This Article is From Nov 16, 2012

Alexander Skarsgard tipped for Tarzan role

Alexander Skarsgard tipped for Tarzan role

Alexander has been linked with the role of the heroic adventurer but director David Yates is yet to make his casting preference known

Highlights

  • True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard is reportedly tipped to take the lead role in Tarzan ahead of Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam and Tom Hardy.
  • The 36-year-old actor has been linked with the role of the heroic adventurer but director David Yates is yet to make his casting preference known, reported Variety.
  • The movie, which has been redrafted by Adam Cozad, will see Tarzan, aka John Clayton III, living back in England after being assimilated back into society.
  • He is asked by Queen Victoria to travel to the Congo and team up with George Washington Williams, a civil War veteran-turned-mercenary, to tackle a fierce warlord, who has seized control of a huge diamond mine and is threatening to cause trouble.
  • Jerry Weintraub is set to produce the feature after developing it for several years and though Yates has taken on the project, Craig Brewer was initially tapped to direct.
  • This big screen adaptation will be the second of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic novel, with the first being the 1999 Disney animation.
Los Angeles: True Blood star AlexanderSkarsgard is reportedly tipped to take the lead role inTarzan ahead of Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam and Tom Hardy.

The 36-year-old actor has been linked with the role ofthe heroic adventurer but director David Yates is yet to makehis casting preference known, reported Variety.

The movie, which has been redrafted by Adam Cozad, willsee Tarzan, aka John Clayton III, living back in England afterbeing assimilated back into society.

He is asked by Queen Victoria to travel to the Congo andteam up with George Washington Williams, a civil Warveteran-turned-mercenary, to tackle a fierce warlord, who hasseized control of a huge diamond mine and is threatening tocause trouble.

Jerry Weintraub is set to produce the feature afterdeveloping it for several years and though Yates has taken onthe project, Craig Brewer was initially tapped to direct.

This big screen adaptation will be the second of EdgarRice Burroughs' classic novel, with the first being the 1999Disney animation.
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