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The Ape is the superfamily of all primate species featured in the Planet of the Apes franchise, including chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. Scientifically, apes are tailless primates native to Africa and South-east Asia. There are two main branches: the gibbons, or lesser apes, which are smaller and are all native to Asia; and the hominids or great apes, including two species of orangutans ...
Box office. $481.8 million [3] Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an American 2011 science fiction action film directed by Rupert Wyatt and written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. [2] [5] [7] The film is a reboot of the Planet of the Apes film series and its seventh installment overall. [8] It stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside James Franco ...
In the 1968 film Planet of the Apes ANSA astronaut George Taylor and his crew aboard their ship crash-land back on the planet Earth in 3978 Earth Time. This date is found in two different references. The year 3978 is visibly shown on the ship's date-meter moments after crashing into the lake, and it is also found as part of the interactive menu ...
Evolved Apes is the term used to refer to apes whose intelligence has been increased by the Simian Flu, an event the apes refer to as The Awakening. It is commonly used in the Planet of the Apes films produced by Chernin Entertainment. The Evolved Apes were introduced when a pregnant female chimpanzee named Bright Eyes began to show signs of intelligence when she successfully completed the ...
Synopsis. Beneath the Planet of the Apes opens where the first film left off, with Cornelius ' voice-over reminding everyone of man's blight upon the world. After a repeat of the last few minutes of the first film, the sequel kicks in with Taylor and Nova wandering through the Forbidden Zone. In the meantime, two astronauts have been sent on a ...
The March, 1973 edition of Mad Magazine lampooned the Planet of the Apes franchise in issue #157. The character Dr. Zaius was re-named Dr. Zaydius. In Reality Bites, TV producer Michael Grates (Ben Stiller) keeps a statuette of Dr. Zaius in his office, which Lelaina (Winona Ryder) damages during a visit.
Mi Zaïus was a leading orangutan scientist on the ape-dominated planet of Soror, the title "Mi" denoting a rank of honour. The head of the Research Institute, he was informed by Zira that she had discovered a human who was capable of thought, and even of speech. Zaïus, who did not believe the fact that man could have a soul or a spirit, dismissed her claims as nonsense. To prove his point ...