Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sony Pictures has picked up the film rights to “Tarzan” from Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., according to an individual with knowledge ...

The studio plans to reinvent the character for the 21st century. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Sony Pictures has picked up the screen rights to the character from Burroughs’ estate, Edgar Rice ...

Tarzan hasn’t had the best luck on the big screen in recent years, but perhaps he can thrive with help from a new studio. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has acquired Tarzan’s film rights ...

Bo Derek and Miles O'Keeffe swinging on vine in 1981's "Tarzan, The Ape Man." (Getty Images) Sony Pictures has picked up the film rights to “Tarzan” from Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., according to an ...