As a fan of director David Yates’ four Harry Potter movie installments, I had high hopes for his take on the Tarzan story. He seemed an ideal choice to combine modern spectacle and story-telling ...

Millions of people are flocking to see “Tarzan,” the Walt Disney Co. ‘s animated summer blockbuster about the legendary Lord of the Apes. But what moviegoers won’t see even though the story is set in ...