Tarzan gay kiss between Alexander Skarsgard and Christoph Waltz cut from film

The racy scene was scrapped after leaving viewers 'perplexed'
Didn't make the cut: A gay kiss between Alexander Skarsgard and Christoph Waltz was cut from Tarzan
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Jennifer Ruby8 July 2016
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A gay kiss between the two male leads in The Legend of Tarzan was cut from the final film.

According to director David Yates, a scene in which Christoph Waltz’s character kisses Alexander Skarsgard’s Tarzan was scrapped ahead of release.

After showing the scene to a test audience, the director decided that it was “too clever and overworked” to make it into the finished product.

The moment occurred when Waltz’s Captain Leon Rom stood over the unconscious Tarzan.

He then says to Jane, played by Margot Robbie: “Your husband’s wildness disturbs me more than I can even express.”

Speaking to The Times, Yates said: “We pared it back because it was almost too much. It was this really odd, odd moment when Christoph kisses him.

“We loved it at the time. But early test audiences were perplexed by it and in the end it just felt too clever and overworked.”

A sex scene between Skarsgard and Robbie was also toned down as it was deemed too racy for the final film.

“I liked the idea that they could have great sex, and that it could get quite primal,” said Yates.

“The cut we ended up with was more muted, and more sensual instead, even though we did touch upon those primal desires.”

The Legend of Tarzan is out now in UK cinemas.

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