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"My dad was shooting a miniseries in London at the time, and
so I went straight to his house, and he loved to cook,”
Skarsgard told Reuters at the London premiere of “The Legend of
Tarzan” on Tuesday.
“I went straight to his house after wrap and spent four to five
days on his couch just being fed. Incredible weekend.”
The new Tarzan film, based on the books by Edgar Rice Burroughs
and out in UK theaters on July 6, is woven into the real life
story of African-American historian George Washington Williams,
who traveled to the Congo and condemned Belgium's King Leopold
II for his harsh and brutal treatment of the Congolese people.
Tarzan has also appeared in numerous comic books since its
debut, making the film the latest in a long line of recent comic
book adaptations for the big screen. The film’s director David
Yates, best known for directing four "Harry Potter" films, said
the comic book genre is not yet in danger of tiring out
audiences.
"I think the comic book genre will constantly evolve. Because it
is a genre that contains stories and characters that can go in
any direction so I as a place for theater it will probably be
with us for a little bit longer yet,” he said. “Marvel do an
amazing job and they're bright enough to take those worlds in
different directions.”
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