Disney is adapting the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp series John Carter of Mars, into a live action action/adventure movie directed by Pixar director Andrew Stanton.

This week in the News Shotgun we find out about another Disney ride becoming a movie, a couple of classic literary works getting Sci Fi remakes, Michael Bay’s next movie and more.

The newest trailer for The Muppets takes aim at the Green Lantern and shows off more of what the movie is actually going to be about.

Trying to fake out audiences this weekend in some prints of Pirates was the first teaser trailer for Jason Segel’s reboot of The Muppets.

The fourth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has this weekend to itself, but can it reach the stratospheric box office of it’s predecessors?

According to it’s trailers, Summer Blockbuster Season has been officially kicked off by Fast Five, which is getting surprisingly high marks from critics.

Pretty slim pickings this week in terms of new DVDs and Blu Rays.

After coming short last weekend, Tangled managed to usurp Harry Potter and took over the top spot at the box office.