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Hollywood Reporter: Box Office Predictions for Legend of Tarzan are Inching Upward Toward $35M

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TweetHere’s a bit of good news that got buried in the Rotten Tomatoes quickstep today. A month ago the over/under index for Legend of Tarzan’s opening weekend box office was somewhere in […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs: “At Last We Have a Winner”; Other ERB Fans Also Smiling

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TweetOn Tuesday night in Burbank,  what could be the toughest audience of all — friends, family, and lifelong fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs including John Burroughs, the grandson of ERB […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Hollywood Reporter Review:

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TweetBy Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter After the creative and financial short-falling of numerous recent big-budget franchise films (the latest tanker, Independence Day: Resurgence) and the ill-fortune Warner Bros. has […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Village Voice Review: At Last, a Hollywood Reimagining With a Point

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TweetVillage Voice: At last, a Hollywood reimagining with a point. David Yates’s two-fisted pulp-studies spree The Legend of Tarzan doesn’t just update Edgar Rice Burroughs’s whiteboy jungle-bro for our age of […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

InSing.com Review of Legend of Tarzan

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TweetA generally favorable review just appeared — a few hours ahead of the official end of the embargo on reviews.  It might get taken down but I doubt it.  After all […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

USA Today Takes a Look At Legend of Tarzan Box Office Prospects and Marketing Thrust

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TweetUSA Today has an article out tonight by Andrea Mandel under the title “How Tarzan is Swinging for Male, Female Dollars” which takes a look at Legend of Tarzan within […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

“Tarzan”- Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Novel Re-imagined on the Screen

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TweetBrylle B. Tabora | Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network Directed by David Yates, “The Legend of Tarzan” is a reimagining of American author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic creation in an […]

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June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

AP: Tarzan, Revised — New Film Swings Beyond Troubled Past

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TweetLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarzan may be among America’s classic fictional characters, but he’s not beyond reproach. Like so many well-worn tales, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan was borne of a […]

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June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Full Report: Legend of Tarzan Premiere and After Party

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TweetThe embargo is still in effect on any reviews of the movie, but here’s the full scoop on the World Premiere last night of Legend of Tarzan at the Dolby […]

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Legend of Tarzan Media Coverage Surges — June 27

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Tweet Samuel L. Jackson describes his ‘Tarzan’ piggyback ride USA TODAY – ?2 hours ago? It’s hard to keep up with Tarzan. In the movie The Legend of Tarzan, George Washington […]

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June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Early Legend of Tarzan Review Breaks the Embargo then Disappears (Update)

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TweetORIGINAL POST: Looks like not everyone is honoring the embargo.  (We are — our review will appear when the embargo ends at 6am Wednesday). Meanwhile  Back to the Movies in the […]

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June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

What Does Independence Day’s Box Office Nose Dive Mean for Legend of Tarzan? (Update)

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TweetUpdate Sunday 10:15AM: IDR is now pegged at $41.6M for the weekend, not $45M as they were estimating yesterday.  The $41.6M figure includes actuals for Friday and Saturday, plus estimates […]

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June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan: Six Minutes of Behind the Scenes

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TweetWB Studios has distributed six minutes of B-Roll behind the scenes footage for broadcasters to use in putting together their own TV and web stories about  Legend of Tarzan.  Here […]

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June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Clip: You Are Tarzan

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June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Clip: Tarzan vs. Akut

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June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Clip: I Need You to Scream

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June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

ET On Set Interview — Interesting Skarsgard-Robbie Chemistry on Display

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TweetThe on-set interview of Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie is the best indication I’ve seen yet that the two headliners of Legend of Tarzan genuinely have some excellent chemistry.   […]

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June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

NY Times: Alexander Skarsgard, of Sound Mind and Body, to Play Tarzan

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TweetKathryn Shattuck | NY Times: When Alexander Skarsgard was a boy in Sweden, his father, the actor Stellan, introduced him to a favorite character. And when Alexander grew up, he […]

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June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Wall St. Journal: How The Legend of Tarzan Got Modernized

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TweetLucy Feldman writing in the Wall St. Journal offers some of the first thoughtful commentary on Legend of Tarzan and what the filmmakers were trying to accomplish. Here are some […]

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June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan: First Real Featurette Is Released …. For Korea?

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TweetThis s really buried away so deeply that as of now, when I’m posting it, it only has 74 views — and yet it’s the most interesting and complete featurette […]

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June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan: Theater Guru Tweets a Thumbs Up Mini-Review

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TweetSo who is John Shaw?  Turns out he’s president of Theatre Management Associates, LLC a motion picture consultant, film buyer, theatre management, film distributor and marketing company.  And he pre-screens […]

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June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Akut — Tarzan’s Brother? Some Thoughts on the Akut of the Movie vs. the Akut of the Books

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TweetFirst, check out the video: Now, let’s go back …. there were comments from a lot of folks about the baby on Kala’s back in the earlier trailers — the […]

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June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Skarsgard Talks Tarzan on Good Morning America

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June 20, 2016June 20, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

WB Releases “Conquer” — the Final Legend of Tarzan Trailer

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June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Media Coverage for June 18

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Tweet Alexander Skarsgard went on a four-day pasta binge after ‘The Legend Of Tarzan’ Daily Times – ?2 hours ago? If you’re going to play the king of the jungle, you […]

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June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Soundtrack Now Available From Amazon

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TweetThe Legend of Tarzan motion picture soundtrack album by composer Rupert Gregson-Williams has just gone live on Amazon, where you can buy it or preview the tracks. Legend of Tarzan […]

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June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Lyrics to Hozier’s “Better Love” from Legend of Tarzan are Worthy of Edgar Rice Burroughs

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TweetHozier wrote the just-released Better Love specifically for Legend of Tarzan, and when you read the lyrics with that in mind — well, what do you think?  For me, when […]

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June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Hozier’s ‘Better Love’ Music Video With Lots of New Legend of Tarzan Footage

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TweetThe Hozier “Better Love” Video contains a great deal of new material.  The new material brings with it some emotional impact that has been, well, not much of a focus […]

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June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Roundup of Legend of Tarzan Articles — June 16, 2016

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Tweet Collider.com ‘The Legend of Tarzan‘ Producer David Barron on Ditching the Origin Story Collider.com  – ?11 hours ago? Set after the events of his wild upbringing, The Legend of […]

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June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Collider: Alexander Skarsgard is Putting a New Spin on an Iconic Character

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TweetNo matter what generation you grew up in, if you watched movies, you probably had a Tarzan. From Johnny Weissmuller‘s iconic run as the character to the 1999 Disney Animated […]

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