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Rudyard Kipling first published his novel "The Jungle Book" in 1894, and its sequel, "The Second Jungle Book," the following year. The books followed the adventures of a boy named Mowgli, a five-year-old who becomes lost in the jungles of India and who is taken in and raised by the local wildlife. He is taught the ways of the jungle, mostly by a benevolent panther named Bagheera. He also is given some more raucous advice from a bear named Baloo, and is taught to be wary of the vicious tiger, Shere Khan. 

Most schoolchildren have read one or both of Kipling's "Jungle Book" novels, and it has been adapted to film multiple times. Director Zoltan Korda directed a rather fine 1946 Technicolor version, although more popular to today's audiences is the 1967 animated film directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney was credited as a producer, but he died shortly before "The Jungle Book" was released,...

Whenever a book becomes popular and a bestseller, it's only a matter of time before it becomes a movie or TV show. And when these books reach a certain level of popularity or relevance, they can receive multiple adaptations. Books like Pride and Prejudice, Stephen King's It or Carrie, or Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express are now classic books that have received multiple movie or TV show adaptations. But while these popular books have taken to the screen more than once, they aren't close to the many adaptations some of the most adapted books of all time have.

Everyone knows the story of Dracula, Frankenstein or Tarzan, but probably not everyone knows just how many adaptations these books have. Some of the most adapted books have over 100 adaptations between movies, TV and theater productions. One of these books has more than 500 different adaptations. Other books have become such...

Disney is a huge movie studio responsible for countless beloved films over the last century.For the most part, Disney's animated films are wholesome entertainment with messages of friendship and harmony. However, some scenes in certain movies have sparked controversy.

Even though the studio is known for being family-friendly, Disney has offered movie moments that are offensive to some audiences. This was more common during the studio's earlier years, like in Song of the South, Dumbo, and Fantasia. However, a few examples persist even in relatively recent films, including Tarzan. Some of these controversial Disney scenes are more shocking than others, but no matter what, all of them seem strangely out of place when revisiting their respective movies.

Updated on January 31, 2025, by Ajay Aravind: With the rising awareness of socio-political issues, today's viewers are a lot less tolerant of prejudice than their mid-20th century counterparts. Despite the concept of...

Though most people are familiar with Disney's Tarzan and the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan, the classic story has been adapted to film dozens of times. The character was conceived by writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, who published the first Tarzan novel in 1914. From there, he wrote several sequels, and it wasn't long before the first movie was made about the infant English lord raised by apes. From there, a new version of Tarzan appeared on the screen decade after decade, turning Burroughs' books into several movies.

In the classic story of Tarzan, which has been adapted in both live-action and animated films, an English lord and his wife, John and Alice Clayton, become stranded with their infant son after their shipwreck off the coast of Africa. After Alice and John die, their young son, John Clayton III, becomes abandoned. Fortunately, he is taken in by a female ape, who raises...

Tarzan (1999) was one of the last movies that could be considered part of Disney's powerhouse Renaissance Era of animated films. It featured award-winning songs by Phil Collins with a score by Mark Mancina. The movie was a retelling of the story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published in 1912. Frozen director Chris Buck made his directorial debut, and the movie presented a new take on Tarzan as a jungle-surfing vine swinger with a father-son conflict at its center. Rosie O'Donnell starred in the voice cast along with Tony Goldwyn, Glenn Close, Brian Blessed, Wayne Knight, and Minnie Driver.

Driver starred as Disney's latest heroine and almost-princess, Jane Porter. Although not of royal blood in the Tarzan story, Disney did once consider adding Jane to its merchandising line of princesses. Not every "princess" is actual royalty -- for example, Mulan is a warrior more than she is a princess.

2016's The Legend of Tarzan was a critical and commercial failure, even though it had assembled many of the ingredients that could have made it an adventure classic. The movie, which starred Alexander Skarsgrd as Tarzan and Margot Robbie as Jane, was a retelling of the story of the iconic Edgar Rice Burroughs character. Tarzan is a multimedia icon, and his story was adapted to the screen as early as 1918 in the silent film Tarzan of the Apes, with more than four dozen adaptations to follow, including Disney's Oscar-winning 1999 animated movie Tarzan.

The 2016 title is the most recent Tarzan movie to hit the big screen, and its general reception may be one reason that the property has since gone dormant on the big screen for nearly a decade. In addition to most likely failing to turn a profit in theaters, it was excoriated by critics and met with apathy from general audiences.

Disney's peak was from 1989 to 1999, with films like Tarzan. Despite age, Tarzan remains notable for its handling of complex themes. Tarzan highlights the importance of peace, balance, and respect in relationships.

Disney has offered fans a wealth of enchanting films since the 1930s. However, many audiences state that the production company's peak was from 1989 to 1999, providing them with classic hits such as The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas. At the very end of this period, Tarzan was released, allowing Disney to end their period of grand success on a high. Though this is a very old story, the production studio did a fantastic job of transforming this traditional tale into a film for all ages.

Despite its conventional animation style, this film handled a wealth of complex themes. This gave the Disney Renaissance film a deeper sense of heart and emotion, something that its competitors just couldn't catch up with. Yet,...

The 1984 movie Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes received a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 1985 Oscars. P.H. Vazak, who was actually a dog, was credited with co-writing the film, but the real writer behind the dog's credit was Robert Towne, the pet's owner. Towne decided to be credited under his dog's name because he didn't have control over the final version of the film, making it one of the most curious events in Oscars history.

Of the many curious stories around the Oscars, one of the oddest is in regard to a dog receiving a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. With awards season already on the go, there is no better time to remember historical records, fun stats and facts, and great Oscar stories during the long wait for the biggest night in the film industry. The 2024 Academy Awards will take place on March 10, and as is usual,...

Phil Collins' soundtrack for Disney's Tarzan is unexpectedly good, standing above other iconic movie soundtracks in its catchiness and quality. The music in Tarzan, particularly the song "You'll Be in My Heart," is moving and emotionally impactful, enhancing key moments in the film. Phil Collins put a tremendous amount of effort and passion into creating the Tarzan soundtrack, resulting in a collection of standout songs that shaped a generation of kids and left a lasting impact on viewers.

Disney's properties are always ripe for memes whether it’s a parody of Mufasa telling Simba to "never go there" or a Phil Collins Tarzan meme about the incredible soundtrack. Disney’s Tarzan is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 story "Tarzan of the Apes", which has been the basis of numerous adaptations on television and in film. The animated Disney version follows Tarzan from his time as an infant when he...

It sounds like Disney is not planning on slowing down the release of their live-action remakes of classic movies. Following the recent announcement that 1997's beloved mythical adventure Hercules is all set for adaptation, there are now reports declaring that 1999's equally popular Tarzan will be next in line.

The report comes via Disney insider Daniel Richtman, which states that the studio is developing a live-action Tarzan movie. Details on the movie are currently unknown at the moment as the project is said to be in very early development over at Disney, with no other information available other than that the movie is expected to be a remake of the cherished animated version.

There is also currently no word on the potential cast and crew for Tarzan, but,m rest assured, fans will be taking to social media very soon with passionate suggestions as to who they think should take on these iconic roles.

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On this weekend in 1918 the first filmed version of Tarzan of the Apes movie appeared. You may recall that I have a bit of an...um... problem with Tarzan that stems from childhood. I'd never seen the first Tarzan but it is streaming on YouTube and is only 60 minutes long. It has all the typical Tarzan controversial flashpoints (whitewashed pro-coloniaism history and in-the-now-whenever-that-happened-to-be gender politics) plus the origin story and even the yodelling (you can't actually hear it, mind you, but he does beat his chest while wailing so you know that's what's happening. 

Despite the worst Tarzan wig that ever existed and the lack of jungle animals (it was shot in Louisiana) it's significant for having launched a now 100 year old franchise...

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Sometimes I’m not here to tell you what went wrong with a story. Not what I usually do, but sometimes a story just gets the law right. Doesn’t stop me from writing about it. I can have as much fun explaining why the law works the way it was portrayed in a story as I can explaining why the law doesn’t work the way it was portrayed in a story. In fact, I can have more fun. When I write about why a story is right, no one gets mad at me.

Champions v2 #7 is one of those stories that got it right. For those who haven’t read it, the new Champions comic tells the adventures of some teenaged Marvel super heroes who teamed up after they became disillusioned with the behavior of the adult Marvel super heroes. Particularly their behavior in Civil War II.

Jane Goodall‘s love for animals started long before her first encounter with a chimpanzee.

The legendary primatologist tells People she was “born loving animals” and after reading Tarzan of the Apes at just 10 years old, she knew she had found her calling.

“I decided I would have to go to Africa and live with animals and write books about them,” she says. “Eventually I was invited by a school friend and met the famous anthropologist, paleontologist Louis Leakey and he was the one who said would I go study not just any animal but the ones most like us,...

Later this month, the mighty Kong returns to the big screen! To celebrate, we’re looking back at all the major primate appearances in film.

For as long as films were being made, humans have starred alongside primates. Unlike other animals, their human-like qualities can lend a sense of comedy or horror. Throughout the history of film, primates have been used to fulfill certain roles. In the early days, they were often a form of antagonist, carrying out dastardly deeds or causing mayhem. More common is the primate cast in a role of mischief, causing all sorts of comedic hijincks. While most primate roles were portrayed by live animals, it was not uncommon for men to dress up in ape suits for roles where the primates needed to carry out specific actions. Later, the advent of CGI has led to men mimicking primates in real time to create a motion-capture performance.

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For many years Tarzan was a staple of cinema—in fact from its very onset. The first Tarzan feature, Tarzan of the Apes, came out in 1918 and was followed by close to 50 other adaptations in the last century. His star started to fade in the late 1960s and there were no Tarzan features in the 1970s save for one. The 1980s somewhat provided his last gasp on the big screen with movies like the Bo Derek vehicle Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) and- more impressively- the well-received Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. The 1990s saw only 1998’s Tarzan and the Lost City and the 1999 Disney animated version. In fact, for all many “youngsters” know Tarzan may as well have originated with the Disney cartoon. For the first time in many years, we finally have a new big-budget live-action iteration of one of the screen...

The Legend Of Tarzan brings back an old Hollywood hero for a summertime, popcorn-munching adventure in 19th century colonial Africa. The movie, which stars Alexander Skarsgard and a sterling supporting cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Margot Robbie and Djimon Hounsou, provides a certain amount of fun and serviceable entertainment. It is likely to please Tarzan fans more than the 1984 Greystoke, as this movie has a less serious tone but a story closer to the original books than some movie Tarzans. Still, the fine cast is not quite enough to rescue the film entirely from its shortcomings, some inherent in the Tarzan story.

The character Tarzan debuted in Edgar Rice Burrough’s 1912 novel “Tarzan of the Apes,” and made to leap to films in the silent era, in a 1918 film of the same name. But many film fans know the character best from the early sound era Johnny Weissmuller movies.

Alexander Skarsgard is a real-life Tarzan! The 39-year-old actor, who stars as the king of the jungle in The Legend of Tarzan, got up close and personal with some cute critters on Tuesday while on a trip to Sydney, Australia. Wearing a formfitting blue sweater and a pair of gray jeans, the hunky True Blood alum cuddled up with the Australian animals - including a baby kangaroo who nearly planted a smooch on Alexa Chung's longtime boyfriend. The meet-and-greet at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo also included a visit with a prickly pet echidna, whose coarse hair and spines...

Alexander Skarsgard is a real-life Tarzan! The 39-year-old actor, who stars as the king of the jungle in The Legend of Tarzan, got up close and personal with some cute critters on Tuesday while on a trip to Sydney, Australia. Wearing a formfitting blue sweater and a pair of gray jeans, the hunky True Blood alum cuddled up with the Australian animals - including a baby kangaroo who nearly planted a smooch on Alexa Chung's longtime boyfriend. The meet-and-greet at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo also included a visit with a prickly pet echidna, whose coarse hair and spines...

It’s time to talk about remakes again. In this installment of our series, we’re going to be looking at a revamped version of one of the most legendary fictional heroes ever. This week, Cinelinx looks at The Mask of Zorro (1998).

The Zorro character was introduced in the 1919 serialized story, “The Curse of Capistrano”, written by Johnston McCulley, and was published in All-Stories Weekly, the same magazine that first published Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan of the Apes” and “John Carter: Warlord of Mars”. Zorro was partly the inspiration for Batman. (Parenthetically, in DC comics, Bruce Wayne and his parents were coming out of a theater after seeing a film version of Zorro when his parents were killed.)

The story has been adapted several times. The first time was a silent film version in 1920, starring the cinema’s first-ever action star Douglas Fairbanks as the title character. However, we...

Just one day after the first photos debuted from The Legend of Tarzan, Warner Bros. has debuted a new poster. This one-sheet, which arrived via the Legend of Tarzan Twitter account, features Alexander Skarsg&#229rd as the King of the Jungle, who is seen surveying his dominion with a massive ape. With the arrival of yesterday's photos and this one-sheet, the first trailer should be arriving very soon, so stay tuned.

The Legend of Tarzan takes a much different approach to this iconic character, who first appeared in Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes. While Tarzan is still raised in the jungle in this version, the story picks up years after the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsg&#229rd) left the jungles of Africa behind. He now lives a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Margot Robbie) at his side.

Dracula of the Apes picks up where Bram Stoker’s Dracula left off and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes began. In this horror/fiction hybrid, genre-jumping indie author G. Wells Taylor puts a terrifying twist on a pair of timeless classics. The complete trilogy is now available to download with Book One: The Urn Free and Books Two: The Ape and Three: The Curse for $3.99 each at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes and Noble, … Continue reading →

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Hollywood — At the 6th annual Governors Awards Saturday night, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte brought things to a sober, classy close with a lengthy speech detailing some of Hollywood's history with social rights issues. It was a pretty powerful send-off (Michael Keaton seemed particularly knocked out from my vantage point). I've included the full text of the speech (the bulk of his remarks, that is) below, as it seemed like something worth sharing. For more on the evening, be sure to read our coverage from the event. *** America has come a long way since Hollywood in 1915 gave the world the film "Birth of a Nation." By all measure, this cinematic work was considered the greatest film ever made. The power of moving pictures to impact on human behavior was never more powerfully evidenced than when after the release of this film, American citizens went on a murderous rampage.

After first pointing to a number of films — from The Birth of a Nation to Tarzan of the Apes to Disney's Song of the South — that inflamed racial tensions in America, Harry Belafonte called upon Hollywood to use its powers "to see a better side of what we are as a species," as he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' sixth annual Governors' Awards on Saturday night. See more Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films The singer, actor and producer, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in the '60s, was honored

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A slew of classic Disney movies are hitting for the first time on Blu-Ray, including one double-pack release, and you’re going to want to make sure to pick these up. You haven’t paid attention to some of these titles for a while, and it’s about time you got the chance to catch them on Blu-Ray. The best part is that there’s a great mix of releases hitting. Bedknobs and Broomsticks is all but lost in the cultural consciousness, and it deserves a return. The Academy Award-winning movie from the year I was born is filled with a lot of fun and adventure, and like most Disney films, holds up well for a whole new generation.

The rest of the group covers a great spectrum, including two animated “big” titles, and a 10th Anniversary release. There’s a lot to expose your family to here, so check out all the info below,...

New Delhi, March 7: Animated adventure movie "Tarzan 3D" is all set to release in India April 18.

Being released by PVR Pictures, it features "Twilight" heart-throb Kellan Lutz as Tarzan and actress Spencer Locke as Jane.

The latest adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's classic book "Tarzan of the Apes", it is expected to be a visual delight as the movie will include special effects in 3D technology, said a statement.

Directed and produced by German filmmaker Reinhard Klooss, the story begins with John Greystoke and his wife getting killed in a helicopter crash in the remote African jungle, while investigating a mysterious.

Australian actress Margot Robbie will star as 'Jane Porter', the love interest of 'Lord Greystoke', aka 'Tarzan Of The Apes", for Disney's upcoming live-action 3D feature "Tarzan", directed by David Yates, co-starring Alexander Skarsgård ("True Blood") as 'Tarzan', with Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson:

Debuting in the first "Tarzan" novel, "Tarzan of the Apes" (1912), 'Jane Porter', aka 'Jane Clayton Lady Greystoke', an American from Baltimore, Maryland, was the love interest and later the wife of 'Tarzan', mother of their son 'Korak'. 

She developed over the course of the series from a conventional damsel in distress who must be rescued from various perils...

"...to an educated, competent and capable adventuress in her own right, fully capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the jungles of Africa.

"...'John Clayton' is born in the western coastal...

Margot Robbie, on the big screen now in The Wolf of Wall Street , is, according to TheWrap , being eyed for both the Jane role in Warner Bros.' reboot of Tarzan and the female lead in Craig Zobel's Z for Zachariah . To be directed by David Yates (the last four Harry Potter films), the former project is set to star Alexander Skarsgard (in the Tarzan role), Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz while the latter film will feature Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine. Amanda Seyfried was originally planning to star in the sci-fi project, but Robbie will replace her in the part. Featuring a screenplay by Stephen Sommers and Stuart Beattie, Tarzan is a live-action film based on the character that first appeared in Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 book "Tarzan of the Apes," but is...

Washington, Nov 3: If you thought that modern children's books are too violent for their young readers, try re-reading classic books for kids from the past.

From Snow White to Tarzan of the Apes to Harry Potter, literature for children and teens has always been awash in violence and murder, according to a new book by Michelle Ann Abate, associate professor of literature for children and young adults at The Ohio State University.

"There has been a lot of hand-wringing recently about the final installments of the Harry Potter books and the Hunger Games novels because of their violence. But that level of violence is nothing new for children's books," Abate, author of 'Bloody Murder: The Homicide Tradition in Children's Literature'.

This ain't your father's Tarzan. Unlike the Disney version, Constantin Film and Ambient Entertainment bring a fresh, modern spin on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes in Reinhard Klooss's 3D animated film Tarzan with Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga) providing the voice and motion-capture performance for the jungle hero. Also in the cast is Spencer Locke (Resident Evil films) as Jane Porter and Trevor St. John as William Clayton, the CEO of Greystoke Energies who sends a mercenary army to eliminate Tarzan and Jane.While in a remote part of Africa exploring a mineral cache in a mysterious cave, entrepreneur John Greystoke and his wife Alice are killed in a tragic helicopter crash, leaving their three-year-old John, Jr. to fend for himself. Rescued by Kala, a gentle...

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Jessica Chastain is reportedly the "first choice" to play Jane in David Yates' upcoming live-action "Tarzan" movie at Warner Bros. Pictures.

According to the article, the story follows "the jungle boy who is fully assimilated to life in London when Queen Victoria asks him to investigate troubles in the Congo."

Alexander Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson have also been linked to the project, but neither is confirmed as yet.

Stephen Sommers and Stuart Beattie penned the script based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 book "Tarzan of the Apes."

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We haven't really heard much about the new Tarzan movie being directed by Harry Potter's David Yates since it was announced last year. The film is set up at Warner Bros. and apparently it will maintain the period setting of Burroughs' novels. The screenplay was written by Stephen Sommers and Stuart Beattie, and the live-action film is an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 book Tarzan of the Apes.

We previously heard that Yates was looking at Henry Cavill (Man of Steel), Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim), Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood), and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rise) to possibly take on the lead role in the film. There was also a rumor that Samuel L. Jackson was up for the part of Williams, a Civil War veteran seeking redemption for his part in atrocities committed against Native Americans.

We now have another name to add to the list of potential actors to join the project.

There hasn't been much news about Warner Bros.' Tarzan reboot since David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2) signed on to direct in November. Today, we have word that Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain is the front runner to portray Jane. It isn't known if an offer has been issued to the actress as of yet.

We also reported in November that True Blood star Alexander Skarsg&#229rd is the top contender to play the jungle king John Clayton III, a.k.a Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan as he goes on a mission to investigate a conflict in the Congo, at the behest of Queen Victoria. Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to play George Washington Williams, a Civil War veteran who joins forces with Tarzan to stop a nefarious warlord. Other actors such as Henry Cavill and Charlie Hunnam were previously considered for the title role.

Warner Bros. entrusted David Yates with directing four Harry Potter installments, so it makes sense that the studio would bring him back to revitalize the Tarzan movie franchise (which dates back to the silent film era, beginning with Tarzan of the Apes in 1918). Last we head, studio heads were eying a Summer 2013 production start date for a 2014 theatrical release; that’s to say, it’s about time we got an update on casting.

Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood) is the favored actor, in terms of contenders to play the latest cinematic version of author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ ape-man. Meanwhile, Samuel L. Jackson is heavily rumored for an important supporting role and Jessica Chastain’s name has reportedly entered the conversation about who should portray Tarzan’s lady-love Jane.

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I’ve never been much of an admirer of Tarzan, the savage apeman creation of writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. While I can’t say that I didn’t like the character, I was always more into science fiction and thus my interest lay with Burroughs’ other, lesser known creation, John Carter of Mars. That’s not to say that I didn’t hate Tarzan, it’s just that he (and his adventures) seemed one-dimensional and pretty tame. After all, what’s there to do in deepest darkest Africa except fight wild animals?

Thanks to the efforts of writer Scott Tracy Griffin, my knowledge of Tarzan and his world has expanded greatly. Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is Griffin’s new hardcover tome, a 320-page coffee table book that lays out the history of the character, from the original stories written by Burroughs nearly a century ago to Tarzan’s transfer...

David Yates, who recently signed on to direct a live action adaptation of the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, Tarzan Of The Apes, wants Alexander Skarsgard for the title role. Skarsgard made his name on True Blood, where he plays vampire Eric Northman.

He hasn’t said yes, but I doubt he’d want to turn down the role. The film comes from a script by Stephen Sommers and Stuart Beattie. Yates also wants Samuel L. Jackson to play Williams in the film, an original character not seen in the novels. Williams is ”a Civil War veteran seeking redemption for his part in atrocities committed against Native Americans.”

I’m sure we’ll get some confirmation or denials on the casting soon.

The girl who came to seduce Omar Sharif in Dallas carried a small revolver with a mother-of-pearl grip. Dressed in green, as drunk as she was determined, she forced her way into his bedroom and ordered him to take his clothes off. But an essential part of his anatomy, understandably, refused to respond to the threat of a bullet. "Using her free hand," he recounted, "she sought to encourage me. In vain. As it would have been with anyone from Errol Flynn to Johnny ['Tarzan of the Apes') Weissmuller."...

Though most of us are unaware of it, every single face-to-face interaction we have with another human being contains countless social cues and signals, from subtle micro-expressions to nuanced body language gestures, collectively referred to as "social signaling." As Michael J. Arena writes, these "unconscious social signals" are "evolved from ancient primate signaling mechanisms" and they help us effectively communicate our "intentions, goals, and values." These signals are learned through our interactions with other human beings, so any lack of these interactions, particularly in our developmental years, can seriously impede our ability to socialize with others. Though quite rare, more than a few children have been discovered living alone in the wilderness, and, despite what Hollywood would have us believe, these "feral children" are often permanently inhibited from acculturating into society because they were unable to learn these important social signals.

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"Harry Potter" director David Yates will helm "Tarzan" for Warner Bros. The potential franchise is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' series of classic books about the Earl of Greystoke's adventures as a "white ape" in equatorial Africa. It's 100 years since the first book, "Tarzan of the Apes," was published. Burroughs also originated the John Carter of Mars series, which recently met with big budget disaster. Tarzan was far more globally well-known via some 89 Hollywood incarnations, from Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weismuller through Christopher Lambert. So far rumors have Yates meeting with Henry Cavill, Charlie Hunnam and Alexander Skarsgård for the titular role, while Warners is also eyeing Tom Hardy. Cavill stars as Superman in Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel," out next June, while Hunnam stars in Guillermo del Toro's epic aliens vs. robots film "Pacific Rim," set for July. Skarsgård,...

Ooh oh ohweh ohweh ohweh Ohweh, Ohweeehhh! Or something like that. Get ready for another Tarzan movie, with the director of the last four Harry Potter films, David Yates, attached to direct another adaptation of the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs novel.

The film has been in development for quite some time (what else is new), and it sounds like Yates is already meeting with big time up and coming actors for the part of Tarzan of the Apes, including Henry Cavill (your new Superman in Man Of Steel), Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim and Sons Of Anarchy), and Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood). Apparently, the studio also wants Tom Hardy involved, but who knows if that’s mutual. Who, pray tell, will be Jane?!

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Edgar Rice Burroughs's lord of the jungle has been through many incarnations in print and on screen in 100 years. What is the secret of his survival?

Just before the first world war, a penniless pencil-sharpener salesman from Chicago had one of those eureka moments that occasionally illuminate the Anglo-American literary landscape. Steeped in the trashy magazine culture of the age – "the pulps" – 35-year-old Edgar Burroughs decided that if he couldn't beat them, he'd join them.

"If people were paid for writing rot such as I read in some of those magazines," he said later, "then I could write stories just as rotten. As a matter of fact, although I had never written a story, I knew absolutely that I could write stories just as entertaining and probably a lot more so."

At first, his imagination took him into outer space. The adventures of intergalactic explorer John Carter in Under the Moons of Mars,...

The Movie Pool sits in on a Q&A with the staff of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. as they discuss the John Carter movie.

Victor Medina of TheMoviePool.com recently sat in on a Q&A with James J Sullos Jr. and Cathy Wilbanks, the President and Archvist (respectively) of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Erb Inc. owns the rights to and preserves the legacy of the author's work, including John Carter, Tarzan, and The Land That Time Forgot. In this transcript of the Q&A, the two discuss Burrough's work and the recent John Carter movie. Questions by Victor Medina are noted.

Q - Is there anything in Princess Of Mars that you regret not being present in John Carter (the movie)?

A - Jim Sullos: On the contrary, the movie included a fairly faithful depiction of the storyline from the first book "A Princess of Mars" and actually...

Last summer we learned that Footloose remake and Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer was looking at a possible Tarzan trilogy at Warner Bros, but the studio was also looking at a competing project. However, In August of 2010, Constantin Films had already announced development of a new animated Tarzan film which would be taking more cues from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels, the first of which, Tarzan of the Apes, was published in 1912. Now that project finally has some new development as Heat Vision reports Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga) and Spencer Locke (Detention) will play Tarzan and Jane. More below! In addition, rather than just being an animated film, it will actually be a 3D motion capture production. Reinhard Klooss (yeah we're not sure either) will direct the film and is also producing the project with Robert Kulzer. Apparently this version of the story will serve as an ...

But before we get to this week’s topic, John Carter (of both Mars and East St. Louis), I’d like to apologize to the students and faculty of the State University of New York at New Paltz for the talk I gave there on Friday, during which I allowed myself to ramble…

But you want to know what’s pathetic? An old fossil, his dome a’shining, unable to remember if he ever edited (or wrote) a John Carter of Mars comic book.

One more thing about New Paltz… I’m not sure why I rambled – I did have notes laying there on the table in front of me. But ramble I did and, again, I apologize…

John Carter? Yes, John Carter. As most of you know, there is a major movie, in 3-D as well as the plain vanilla 2-D, just released and undoubtedly playing at a theater near you – here in Nyack,...

Adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novels haven’t fared well in the past, so can Andrew Stanton’s John Carter break the cycle? Terence finds out...

This Friday, one of science fiction and fantasy writer Edgar Rice Burroughs' most popular characters is finally making his big screen debut. And it’s not that yelling guy in the loin cloth who hangs out with apes. No, the movie is about Burroughs' other most popular character, John Carter of Mars.

Primarily known as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) wrote an estimated 70 novels featuring a wide array of different characters and their stories. Most of his books are still in print today (there are 539 Burroughs titles available from the Kindle store alone). 62 years after his death, Burroughs continues to be one of the genre's most venerated old-school pulp adventure writers.

Burroughs, however, has not had a...

Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., a family-owned company that owns the copyright and trademark rights to the works of fantasy adventure author Edgar Rice Burroughs, has filed a lawsuit against comic book distributor Dynamic Forces and publisher Dynamite Entertainment.

The suit pertains to Dynamite Entertainment's graphic novels based on "Tarzan" and "John Carter of Mars".

Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. alleges that Dynamite’s comic book series "Warlord of Mars" based on Burroughs' "John Carter" and "Lord of the Jungle", based on Burroughs' "Tarzan Of The Apes", is guilty of trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The suit says although Dynamic and Dynamite previously tried to make a deal with Erb Inc. Erb Inc. never agreed to any terms.

Erb Inc. created by Burroughs in 1923, is located in Tarzana, Calif.

The first novel by Burroughs, "Tarzan of the Apes", was originally published in the 1912 pulp magazine "The All-Story" before its publication as a hard cover book.

Lord of the Jungle has been announced by Dynamite Entertainment. The series, written by Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Roberto Castro, is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic Tarzan of the Apes. "Tarzan's DNA is in everything from super heroes to space epics," said Nelson. "But I was surprised at how little I knew about him, because the many adaptations wander very far from the original character. "His true story is so much deeper and more interesting - that's what we're trying to bring to life in Lord of the Jungle." (more)...

Conan. James Bond. Tarzan. Terence looks at these, and other literary characters who were changed by movie-makers on their way to the big screen...

Adapting literary heroes to the screen is a tough dilemma for filmmakers. With the possible exception of the Harry Potter phenomenon, the vast majority of a potential movie audience often has little or no familiarity with any given character's literary exploits. The end result can often be frustrating for fans of the original stories, especially when movies make too many arbitrary changes, or even do away with the spirit and intentions of the books entirely.

Conan The Barbarian, the latest rendering of Robert E Howard's pulp fantasy hero, swung its way into cinemas last week. While critics and fans are divided over its merits, most agree that it's at least more faithful and better made than such Howard adaptations as Conan The Destroyer or Kull The Conqueror.

Warner Bros. has hired Footloose director Craig Brewer to write and direct their new version of Tarzan. It is said that the writer-director has come up with a take which will span over three movies.

Last month we reported that Warner Bros. was considering scripts from both Craig Brewer and Adam Cozad (Untitled Jack Ryan Project). It seems the studio has sided with Craig Brewer, although the studio may work in material from Adam Cozad's draft for this project, or its sequel.

Tarzan was created by author Edgar Rice Burroughs in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes. There have been numerous adaptations of the character throughout the years, in both movies and television. The character was raised by apes in the jungle, although specific story details for this new version have not been released yet.

Warner Bros. has been trying for years to get this new Tarzan project off the ground.