The makers of action-adventure flick 'John Carter' have released a new poster ahead of the movie's release later this year.

The poster features the film's hero and a variety of weird and wonderful creatures in the desert.

Set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars), 'John Carter' is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins).

In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.