Alphaville's previous forays into the fantasy and f/x arena include "The Mummy" franchise and its spinoff "The Scorpion King." Written by Burroughs, best known for "Tarzan of the Apes," "A Princess of Mars" follows the adventures of an American Civil War veteran who is mysteriously transported to Mars, whose inhabitants call it Barsoom. Rodriguez resigned from the DGA in order to give co-directing credit to property creator Frank Miller on his current Dimension Films project, "Sin City."

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