Red wind scours the dry sea beds as a buried city heaves from the dunes . John Carter vaults back into legend—low‑grav leaps carving arcs over war drums—while Dejah Thoris, scientist‑queen of Helium, decodes a dying Ninth Ray that keeps the planet breathing .

Thern relics wake, Zodangan war‑rigs prowl, and the Atmosphere Plant flickers like a failing star. Set pieces roar: chained airship duel skimming a Coriolis storm ; white apes exploding into an arena of shattered moons ; radium‑rifle crossfire at dawn; a thoat stampede through glass canyons ; Woola blitzing in a blur of teeth and loyalty .

Copper suns, cobalt shadows, ululating choirs—Barsoom looks ancient and brand‑new. “For Helium,” Carter vows, and the sky answers.