told Taylor Kitsch this is how he 's supposed to behave . When EW caught up with the actor a few hours before he was embarking on his global press tour for `` Battleship '' -- his second effects-laden big budget studio picture this year -- the 30-year-old said he had `` absolutely no regrets '' about his first big screen starring role . `` I would do 'John Carter ' again tomorrow , '' he says forthrightly . `` I 'm very proud of 'John Carter . ' Box office does n't validate me as a person , or as an actor . '' Kitsch understands that the sci-fi adventure 's financial failings -- while it 's pulled in over $ 230 million worldwide , Disney still expects to lose $ 200 million on the film -- are clearly `` unfortunate , '' if for no other reason than it 's a virtual certainty that director Andrew Stanton 's planned two sequels will never see a greenlight . `` I 'd love to go do 'John Carter 2 , ' '' he says . `` I really would . It 's just s***ty I do n't get to work with the [ 'John Carter ' ] family . It really was a special thing . '' But Kitsch is n't dwelling on the past . `` I 'm going to keep working , '' he says . Kitsch points out that after Battleship , he 's got Oliver Stone 's `` Savages '' coming out in July , and then he 'll likely start shooting the Navy SEAL drama `` Lone Survivor '' for `` Battleship '' director Peter Berg in the fall . `` It 's an exciting time , '' he says , and he clearly means it . See the full article at EW.com .
Taylor Kitsch said he had `` absolutely no regrets '' about his role in `` John Carter '' `` I would do 'John Carter ' again tomorrow , '' he says forthrightly . Disney still expects to lose $ 200 million on the film .