Hustle & Flow Director Craig Brewer Hired to Write and Direct New Tarzan Trilogy

Last month we wondered whether rebooting Edgar Rice Burroughs' vine-swinging hero Tarzan was a good idea. After all, the nearly 100-year-old character could be construed as racist, and Brendan Fraser killed any desire to see another feral manchild in a loincloth with 1997's George of the Jungle. Regardless, Warner Bros. has gone ahead and hired Hustle & Flow's Craig Brewer to revive Tarzan for a 21st century trilogy.

According to Deadline, Brewer has been hired to write/direct a new Tarzan installment after pitching the studio a three-part story about the adventurer. Brewer -- who also directed the Footloose remake -- is hoping to speed along production so that the film will become his next directing project. If things don't work out with Brewer's take, Warner Bros has also hired Adam Cozad (who recently penned the Jack Ryan reboot) to come up with an alternative script about Tarzan. Either way, it looks like the world is getting another take on the ape-raised hero.

· Craig Brewer Makes 'Tarzan' Deal, Writing Ape Man Saga As Trilogy [Deadline]