Well hello there, Tarzan. USA Today has released the first images from Warner Bros.' upcoming The Legend of Tarzan, and they will significantly pique your interest in what the vine-swinging gentleman has been up to lately.
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Welcome back to the jungle, Tarzan. 'Tarzan' puts a twist on a legend https://t.co/X44TDFQARO Photo: Jonathan Olley pic.twitter.com/KKYj4iJquZ— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 9, 2015
“Tarzan needs muscles, but it’s more a leaner, longer, more vertical modern man than the square-jawed stereotype we’re used to,” said director David Yates, who led the final four Harry Potter films. The Legend of Tarzan also stars Djimon Hounsou, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, and Margot Robbie as Jane.
The movie is set over a decade after Tarzan, a.k.a. John Clayton III, leaves the Congo and is trying to lead a normal life in Victorian England. Naturally, of course, that doesn't take.
“It’s almost the opposite of the classic tale, where it’s about taming the beast,” Skarsgård said. “This is about a man who’s holding back, and slowly as you peel off the layers, he reverts back to a more animalistic state and lets that side of his personality out.”
Frankly, that sounds excellent, especially with this man in the spotlight. This one's for you, Skarsgård:
The Legend of Tarzan will release in summer 2016.