FIRST LOOK: Shirtless Alexander Skarsgard shows off his amazing abs as he seduces redhead Margot Robbie in official The Legend Of Tarzan stills
The classic tale of Tarzan has been adapted with varying success over the years.
But next summer's The Legend Of Tarzan looks set to be a sizzling cinematic event if the first look images of Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard are anything to go by.
The 39-year-old Swedish actor is the perfect choice to play wild man Tarzan, striking the right balance between savage and sexy in the the stills.
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Jungle hunk: Alexander Skarsgard displays his impressive abs and muscular physique in the first look images for David Yates' The Legend Of Tarzan
Alexander displays his incredible six-pack and rippling pecs as he goes shirtless in the jungle, with rain trickling down his body.
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Sporting tangled, shoulder-length hair, the True Blood star looks very different to his usual rugged self.
A second image sees him cosying up to Australian beauty Margot, who has reinvented herself as a redhead for the film.
Romance: Margot has reinvented herself as a redhead for the Tarzan reboot, which will pick up 10 years after the hero leaves the jungle
Wearing a simple dress with scratches running down her arms and her long locks tumbling down her back, she looks the perfect Jane.
The David Yates-helmed film starts with Tarzan out of the jungle, a decade removed from his jungle home and completely established in the British upper class.
Tarzan, now living as John Clayton III aka Lord Greystoke, is sent by Parliament as an emissary to return to the Congo, where his now wife Jane and their old friends are put in danger.
Discussing the reboot's fresh approach to the timeless tale, he told USA Today: 'It's almost the opposite of the classic tale, where it's about taming the beast.
'This is about a man who's holding back and slowly as you peel off the layers, he reverts back to a more animalistic state and lets that side of his personality out.'
The Legend Of Tarzan hits cinemas on July 1, 2016.
Transformation: Wolf Of Wall Street actress Margot will play Tarzan's wife Jane, who is put in danger when she joins the hero on a mission to the Congo
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