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- 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' rebuilds
- When: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is in theaters May 10.
- What to know: Generations after the death of our main chimp from the previous three films, apes dominate the overgrown landscape.
- Editor-reporter Laura Clark caught me up on the franchise. In this film, a virus has spread over the planet, causing most humans to regress to a feral state. Relatable!
- The franchise is known for its hyperrealistic visual effects. Director Wes Ball plans to release a pared-down version of the movie so audiences can better appreciate the "level of craft and artistry.”
- Longtime star Andy Serkis is out, but new talent Owen Teague and Freya Allan give the franchise a refresh.
- Why I’ll be watching: I saw the extremely different movie Sasquatch Sunset a few weeks ago, and now I’m hooked on the nuances of primate politics.
- — Kelsey Weekman
- May 8, 2024
Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, and Linda Harrison.
- $33.3 million
- Jerry Goldsmith
- $5.8 million
- Arthur P. Jacobs
Planet of the Apes: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans. An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
- Franklin J. Schaffner
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Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Daly. Planet of the Apes location: Taylor is back to earth: Westward Beach, Malibu, Los Angeles. First there was Pierre Boulle 's novel, Monkey Planet, then Franklin Schaffner 's 1968 movie, the 70s TV series and then Tim Burton 's 2001 're-imagining'. For the original 1968 film, the arid planet, run by apes, is ...
2 days ago · So, the original 5-part Planet of the Apes series: 86% Planet of the Apes (1968) 37% Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) 76% Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971) 52% Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) 36% Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) In 2001, a reboot was launched. It did its own thing (actually, it adapted more of the ...
May 16, 2024 · Planet of the Apes, American science-fiction film, released in 1968, that blended action and social commentary to become a classic of that genre, inspiring four sequels and two television series. Based on the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle, the film centres on a group of astronauts—led by
- Lee Pfeiffer
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May 8, 2024 · For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and ...
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved. Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and ...
