The Legend of Tarzan (film) is based on a fictional person created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan ( John Clayton , Viscount Greystoke ) is a fictional character , an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes ; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer . The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 American action adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs .