The Legend of Tarzan (film) was released in 2013.
Alexander Skarsgård . In 2016 , Skarsgård appeared in War on Everyone and as Tarzan in The Legend of Tarzan . The Legend of Tarzan (film) . Directed by David Yates , and written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer , the film stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character , with Samuel L. Jackson , Margot Robbie , Djimon Hounsou , Jim Broadbent and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles . The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 29 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1 , 2016 , in 2D , 3D , IMAX and IMAX 3D .