Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan is set to have yet another live-action film adaptation, with Warner Bros. having a release date penned in for July 2016.
Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) is set to take the role of the eponymous Tarzan, with Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) as his love interest Jane, and David Yates (Harry Potter) set to direct. Details about the particular take on the character are mostly unknown, besides the typical concept of a young orphan who is raised by apes, who then struggles to adapt to modern society.
Deadline is now reporting that Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) is set for a role in the film. Hounsou will play Chief Mbonga, a character very little is known about. Hounsou has played his fair share of antagonists and protagonists, so it’s unknown whether he’ll be a helpful ally or a treacherous foe to Tarzan. Django Unchained duo Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson are also allegedly in the cast, so that’s quite a smattering of star power for a film no one seems to be asking for. Until July 1st 2016, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Originally published June 5, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
