Waltz, who won Oscars for his supporting performances in Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'Django Unchained', will reportedly play a military figure that crosses paths with the King of the Jungle.
The bigscreen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs series of novels will be directed by David Yates and is being produced by Jerry Weintraub and Alan Riche, reported Variety.
The project is yet to get a greenlight but the casting is already underway. Yates is also looking for an actress to play Tarzan's love interest Jane in the movie.