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Tarzan to swing on the big screen again

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20061216
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Washington, Dec 16 -- Studio Warner Bros. and producer Jerry Weintraub are bringing 'Tarzan' back to the big screen.

The studio is in negotiating with Guillermo del Toro to direct a new take on the Edgar Rice Burroughs-created character.

John Collee, who wrote "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World" and most recently scripted the WB animated hit "Happy Feet," is in negotiations to write the screenplay.

In the years since Burroughs first introduced the loincloth-clad character in book form in 1914, Tarzan has ...

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