Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Trivia / TheLegendOfTarzan

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost $180 million to make, and only made $126.6 million at the US box office. It fared a bit better overseas, boosting it to a worldwide total of $356.4 million, but still not enough to turn a profit. Despite this, however, the film didn't do nearly as poorly as originally predicted, and Creator/WarnerBros asserted that the film broke even.

to:

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost $180 million to make, and only made $126.6 million at the US box office. It fared a bit better overseas, boosting it to a worldwide total of $356.4 million, but still not enough to turn a profit. Despite this, however, the film didn't do nearly as poorly as originally predicted, and Creator/WarnerBros asserted that the film it broke even.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost $180 million to make, and only made $126.6 million at the US box office. It fared a bit better overseas, boosting it to a worldwide total of $356.4 million, but still not enough to turn a profit. Despite this however, the film didn't do nearly as poorly as originally predicted.

to:

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost $180 million to make, and only made $126.6 million at the US box office. It fared a bit better overseas, boosting it to a worldwide total of $356.4 million, but still not enough to turn a profit. Despite this this, however, the film didn't do nearly as poorly as originally predicted. predicted, and Creator/WarnerBros asserted that the film broke even.



* FakeBrit: The Swedish Alexander Skarsgård plays the English Tarzan (a.k.a John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke).

to:

* FakeBrit: The Swedish Alexander Skarsgård Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard plays the English Tarzan (a.k.a John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CaliforniaDoubling: Set in the Congo, but filmed at Warner Bros. Studio in Leavesden, England. (Although background shoots were done in Gabon)


Added DiffLines:

* FranchiseKiller: Tarzan wasn't exactly a hot property by the time 2016 rolled around, and this film's poor box-office returns and critical reception pretty much killed the chances of the ape man's further adventures.
** However, in 2023, it was announced that Sony were developing a Tarzan movie.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Also and fittingly enough, the Narrator is voiced by the mangaka Goblin, who also did the narration in the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/NinjaSlayer''.

to:

** Also and fittingly enough, the Narrator is voiced by the mangaka Goblin, who also did the narration in the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/NinjaSlayer''.''Literature/NinjaSlayer''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/TomHardy, and Creator/CharlieHunnam were considered for the role of Tarzan before the casting of Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard.

to:

** Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/TomHardy and Creator/CharlieHunnam were considered for the role of Tarzan before the casting of Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard.



*** Creator/EmmaStone, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/LucyBoynton, Creator/LucyHale, and Creator/GeorginaHaig were considered for the role of Jane Porter as well before the casting of Robbie.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/StephenSommers, and [[Film/{{Pleasantville}} Gary Ross]] were approached to direct the movie before Creator/DavidYates was hired.

to:

*** Creator/EmmaStone, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/LucyBoynton, Creator/LucyHale, Creator/LucyHale and Creator/GeorginaHaig were considered for the role of Jane Porter as well before the casting of Robbie.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/StephenSommers, Creator/StephenSommers and [[Film/{{Pleasantville}} Gary Ross]] were approached to direct the movie before Creator/DavidYates was hired.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CowboyBeBopAtHisComputer: Most reviews of the movie refer to Tarzan’s ape tribe as gorillas, but they are meant to be “mangani”, a fictional species of ape (which is TruerToTheText to the original novels). Granted, them being a separate species from gorillas is only briefly mentioned, and their designs look nigh-identical to gorillas.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FakeBrit:
** While Professor Porter had been voiced by an actual Brit (Sir Nigel Hawthorne) in the movie, his replacement here Jeff Bennett is American. Averted with Jane herself, now voiced by Olivia D'Abo.
** Jane's friends from England - Hazel is voiced by the Canadian Tara Strong, and Greenly by the American Grey [=DeLisle=]. Eleanor however is voiced by Nicollette Sheridan, who was born in England, and moved to the US at ten.
** Philander is voiced by the Scottish-born-American Craig Ferguson.
* FakeIrish: Dr Robin Doyle is Irish and voiced by Sheena Easton, who is Scottish.
* FakeRussian: Ron Perlman as Rokoff.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the cast were different from the film. Lance Henrisken was one of the only ones to reprise his role as Kerchak.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


*** Creator/EmmaStone, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/LucyBoynton, Creator/LucyHale, and [[Series/TheElephantPrincess Georgina Haig]] were considered for the role of Jane Porter as well before the casting of Robbie.

to:

*** Creator/EmmaStone, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/LucyBoynton, Creator/LucyHale, and [[Series/TheElephantPrincess Georgina Haig]] Creator/GeorginaHaig were considered for the role of Jane Porter as well before the casting of Robbie.

Added: 279

Changed: 255

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, Tarzan is voiced by the singer Kenta Kiritani. Also and fittingly enough, the Narrator is voiced by the mangaka Goblin, who also did the narration in the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/NinjaSlayer''.

to:

* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, dub:
**
Tarzan is voiced by the singer Kenta Kiritani. Kiritani.
**
Also and fittingly enough, the Narrator is voiced by the mangaka Goblin, who also did the narration in the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/NinjaSlayer''.



* FakeAmerican: Australian Creator/MargotRobbie as the American Jane.



* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Creator/ChristophWaltz as the Belgian Léon Rom and Australian Margot Robbie as the American Jane.

to:

* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Creator/ChristophWaltz as the Belgian Léon Rom and Australian Margot Robbie as the American Jane.Rom.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Creator/JessicaChastain was originally cast as Jane Porter before Creator/MargotRobbie was cast, but departed the project due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/MissSloane''.

to:

** Creator/JessicaChastain was originally cast hired as Jane Porter before Creator/MargotRobbie was cast, but departed the project due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/MissSloane''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Leon Rom was thirty in 1889. Christopher Waltz was sixty when he played Rom.

to:

** Leon Rom was thirty in 1889. Christopher Waltz Creator/ChristophWaltz was sixty when he played Rom.



* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz as the Belgian Léon Rom and Australian Margot Robbie as the American Jane.

to:

* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz Creator/ChristophWaltz as the Belgian Léon Rom and Australian Margot Robbie as the American Jane.

Added: 556

Changed: 464

Removed: 86

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DyeingForYourArt: Alexander Skarsgård got seriously ripped for the part. Once filming ended, he immediately
made up for the lost time\calories by eating a huge pie production had cooked for him.

to:

* DyeingForYourArt: Alexander Skarsgård got seriously ripped for the part. Once filming ended, he immediately
immediately made up for the lost time\calories time/calories by eating a huge pie production had cooked for him.



** The film had the working title ''Tarzan the Untamed''.
** Creator/JohnHurt was cast as Jane's father Professor Porter but his scenes were cut.

to:

** The film Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/TomHardy, and Creator/CharlieHunnam were considered for the role of Tarzan before the casting of Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard.
*** [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Michael Phelps]] also
had brief discussions for the working title ''Tarzan titular part, but was rejected after the Untamed''.
producers [[Main/BadBadActing watched his performance as the host of]] ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
** Creator/JohnHurt Creator/JessicaChastain was originally cast as Jane's father Professor Jane Porter before Creator/MargotRobbie was cast, but his scenes departed the project due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/MissSloane''.
*** Creator/EmmaStone, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/LucyBoynton, Creator/LucyHale, and [[Series/TheElephantPrincess Georgina Haig]]
were cut.considered for the role of Jane Porter as well before the casting of Robbie.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/StephenSommers, and [[Film/{{Pleasantville}} Gary Ross]] were approached to direct the movie before Creator/DavidYates was hired.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AccidentallyCorrectZoology: The series shows gorillas catching termites with sticks. Back in 2001, when the show was made, it was believed that only chimpanzees do this. However, in 2014, [[http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141218-wild-gorilla-has-eureka-moment similar behavior was also observed in mountain gorillas]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DyeingForYourArt: Alexander Skarsgård got seriously ripped for the part. Once filming ended, he immediately
made up for the lost time\calories by eating a huge pie production had cooked for him.

Added: 255

Changed: 173

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DawsonCasting: George Washington Williams was only 41 when he died in 1891 in Blackpool, but he's played by 68-year-old Samuel L. Jackson. Though to his credit, he certainly looks younger.

to:

* DawsonCasting: DawsonCasting:
**
George Washington Williams was only 41 when he died in 1891 in Blackpool, but he's played by 68-year-old Samuel L. Jackson. Though to his credit, he certainly looks younger.younger.
** Leon Rom was thirty in 1889. Christopher Waltz was sixty when he played Rom.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!!Animated TV Series:
* OutOfOrder: The three episodes featured in ''Tarzan & Jane'' were aired later than the rest (since the show itself aired in 2001, while the direct-to-video film was released in 2002). However, two of those three episodes, namely "The Volcanic Diamond Mine" and "The British Invasion", obviously take place before two episodes of the show, "The Caged Fury" and "The New Wave", respectively, since the events of the former two are referenced in the latter two.



Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DawsonCasting: George Washington Williams was only 41 when he died on his way back from the Congo, but he's played by 68-year-old Samuel L. Jackson. Though to his credit, he certainly looks younger.

to:

* DawsonCasting: George Washington Williams was only 41 when he died on his way back from the Congo, in 1891 in Blackpool, but he's played by 68-year-old Samuel L. Jackson. Though to his credit, he certainly looks younger.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DawsonCasting: George Washington Williams was only 41 when he died on his way back from the Congo, but he's played by 68-year-old Samuel L. Jackson. Though to his credit, he certainly looks younger.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DuelingMovies: With Disney's ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', another story about a WildChild [[RaisedByWolves raised by animals]] (both of whom have been subjects to DisneyAnimatedCanon films).

to:

* DuelingMovies: With Disney's ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', another story about a WildChild [[RaisedByWolves raised by animals]] (both of whom have been subjects to DisneyAnimatedCanon Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon films).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DuelingMovies: With Disney's ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', another story about a NatureHero [[RaisedByWolves raised by animals]] (both of whom have been subjects to DisneyAnimatedCanon films).

to:

* DuelingMovies: With Disney's ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', another story about a NatureHero WildChild [[RaisedByWolves raised by animals]] (both of whom have been subjects to DisneyAnimatedCanon films).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DuelingMovies: With Disney's ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'', another story about a NatureHero [[RaisedByWolves raised by animals]] (both of whom have been subjects to DisneyAnimatedCanon films).

Added: 310

Changed: 49

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost $180 million to make, and only made $126.6 million at the US box office. It fared a bit better overseas, boosting it to a worldwide total of $356.4 million, but still not enough to turn a profit. Despite this however, the film didn't do nearly as poorly as originally predicted.



* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz as the Belgian Léon Rom.

to:

* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz as the Belgian Léon Rom.Rom and Australian Margot Robbie as the American Jane.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


For the 2016 live-action film.

to:

For the 2016 !!2016 live-action film.
film:

Added: 164

Changed: -2

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz as the Belgian Léon Rom.

to:

* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz as the Belgian Léon Rom.Rom.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The film had the working title ''Tarzan the Untamed''.
** Creator/JohnHurt was cast as Jane's father Professor Porter but his scenes were cut.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, Tarzan is voiced by the singer Kenta Kiritani. Also and fittingly enough, the Narrator is voiced by the mangaka Goblin, who also did the narration in the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/NinjaSlayer''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


For the 2016 live-action film.

to:

For the 2016 live-action film.film.

* FakeBrit: The Swedish Alexander Skarsgård plays the English Tarzan (a.k.a John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke).
* FakeNationality: The Austrian-German Christoph Waltz as the Belgian Léon Rom.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
too early to tell


For the 2016 live-action film.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $180 million. Box office, $89.8 million (domestic so far), $145.8 million (worldwide so far).

to:

For the 2016 live-action film.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $180 million. Box office, $89.8 million (domestic so far), $145.8 million (worldwide so far).
film.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

For the 2016 live-action film.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $180 million. Box office, $89.8 million (domestic so far), $145.8 million (worldwide so far).

Top