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Tarzan 2016 Trades His Loincloth for Boardshorts

There have been nearly 50 Tarzan films made since the King of the Jungle first hit the silver screen in 1918 (including the 1999 Disney version, which famously featured the musical stylings of Phil Collins).

Photo by Jonathan Olley, courtesy of Warner Bros.

So we weren’t running to reserve tickets when we learned this summer (This Friday, to be exact) would welcome another iteration of the legendary swinger to theaters. But then we found out that the titular role in The Legend of Tarzan would be played by Alexander Skarsgård (pictured) looking like this. Tell us whether Skarsgård is enough to convince you to give this century-old hero another look. legendoftarzan.com

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