Having sliced and diced their ways through X-Men Origins: Wolverine, stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins are now set to travel to Mars in the live-action adaptation of John Carter of Mars.

Based on “Tarzan” author Edgar Rice Burroughs classic sci-fi stories, the film will center on a civil war veteran who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars, where his experience of the warring races force him to rediscover his humanity.

Kitsch is set to play the title character, while Collins will play Dejah Thoris, heir to the throne of Mars’ Helium kingdom.

Mark Andrews is set to direct. They hope to start filming by the end of the year.