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Me Tarzan, You Director: Sommers to Direct New Version of Burroughs Classic?
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Johnny Weissmuller striking some poses that show why he got the role of Tarzan (hint: it wasn’t his acting).
Variety reports that Stephen Sommers is in talks to direct and co-write a new film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs classic novel, Tarzan. This will be the eight kazillionth adaptation of Burroughs’s book.
Warner Brothers and Jerry Weintraub will produce. They’ve been trying to get this project going since 2003. John August was originally attached to write and at one point, Guillermo del Toro was up for directing duties. Now THAT would have been interesting.
Sommers just ...
Stephen Sommers to Direct "Tarzan"
Film Gecko —
What?! Another remake?! Yes, there truly are no new ideas in Hollywood. Variety is reporting that Stephen Sommers is in talks to direct a big screen version of Tarzan for Warner Bros., with Jerry Weintraub producing.
Sommers, who will co-write the Tarzan script with Stuart Beattie, recently wrapped G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra for Paramount. Warner Bros. and Weintraub have been developing Tarzan since 2003, when John August was hired to pen a new take on the Edgar Rice Burroughs-created character. Two years ago, the studio was negotiating with Guillermo del Toro to ...
Stephen Sommers Directing 'Tarzan'
Cinematical —
Filed under: Action, Classics, Deals, Warner Brothers, Scripts, Newsstand, Remakes and SequelsThere's an interesting trend going on in film right now -- everyone is grabbing up classic characters of pulp and adventure literature right and left. We've got Conan, Sherlock Holmes, John Carter, and now Tarzan. There's a sociological study in here for an aspiring student. Tarzan has seen many a reboot, and there's always whispers of someone wanting to make a new version. This current project has been floating around since 2003 (the same year Warner Bros tried to bring Tarzan to ...
Stephen Sommers in Talks to Direct Tarzan?
Film Junk —
[image] It looks like there’s a new Tarzan movie in the works, and no, it’s not going to be a Disney animated film. According to Variety , Stephen Sommers ( The Mummy , Van Helsing ) is in negotiations to direct the film, which is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes . Stuart Beattie ( Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , G.I. Joe ) will rewrite the script, which was originally penned by John August ( Big Fish , Charlie’s Angels ). Apparently Guillermo Del Toro was interested in directing at one point, which would have been pretty cool. As ...
Welcome To The Jungle: Stephen Sommers To Take Over “Tarzan”
Hollywoodtuna —
... Warner Bros. has had a new Tarzan movie in the works since 2003, even getting Guillermo del Toro in talks to direct at one point. But now that del Toro’s got his hands full with The Hobbit, the WB’s turned to Stephen Sommers, according to Variety. Great… ...
New 'Tarzan' To Have Biggest Vines Ever! [Trade Roundup]
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... · Noted shlockteur Stephen Sommers will write and direct Warner Bros.'s splashy Tarzan remake, set to push the flimsy-loincloth envelope further than any version to come before. [Variety] ...
Will Stephen Sommers direct ‘Tarzan’?
The Screening Log —
Stephen Sommers is in talks to direct a new big-screen version of “Tarzan” for Warner Bros., according to Variety. Sommers will write the script with Stuart Beattie, whose credits include “Collateral” and Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming “Australia.” Beattie also co-wrote Paramount’s upcoming action flick “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra,” which Sommers also directed. Apparently, Warner Bros. has been developing a new “Tarzan” flick since 2003. What exactly this new film will focus on is unknown at this point. By the way, Tarzan first appeared in 1912’s “Tarzan of the Apes,” a novel written by Edgar Rice ...
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