Plot: Living in England with the woman he fell in love with and married, Jane Porter, John Clayton (Tarzan) is asked by the Belgian King Leopold to go to Africa to see what has been done there to help the country. He refuses at first, but an American, George Washington Williams, wants him to accept so that he can accompany him. He wants to prove his theory that Leopold is committing atrocities to achieve his goals. Tarzan agrees and Jane insists that she accompany him. They are captured in the village they are staying in. Tarzan escapes with Williams’ help, and sets out to rescue Jane.
Trivia:
• Alexander Skarsgård said one of the main reasons he took this role was to impress his father. He said, "My dad is a massive Tarzan fan. Growing up, we had these VHS cassettes of the Johnny Weissmuller films and that was my introduction to the character. But those films are seventy years old and so much time has passed that I think mine is a fresh take. I'll never compete with Johnny Weissmuller, but I just wanted to impress my father. He was thrilled; he was more excited than I was."
• David Yates asked Margot Robbie to punch Alexander Skarsgård while directing their sex scene. He said, "It is an earthy moment of her enjoying sex with Alex. So I told her just slap Alex while you're making love. Give him a punch." Skarsgård said, "David wanted it to be primal and animalistic, so he egged us on. When you first meet them, they are very civilized and buttoned up. But the first sex scene is when they go back to the jungle." Robbie added, "We definitely got caught up in the moment."
• Alexander Skarsgård's first cheat meal occurred more than five months into his training. Skarsgård had been on a very strict diet for five straight months, avoiding any fat completely, as he was in the process of developing an eight-pack. He said, "It was a Sunday and we were training hard in the gym and my trainer saw that my will to live was fading. He told me to put down the weights and he took me to lunch. That day he let me order whatever I wanted. I got to eat pizza, pasta, tiramisu. I get emotional just talking about that day." On the last day of filming, the crew congratulated him on the end of his diet by gifting him with a huge "Banoffee Pie," a British dessert. Skarsgård said that to celebrate, he ate the entire pie by himself in a single sitting.
• Alexander Skarsgård said his biggest fear in taking on the role was that his little brother, who was 7 years old, would think that Skarsgård "is a shit Tarzan." Skarsgård said his little brother looks up to Tarzan as "his ultimate hero," and he did not want to let his little brother down.
• In the scene where Jane and Captain Rom are eating dinner, she crosses her fork and knife. The Captain rings the bell and tells the servant Lady Clayton is finished. After she leaves, he places her knife and fork beside each other. In formal dining, when people cross their silverware, it means they did not enjoy the meal. When they are placed next to each other, it means they are finished.
Goofs:
• The fastening system used to attach the railroad tracks to the ties are ones used in modern Europe on concrete ties. It's more likely that simple spikes driven in wooden ties would have been used in the latter part of the 19th century in Africa.
• When the crocodiles approach the sinking ship and one of them bites Leon Rom, it immediately does the infamous "crocodile death roll". At the tail end of the first croc that devours Leon Rom, a trailing 2nd croc can be seen simultaneously doing the same death roll. Unless the doctor is 20 feet tall why is the 2nd croc death rolling?
If you've seen this movie, let me know how you liked it. Have a fangtastic Friday! <3 Brock V"""V
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