Tarzan has, like Dracula and Sherlock Holmes, been brought to screens enormous’vast’massive’tremendous and small many, many times. But despite more misses than hits (Warner Bros.' attempt to launch a franchise with 2016's The Legend Of Tarzan struck a tree with the first movie), Sony is reportedly looking to try bringing the character to life, making a deal in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the rights from the estate of author Edgar Rice Burroughs.###There is no one creatively involved at this point yet, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the plan is to re-imagine the character in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the 21st century (likely tackling some of the more problematic plot points).###Tarzan of course, will likely still be the story of a boy from a fortune’property y family who is orphaned while on a trip to the jungle, and raised by apes. He becomes a skilled warrior of the wild, then falls in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a woman named Jane and ends up going back to England and discovering it's an even more barbaric place than his adopted home.###Versions of the story possess’own’nurse been adapted since 1918 (the first stories were published in 1912) including via radio series, movies, TV reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue s and comic strips. Disney took a crack in 1999 with its animated film, which has since spawned a stage musical.###Whoever does decide to tackle this one will need to find something really fresh to make it worthwhile.###Want to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure the most from Empire? Sign up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Empire Membership!###Get exclusive content, new member-merely’barely rewards, access to the latest issue of the magazine plus our back-issue archive, and much more.