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Category: Tarzan

Move over St. John, Krenkel, Frazetta — and Make Room for Zdenek Burian’s Stunning Tarzan Illustrations

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TweetWhen you walk through the front door of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. the first walls you see are decorated with the extraordinary illustrations of Czech master Zdenek Burian. These illustrations […]

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May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 Michael Sellers Art, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes

Recent Legend of Tarzan News

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Tweet I’m going to post links to Tarzan posts once in awhile here, just so those who aren’t checking over there where the Tarzan posts live can have a look […]

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April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 Michael Sellers Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood

Tarzan as a Demigod of the Forest? ERB’s Favorite Description and What it Reveals

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TweetMuch has been made of Tarzan as the prototype for what would become the Superhero in the pulps and comics.  “Without Tarzan, there could be no Batman” is one way of […]

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December 30, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Legend of Tarzan: Scott Mendelson’s Commentary on Forbes Provides Food For Thought

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TweetScott Mendelson is one of the more astute and fair-minded observers out there.   His work on John Carter was some of the best I came across during that episode […]

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December 10, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Legend of Tarzan: Christoph Waltz, Samuel Jackson to play compelling real world historical characters

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Tweetby Rick Barry From what we know about director David Yates’ new Tarzan film (due in 2016), we have every right to expect that he and his team are making […]

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December 9, 2015December 11, 2015 Rick Barry Most Read, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

WB Releases Legend of Tarzan Poster

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TweetRight on the heels of releasing the first stills, Warner Brothers has released the (a?) poster for Legend of Tarzan.  The poster features Alexander Skarsgard and an ape…..a very interesting […]

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December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 Michael Sellers Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan of the Apes

First Two Stills From Legend of Tarzan — Skarsgard, Robbie, as Tarzan and Jane

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TweetAt long, long last Warner Brothers has unveiled the first two stills from the Legend of Tarzan via a USA Today article that just appeared. Both images are credited to Jonathan […]

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December 8, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

More Skarsgard re TARZAN: On “integrity,” “character,” and how the “beast inside” slowly comes out

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TweetThe upcoming release of Diary of a Teenage Girl with Alexander Skarsgard in a leading role is producing a flood of quotes from  Skarsgard about that film — and a […]

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December 7, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Other Stuff, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

Brom’s Tarzan — One of the Best I’ve Seen, by an Artist WIth Genuine Vision

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TweetEvery day I see dozens if not hundreds of images of heroic art, courtesy of all the fans on all the Edgar Rice Burroughs and Sword and Sorcery sites and […]

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December 3, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Art, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Shelf Life: Happy to Be Feeling Like a Dum Dum by Ron Marz

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TweetRon Marz, writing in Comic Book Resources, about the just completed Dum Dum: The town of Clinton, Connecticut, is like any number of small New England villages. Perched on the […]

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November 29, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

2015 Dum Dum Memories Courtesy of the Burroughs Family

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TweetIt all began in 1962 when the Burroughs Bibliophiles were formed as an adjunct to the science fiction Worldcon.  This was during the first wave of the great 1960s Edgar […]

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November 24, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers Danton Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood

“Africa of the Mind” in 1912: The Books That Helped Edgar Rice Burroughs write Tarzan of the Apes

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TweetI’ve been a little quiet lately, in part because I’ve been doing some research on the “Africa of the mind” that Edgar Rice Burroughs had access to as he was […]

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November 17, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Would Edgar Rice Burroughs Have Approved of Alexander Skarsgard as Tarzan?

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TweetNo one has a better idea of what Tarzan should look like, what his demeanor should be, how he should carry himself — than Tarzan’s creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs […]

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November 14, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

Pan is as big a disaster for WB as John Carter was for Disney; $150M film brings in $15M Opening Weekend

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TweetOne would think that no marketing campaign could be as clumsy and tone deaf as Disney’s John Carter campaign, but then along comes AJoe Wright’s Pan, distributed by Warner Brothers […]

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November 12, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Jane Goodall Sees Tarzan as a potential global voice for the environment, talks of her childhood crush on the Edgar Rice Burroughs character

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TweetSpeaking at the Centennial Celebration of the creation of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs on August 18, primatologist and global icon Jane Goodall recalled how […]

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November 11, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

The Elusive, Impulsive Magic of Edgar Rice Burroughs

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TweetI have been lately re-reading Irwin Porges massive biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the pleasures of which is the passionate introduction, written in 1975, by Ray Bradbury. In […]

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November 8, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

At last! A Tarzan 2016 Test Screening Viewer Gives David Yates a Solid Thumbs Up and Leaks Intriguing Details [Updates]

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TweetAt last, it has finally happened — someone who saw a test screening of David Yates’ TARZAN has leaked some fascinating and detailed observations. There is of course no way to 100 […]

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October 29, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Most Read, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, The Tarzan Files

“Very good!” — first comments on an advance viewing of the Tarzan 2016 trailer

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TweetThis is pretty thin soup, but given the recent run of bad news for WB’s Tarzan, I figured this is worth sharing. On the Internet Movie Data Base message board […]

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October 23, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes

Margot Robbie Gets a LIttle Friendly Press for Tarzan

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TweetIt’s not exactly a major breakthrough, but Margot Robbie has managed to create a minor bit of positivity by posting on her Instagram a video of her swinging on a […]

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October 22, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Other Stuff, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

The Box Office Tragedy of WB’s last Tarzan Movie, Plus the Pan Box Office Disaster, Define WB’s Challenge for Tarzan 2016

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TweetPan opened with a disastrous $15.5M in Domestic U.S. Box Office.  How bad is that?  Well, Pan cost $150M to make and did $15.5M; John Carter cost $267M to make […]

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October 21, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Uh oh, here it comes: The Tarzan Negativity Narrative has begun. What will WB do to Counter It?

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TweetHere comes that sinking feeling again.  In a flash, it suddenly looks like Warner Brothers’ efforts to have  calm and positive rollout of Tarzan have just taken a significant hit with  the […]

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October 20, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Most Read, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

It’s official — Skarsgard: No loincloth for Tarzan 2016

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TweetWhat’s your first thought when you hear that, per Alexander Skarsgard in a new interview, the Tarzan that he and David Yates have cooked up doesn’t end up wearing a […]

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October 20, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

Influencing the Influencers: Is Warner Bros Falling Behind with the Promotion of David Yates’s Tarzan 2016?

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TweetThere’s a  cable TV news host out there who does a segment “Talk Me Down” in which the commentator does a rant about something that’s bothering her, and has a knowledgable […]

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October 19, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, John Carter (The Disney Movie), John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood

Fans Hoping For a Successful Tarzan 2016 Need to Go to These Negative Articles and Comment

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TweetWarner Brothers and Tarzan have just taken a significant hit in the first battle to establish a favorable narrative for Tarzan 2016.  Establishing a favorable narrative is hugely important; we […]

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October 18, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Frank Westwood, Co-Founder of the British Edgar Rice Burroughs Society

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Tweetby Laurence Dunn — Frank Westwood, one of the founders of the British Edgar Rice Burroughs Society and editor of the society’s journal The Fantastic Worlds of ERB, has sadly […]

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October 2, 2013August 9, 2015 Michael Sellers Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

WB’s Tarzan Showing Exciting Signs of Life: The Extraordinary Christoph Waltz Eyed for the Villain

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TweetVariety and other entertainment outlets are reporting that the thoroughly amazing Christoph Waltz is in talks to play the villain in WB’s Tarzan, which had been slated to go into […]

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September 27, 2013December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

The Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial DVD “100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter” is Here

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TweetThe Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Two Disk Centennial DVD Set, co-produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. and The John Carter Files,  is now available (and two more disks are coming) […]

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September 3, 2013December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

“Tarzan and the Light of Knowledge” — by Cynthia Sheppard is just brilliant

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TweetEvery once in awhile you come across something that is so right and true and beautiful that it stops you in your tracks and gives you goosebumps.  That just happened […]

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August 23, 2013August 9, 2015 Michael Sellers Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Rus Wornom: Review of 100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood

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TweetRus Wornom, a frequent and cogent commenter here,  has posted two reviews  on his blog, which also has a lot of other interesting material on it.

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July 30, 2013August 9, 2015 Michael Sellers John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Video: Constantin Films’ New Theatrical Trailer for Tarzan

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TweetConstantin Films has finally come out with a full theatricaal trailer for their upcoming 3D motion capture Tarzan film starring Kellen Lutz as Tarzan and Spencer Locke as Jane. What […]

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May 15, 2013July 11, 2015 Michael Sellers Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

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