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No one wakes up looking this fabulous! We have tremendous respect for the work and workouts involved by Alexander Skarsgard, Tarzan, to achieve the character requirements originally created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Though Tarzan evolved into a gentrified life in England, he returns to the jungle to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, and becomes entangled in quite the web.
Alexander comments:
"I was really blown away by the script. It has all the thrills you'd want, but it also has three-dimensional characters and relationships that are beautifully drawn. I love movies that are big and fun, but where you're also invested in the people and care about what happens to them."
We were really impressed with the sound effects and the gunfire in particular was amazing. Excitement was created at the right times with the acoustics, and the cinematography was commendable. The riverboats were accurate to the time period and reminded us of Mark Twain and his Mississippi.
When the film began, we thought it might have been something like The English Patient (minus Ralph Fiennes) since it involved colonization and exploration, however, The Legend of Tarzan is entirely different.
What we found most impressive in this movie was the cinematography's incorporation of the computer-generated animals! It made us want to take a trip to the zoo.
NO LIVE ANIMALS were used in the making of this film, and the technological feats executed by the gorillas (which reminded us of the genius of our new friend Christine) to the ostriches, elephants, rhinos, lions and finally, bulls, will wow you.
The engineers and artists behind the scenes deserve a standing ovation.
Producer David Barron states:
"We would not use real animals because it's very difficult to get wild animals, like big cats, elephants and great apes, to do what you want them to do in a way that's humane- treating them the way they should be treated. And with the advancements in modern technology today, it's not necessary. CG animals do exactly what you want, whenever you want, which is fabulous."
Do not try anything you see these characters do with animals in real life!
It is all Hollywood.
The film is set in the 1880's but seems to reflect dialogue of 2016.
The script of
The Legend of Tarzan takes a firm anti-colonial stance.
Coming up soon on Whom You Know is the latest and greatest from Julian Fellowes, and the connection to him in Tarzan is that the cedar tree where John (Tarzan) and Jane share a moment is on the grounds of Highclere Castle, of course the setting of the beloved Downton Abbey.
The spirit of adventure is prevalent throughout.
Boasting sweeping landscape scenery, The Legend of Tarzan transports the audience to a whimsical, fantasy land with edginess.
The wardrobe was cool and in keeping with the script perfectly. If you remember what the store Banana Republic was like 25 years ago (not now!), it is evocative of that style.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes the action adventure “The Legend of Tarzan,” starring Alexander Skarsgård (“Diary of a Teenage Girl,” HBO’s “True Blood”) as the legendary character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The film also stars Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (“Pulp Fiction,” the “Captain America” films), Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”), Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Blood Diamond,” “Gladiator”), with Oscar winner Jim Broadbent (“Iris”), and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Django Unchained”).
It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Leon Rom (Waltz). But thosebehind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.
David Yates (the final four “Harry Potter” films, upcoming “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”) directed “The Legend of Tarzan” from a screenplay by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer, story by Brewer and Cozad based on the Tarzan stories created by Burroughs. Legendary producer Jerry Weintraub (“Behind the Candelabra,” the “Ocean’s” trilogy) produced the film, together with David Barron (the “Harry Potter” films, “Cinderella”), Alan Riche (“Southpaw”) and Tony Ludwig (“Starsky & Hutch”). Susan Ekins, Nikolas Korda, Keith Goldberg, David Yates, Mike Richardson and Bruce Berman served as executive producers.The behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Henry Braham (“The Golden Compass”), Oscar-winning production designer Stuart Craig (“Dangerous Liaisons,” “The English Patient,” the “Harry Potter” films), editor Mark Day (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Parts 1 & 2”), and Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Myers (“Emma,” “Unknown”). The music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (“Grown Ups”).
“The Legend of Tarzan” was shot at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, as well as on location around the UK.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Jerry Weintraub Production, a Riche/Ludwig Production, a Beaglepug Production, a David Yates Film, “The Legend of Tarzan.” Opening on July 1, 2016, the film will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
