'The Legend of Tarzan' News: Alexander Skarsgard On Training and Swinging
After the release of the trailer for the Disney classic "The Legend of Tarzan," fans were at awe at the transformation of Alexander Skargard into the iconic Disney character.
It was previously announced that "The Legend of Tarzan" will soon take on the big screen, with a stellar cast, including "True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgard as the lead. The recently released trailer showed Skarsgard all buffed up for the role as he began swinging through the jungle.
According to E! news, Skarsgard was able to share some details about his body transformation. He stated that he had an excellent trainer and nutritionist to guide him through his work outs and meals.
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Skarsgard explained that this was his first time going through this process, which posed as a big challenge to him at first. He said that he was not sure about how his body was going to adjust to the big changes.
However, despite his strict diet, Skargard explained that his trainer surprised him one day. He said, "He was like, 'Alex, let's go for lunch,' and we went to this Italian restaurant in Notting Hill and sat down and he was like, 'Order what you want." I started crying. He was like, 'Have pasta,' and I had it and then he was like, 'Are you still hungry?' I was like, 'Yeah!' He was like, 'Have a pizza then, have some tiramisu.' It was the best meal of my life."
In addition, he shared some details about his ability to swing through the forest. He admitted that he was not actually the one performing the tricks in the movie. Apparently, a trapeze artist was the one doing all the stunts seen on the film.
"The Legend of Tarzan" is expected to hit theaters July 1.
