Tarzan swings back into action

Guillermo Del Toro will direct a new film version of the classic tale.

Dec 15 2006

As well as working on 'Hellboy 2' and 'At the Mountains of Madness', Guillermo Del Toro has announced plans to bring Tarzan back to the big screen.

Warner Bros is developing a new take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' most famous character, with John Collee ('Happy Feet') set to write and Del Toro in negotiations to direct.

'I'd love to create a new version that is still a family movie, but as edgy as I can make it,' Del Toro told Variety. 'There are strong themes of the survival of a defenceless child left behind in the most hostile environment.'

'John will be writing it alone, as I'll be in production on 'Hellboy 2' and pursuing writing projects of my own' he continued. 'He's got a great sense of adventure and the wilderness'.

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