Fan Casting General Tars Tarkas in Jon Favreau's John Carter of Mars

The Jeddak of the Tharks, Tars Tarkas is a towering, four-armed Green Martian warrior whose stoic exterior conceals a profound grief. For centuries, he has served a cruel king while silently mourning the family he lost. When John Carter arrives, Tars sees a kindred spirit—a soldier weary of war but incapable of abandoning honor. His journey from reluctant enforcer to revolutionary leader forms the emotional spine of the Thark subplot. This ancient warrior-king's eventual reunion with his hidden daughter Sola is the film's most devastating moment.