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Warner Bros. Shutting Down 'Tarzan' Production Office, Might Try To Make It In 2014

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 10, 2013 4:26 PM
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Looks like Warner Bros. is pulling an "Akira," "Paradise Lost" and "Arthur & Lancelot" on "Tarzan." The studio, which famously shut down all of those aforementioned films while they were in pre-production, is doing the same thing with "Tarzan" for pretty much same reason: money, money, money.
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More: Tarzan, David Yates, Jamie Foxx, Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson

Rumor: Jessica Chastain In The Mix To Swing On The Vine As Jane In David Yates' 'Tarzan'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 6, 2013 1:26 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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Two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain has seemingly done it all -- including a low-rent horror movie -- but has yet to dip her toes in the blockbuster world. Opportunities arose last year with parts in "Oblivion" and "Iron Man 3" floated her way but they didn't pan out. But now another movie may find her on a vine, swinging hard for the multiplex.
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More: Jessica Chastain, Tarzan

Wally Pfister's 'Transcendence,' Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity' Go IMAX; 'Jupiter Ascending' & 'All You Need Is Kill' In 3D

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 15, 2012 4:42 PM
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  • 0 Comments
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If want to know what the future holds at the multiplex, just look at Warner Bros. latest deal with IMAX. The two companies have shaken hands on 20 movies that will get the supersize treatment, but among the press release (via Nolan Fans) are some interesting tidbits about some very big high profile films thare are on the way.
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More: Transcendence, Gravity, 300: Rise Of An Empire, Jack The Giant Slayer, The Seventh Son, Jupiter Ascending, Mad Max: Fury Road, All You Need Is Kill, Tarzan, Godzilla, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Pacific Rim, The Seventh Son

Me Alexander Skarsgård, You Jane: 'True Blood' Star Frontrunner For 'Tarzan' Role, Samuel L. Jackson Also Eyed

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 14, 2012 2:33 PM
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  • 1 Comment
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...and one week after a shortlist for "Tarzan" that included "Man of Steel" lead Henry Cavill, "Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam and Tom Hardy emerged, Warner Bros. and David Yates seem to have found their man.
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More: Tarzan, Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson

Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam, Alexander Skarsgard & Tom Hardy Eyed For Lead In David Yates' 'Tarzan'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 7, 2012 10:43 AM
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  • 26 Comments
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After kicking around handful of options at Warner Bros. including the drama "Your Voice In My Head," the thriller "The Imitation Game" and potential gangster epic "Cicero," 'Harry Potter' helmer David Yates has finally settled on "Tarzan" as his next project. The decision has slowly been coming over the past few months, but now it's time to find out who's going to shirtless and swinging from vines, and some interesting names are cropping up.
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More: Tarzan, Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam, Alexander Skarsgård, Tom Hardy, David Yates

Remember That Mo-Cap, Animated 'Tarzan' Movie With Kellan Lutz? It Has A Trailer Now

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 5, 2012 11:32 AM
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  • 4 Comments
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Remember this spring when it was announced that Kellan Lutz and Spencer Locke were going to be Tarzan and Jane in "Tarzan 3D"? Yeah, we barely do either. But apparently production moved ahead and this thing is for real, as a trailer has dropped, but it'll make you wonder why they're bothering in the first place.
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More: Film Trailers, Tarzan

Paramount Wants Christopher McQuarrie For Tom Clancy's 'Without Remorse'; David Yates Swings Closer To 'Tarzan'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • August 1, 2012 4:03 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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A thriller based on a book by a best-selling author and a reboot of a franchise. Yep, it's another day in Hollywood, so strap in....
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More: Without Remorse, Christopher McQuarrie, David Yates, Tarzan

David Yates & Susanna White Circling 'Tarzan' At Warner Bros.

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 18, 2012 12:37 PM
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  • 4 Comments
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Update: Reps for Gary Ross inform us that he is not pursuing the Tarzan project at Warner Bros.
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More: David Yates, Gary Ross, Susanna White, Tarzan

Kellan Lutz & Spencer Locke Are Your New Tarzan & Jane Now

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 3, 2012 9:51 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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We've come a long way since Johnny Weismuller (look him up kids). It's the new millenium and we're gonna get a new Tarzan and Jane to swing on a vine into the multiplex.
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More: Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Tarzan

Craig Brewer Says He's Looking At His Own Marriage As Inspiration For 'Tarzan'

  • By Todd Gilchrist
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  • October 3, 2011 2:03 AM
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Craig Brewer, director of the upcoming reimagining of “Footloose,” told The Playlist over the weekend that he recently finished his latest draft on a new script about Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic jungle-dweller, Tarzan. But while the commercial promise of his current film heralds good things for future ones, he said he isn’t counting his chickens before they’re hatched.
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More: Films, Craig Brewer, Tarzan

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