On September 30, 2022, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Sony Pictures has picked up the screen rights to Tarzan and is looking to deliver a "total reinvention" of the character.
As of 2024, the first eleven books, through Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, are in the public domain worldwide. The later works are still under copyright in the United States.
Tarzan is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1999 with the theatrical release of the film Tarzan, based on the character Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.
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What is replacing Tarzan at Disneyland?
Tarzan's Treehouse™
Tarzan's Treehouse is undergoing a transformation—and will reopen in a fresh, new way in 2023 as Adventureland Treehouse, a whimsical attraction inspired by Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson. Learn more about the Adventureland Treehouse.
As for the copyright issue, Tarzan is owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the 1999 Disney version may contain certain contractual agreements and clauses which limited how and where Tarzan could be distributed.
"Tarzan" is in the public domain, but it trademarked through ERB, Inc., as is "Lord of the Apes". ERB has gone after many writers, artists and the like, for their usage of Tarzan and trademark infringement.
Tarzan started out life as a book series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in 1912. Seventy years after an author has died, his of her works become part of the public domain, meaning that no company owns the rights to the character.
According to a Cast Member who played the iconic Jack Sparrow in Disneyland Park, one character was cut from the lineup of walk-around characters due to multiple accounts of sexual harassment. The male character they had pulled was Tarzan. He moved around the tree house dressed in just a butt flap.
Disney's magnificent animated adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's story of the ape man begins deep within the jungle when baby Tarzan is adopted by a family of gorillas.
Watch Tarzan | Disney+ An orphaned infant is raised by a family of gorillas and ultimately accepted as one of their own. As Tarzan matures into a young man, his life changes forever when he finally meets other humans, with whom he feels an immediate and irresistible bond.
Edgar Rice Buroughs Inc, is quite aggressive in their pursuit of trademark violation in protecting Tarzan... that said, it's not a copyright and Tarzan is fair game to use... however that's only in the United States.
Tarzan, the Ape Man, an adventure movie starring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, and C. Aubrey Smith is available to stream now. Watch it on Prime Video or Apple TV on your Roku device.
Artists, Writers, Musicians, Merchants and Manufacturers--anyone desiring to use the TARZAN name and mark, are URGED to contact the company directly before proceeding. Trademarks, unlike copyrights, are forever and those who use the TARZAN name and mark without permission or license from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
All of the Tarzan books were banned in Los Angeles, California, in 1929 because it was reasoned that, even though he is a fictional character, Tarzan was living in the jungle with Jane without being married.
DOWNEY – In the early 1960's it was reported that the Downey City Library had banned all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' “Tarzan” books because Tarzan wasn't married to Jane when they conceived Boy. This was widely believed throughout Southern California during the 1960's and 1970's and is still believed by many today.
After that, Donald Duck will enter the public domain in 2030, when the copyright expires on his first cartoon from 1934, “The Wise Little Hen.” As more and more Disney characters enter the public domain in the coming years, creators must still be sure to avoid running afoul (afowl for Donald!) of Disney's other ...
Tarzan (also known as Disney's Action Game: Tarzan) is a 1999 platform game based on the 1999 film of the same name. Versions were released in North America for the Game Boy Color on June 28, 1999, PlayStation and Microsoft Windows on June 30, 1999, and Nintendo 64 in February 15, 2000.
While Square Enix clearly has a lot of creative control over the series, Disney is the decision maker. Considering that most of the worlds in Kingdom Hearts are Disney locations, it makes sense–this is, first and foremost, a game with "hanging out with Disney characters" as one of its core draws.
Walt Disney World has closed its famous Splash Mountain water ride, the Magic Kingdom attraction that for years had been criticized for having racist roots. But not everyone was happy to see the ride go.
