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Jessica Chastain Top Choice for Jane in David Yates' New 'Tarzan'

by Ben Pearson
March 6, 2013
Source: NY Post

Over the past few years, film studios have collectively shifted to a conservative approach when it comes to what movies they choose to make, and having recognizable and marketable properties is what it's all about these days. Warner Bros. has been developing a new spin on Tarzan for a couple of years now, starting with Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer's take, and ultimately ending up with a script by John August and Adam Cozad for Harry Potter director David Yates to helm. Alexander Skarsgard is the top choice for the title role, and now the New York Post reports Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastian could be his Jane.

Thankfully, this script (also from writers Cormac and Marianne Wibberley) is a totally different kind of Tarzan movie than what we've seen before. The story takes place years after Tarzan has been worked back into society, and the action begins when the Queen asks him to investigate a conflict in the Congo. Tarzan teams with an ex-mercenary named George Washington Williams (a rumored Samuel L. Jackson) to save the area from a vicious warlord who controls a massive diamond mine.

Yates has obviously worked with some stellar casts before, but snagging Chastain would be a huge "get" for this movie. Adding Academy Award-nominees to a project is almost always a good move, and this actually seems like a plausible role Chastain could go for to have some fun in between more serious parts. Not much is known about the Jane character in this version of the movie, but if Chastain ends up taking the role, you can bet she'll be far from a damsel in distress. The project apparently still hasn't received an official greenlight from WB, but hopefully we'll hear more details on this project soon enough.

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DAVIDPD

Oooh! Great fit! Like a glove.
http://thechatcast.com/ 福赐天上

Filed under: things I don't think the world particularly needs.
- ghoul
  
  Whaddya mean ? We always need Hollywood to reinforce outdated stereotypes about third world countries.How else are we going to learn about those people ?
  - http://thechatcast.com/ 福赐天上
    
    I was just referring to a third Tarzan reboot in my admittedly short lifespan, but your point is more valid.
    - castingcouch
      
      Doesn't sound like a reboot to me. If they do something genuinely different with the material, I'm interested. Some jungle adventure would be a welcome change from all the CG city devastation of late.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.groves.507 Chris Groves

Um....yes please?
ff

Christina Hendricks is my first choice.
ghoul

Almost did not notice there is an article below that picture.
ghoul

Tarzan: a white mans fantasy about his superiority.Or to be more precise .A white man living in British Empire fantasy about inherit superiority of aristocracy.
- Xerxexx
  
  ...seems a stretch.
  - ghoul
    
    Think about it.Orphaned white aristocrat,raised by animals,yet he becomes the strongest man in his surroundings,never mind you that natives have lived there for generations,he is far superior to them in every way. Author of Tarzan was trying to explore his longing for the lost freedom of modern man but somehow still managed to include the attitudes of colonialism and then held believes of inherent superiority of white man. Maybe I am over thinking it a bit.
Xerxexx

Yates, Chastian, Skarsgard. Epic.
Happy camper

Dont do it Jessica!