In anticipation of lackluster tracking and word-of-mouth, The Walt Disney Company has renamed “John Carter,” the studio’s soon-to-be-released sci-fi epic, “Tyler Perry’s John Carter,” admitting it was the only hope to salvage the film.

Having already changed the film’s title several months ago from “John Carter From Mars” to just “John Carter,” with no bump in audience awareness or interest, studio executives are crossing their fingers the latest title change will turn things around.

“Everyone at the studio is ecstatic to be in business with Tyler Perry,” a Disney spokesperson told Hollywood & Swine. “We know that with him attached to the film, there’s no way it can’t succeed.”

Perry, whose smash hit movies include “Tyler Perry’s Medea Goes to Jail” and “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns,” will soon be seen in “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds,” which will be released a week before the release of “Tyler Perry’s John Carter.”

Asked about whether audiences would feel let down when they find out Perry has nothing to do with “Tyler Perry’s John Carter,” the spokeperson said, “It doesn’t matter. Our research shows that audiences will go to anything with Tyler Perry, even if he’s not really in it. Besides, by the time they figure things out, we’re hoping they won’t care.”

Like most of America, Perry had never heard of “John Carter,” but did say he went to high school with someone named Bob Carter.