WB's new Tarzan series...
02-04-03, 01:25 PM
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WB's new Tarzan series...
I'm an easy mark when it comes to male eyecandy, so I'll probably check it out in spite of myself. But do we really need a "Smallville" version of Tarzan? They've already cast some Calvin Klein model as Tarzan, typical...
Even more typical: It's an "action series" in present day New York, and Jane is a cop...
Even more typical: It's an "action series" in present day New York, and Jane is a cop...
Fimmel answers call of the jungle for WB's 'Tarzan'
Tue Feb 4, 2:10 AM ET
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Calvin Klein model Travis Fimmel is swinging into action with the WB Network. After an extensive search of four countries, the 22-year-old Australian has been tapped for the title role in the network's drama pilot "Tarzan," from Warner Bros. Television and producer Laura Ziskin. Another newcomer, Sarah Wayne Callies, has been cast as Jane.
The contemporary take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' enduring tale of Lord Greystoke revolves around Tarzan as a young man as he is brought from the jungle to his childhood home, New York, by his uncle, the head of powerful Greystoke Enterprises, and centers on Tarzan's relationship with Jane, a fiery police detective.
"Travis is a wonderful young man, he's got not simply a great look but that feeling that you get that this is gonna be a big star," WBTV president Peter Roth said. "He's got a quality about him that is every bit as special as what I remember experiencing when we first met ('Smallville' star) Tom Welling."
Fimmel's background is well suited to his first acting role. He grew up on the family farm in Victoria, Australia, where he regularly milked cows. He also loved hunting foxes and often camped out in the wild.
As for Callies, Roth said everyone at the studio was "blown away" by her audition tape. "She is one of the most exciting young actresses I've seen in many years," he said.
Eric Kripke wrote the script for the pilot, which Roth said "combines the icon of Tarzan, the romance of true young love and the action of a great action series." Ziskin and Kripke are executive producing with David Gerber and the pilot's director, David Nutter.
Fimmel is repped by David Seltzer of Management 360 and attorney Jason Sloane.
Tue Feb 4, 2:10 AM ET
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Calvin Klein model Travis Fimmel is swinging into action with the WB Network. After an extensive search of four countries, the 22-year-old Australian has been tapped for the title role in the network's drama pilot "Tarzan," from Warner Bros. Television and producer Laura Ziskin. Another newcomer, Sarah Wayne Callies, has been cast as Jane.
The contemporary take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' enduring tale of Lord Greystoke revolves around Tarzan as a young man as he is brought from the jungle to his childhood home, New York, by his uncle, the head of powerful Greystoke Enterprises, and centers on Tarzan's relationship with Jane, a fiery police detective.
"Travis is a wonderful young man, he's got not simply a great look but that feeling that you get that this is gonna be a big star," WBTV president Peter Roth said. "He's got a quality about him that is every bit as special as what I remember experiencing when we first met ('Smallville' star) Tom Welling."
Fimmel's background is well suited to his first acting role. He grew up on the family farm in Victoria, Australia, where he regularly milked cows. He also loved hunting foxes and often camped out in the wild.
As for Callies, Roth said everyone at the studio was "blown away" by her audition tape. "She is one of the most exciting young actresses I've seen in many years," he said.
Eric Kripke wrote the script for the pilot, which Roth said "combines the icon of Tarzan, the romance of true young love and the action of a great action series." Ziskin and Kripke are executive producing with David Gerber and the pilot's director, David Nutter.
Fimmel is repped by David Seltzer of Management 360 and attorney Jason Sloane.
