Warner Bros. has announced the
release date for their adaptation of Tarzan. The film which has been
development for over a year and that has had some issues regarding the budget
is set to open on July 1st, 2016. The film will mark director David
Yates return to the big screen after the last four Harry Potter films and will
star Alexander Skarsgard as Tarzan,
Margot Robbie as Jane, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz.
Press Release:
Warner Bros. Pictures announced
today that the Studio has entered into pre-production on a new live-action 3D
Tarzan action adventure, bringing Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary character
back to the big screen. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman,
President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll,
President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros.
Pictures.
Dan Fellman, President, Domestic
Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, also announced that the film has been
slated to open domestically on July 1, 2016.
Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s “True
Blood”) has been set to star as the man who was orphaned as a baby and raised
in the jungle, later to return to the urban jungle of London. The film also
stars Oscar® nominee Samuel L. Jackson (“Pulp Fiction”); Margot Robbie (“The
Wolf of Wall Street”), as Jane Porter, who becomes the love of Tarzan’s life;
and two-time Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds,”
“Django Unchained”).
David Yates, who helmed the last
four “Harry Potter” blockbusters, will direct the new feature from a screenplay
based on the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Jerry Weintraub production, the
film is being produced by Weintraub (“Behind the Candelabra,” the “Ocean’s”
trilogy), together with David Barron and Alan Riche.
In making the announcement,
Silverman said, “We have assembled a phenomenal international cast to tell this
extraordinary story. Warner Bros. has also enjoyed long and successful
collaborations with both David Yates and Jerry Weintraub, and we look forward
to seeing what they and the entire team have in store for this timeless tale.”
Kroll added, “Tarzan has been an
enduring and enigmatic figure in literature and cinema for more than a century.
The adventures of a man who was torn between two worlds has entertained and
intrigued people young and old, and we are excited to bring him to the screen
for a new generation.”
Fellman stated, “This is a
perfect entry for the summer movie season corridor, with a terrific combination
of action, adventure, romance and suspense that is sure to appeal to a broad
audience.”
Jerry Weintraub added, “I am so
pleased to be reuniting with the team at Warner Bros. on this thrilling
project. David Yates and I are going to be using the best of today’s technology
in creating this new adventure, and we can’t wait to get started.”
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