Wow... if Dolph is right, then this movie has a budget similar to John Carter of Mars ($260M), which is much larger than I was originally speculating.

Say what you will, John Carter was a damn good movie. It was as accurate to the book as it could have been, and had proper set designs, costumes, and special effects. As a big Carter / Edgar Rice Burroughs fan, I was pleasantly surprised at the movie - and equally as sad that it wasn't received well by critics.

The reason I bring up John Carter is because I feel it's the closest thing to cinema MOTU in recent memory without bringing up Thor / the MCU.

With that said, and don't hate me for saying this, but the MOTU movie would do well to follow in the footsteps of the original MCU movies in so far as the blending of comedy, action, strong writing, and engaging scripts is concerned.