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The Legend of Tarzan | Return to the jungle

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Tarzan and Jane return to the jungle in ‘The Legend of Tarzan’.

It's been nearly a decade since Tarzan, also known as John Clayton III, left Africa to live in Victorian England with his wife Jane. Danger lurks on the horizon as Leon Rom, a treacherous envoy for King Leopold, devises a scheme that lures the couple to the Congo. Rom plans to capture Tarzan and deliver him to an old enemy in exchange for diamonds. When Jane becomes a pawn in his devious plot, Tarzan must return to the jungle to save the woman he loves.

The Legend of Tarzan is an American action-adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by David Yates and written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer, its cast comprises Alexander Skarsgard as the title character, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou, and Academy Award winners Jim Broadbent and Christoph Waltz.