We’ve got our first sneak peek at the upcoming Legend of Tarzan starring Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie via USA Today.
Welcome back to the jungle, Tarzan. ‘Tarzan’ puts a twist on a legend https://t.co/X44TDFQARO Photo: Jonathan Olley pic.twitter.com/KKYj4iJquZ
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 9, 2015
Directed by David Yates (who directed the last four Harry Potter films), the film takes place in Victorian London where Tarzan (Skarsgard) is British peer John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke. He is married to Jane (Robbie) and has been living life as civilized gentleman for over a decade. Eventually though he returns to his home in the jungles of the Congo and adventures ensue.
Joining Skarsgard and Robbie are Djimon Honsou as Chief Mbonga, Samuel L. Jackson as George Washington Williams and Christoph Waltz as the villlainous Captain Leon Rom.
The Legend of Tarzan is based on the stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs is set to be released next summer July 1, 2016.