To date, Ball is best known for directing The Maze Runner film trilogy, an adaptation of the young adult novels of the same name. Wes Ball will direct the new Planet of the Apes movie. 20th Century Fox Who will direct the next Planet of the Apes movie? Still from 'War for the Planet of the Apes' (2017).
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This new Planet of the Apes movie is still untitled.
What doesn’t help things is that this new Planet of the Apes film has yet to start shooting! All we know is that Wes Ball will continue to direct and will also screenwrite alongside Josh Friedman ( Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Avatar 2) What is the title of the new Planet of the Apes movie? Given the sheer amount of dates blocked out in 2021, 2022, and 2023 for Fox, it’s a given that one is for the next Planet of the Apes movie. There is no planned premiere for the new Planet of the Apes movie.īut here's our shot at guessing: Back in November 2019, Disney announced a massive schedule of releases through 2023 for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Fox movies - essentially accounting for every one of the House of Mouse’s holdings save Lucasfilm. When can we expect the new Planet of the Apes movie? That upholds Caesar's "legacy" while still freeing the filmmakers to write a story not beholden to continuity or canon. I won't ruin the surprises," Ball wrote, "but it's safe to say that Caesar's legacy will continue."īased on Ball's comments, it's plausible that the "fourth" movie won't reboot the story but might take place some time after Caesar's leadership. While unsubstantiated online rumors reported that the movie will reboot the story, director Wes Ball wrote on Twitter that it might actually continue the story of the reboot trilogy. Linda Harrison, Charlton Heston, and Maurice Evans in 1968's 'Planet of the Apes.' 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock Is the next movie a sequel or a reboot?įor the most part, the story of the "fourth" Planet of the Apes movie is unclear. Wrapped up in critical acclaim and box office success, the movie spawned two more sequels: 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and 2017's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, both directed by Matt Reeves and all starring Andy Serkis in a groundbreaking motion-capture performance.
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Ten years later, a new reboot series began in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes directed by Rupert Wyatt, which revealed the origins of how modern society fell to the mercy of intelligent apes.
In 2001, Tim Burton directed a remake starring Mark Wahlberg that failed to find the same success as its predecessors. The movie's popularity spawned four sequels: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). The series began in 1968 with Planet of the Apes, adapted from Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel La Planète des singes that served as the source material for the big-screen adaptation. Planet of the Apes is a series of dystopian sci-fi movies about an Earth ruled by intelligent apes, replacing humans as the most dominant species on the planet. Now it seems Disney isn’t afraid to reassess Fox's older-skewing movies as their own as they prepare to tackle one of the most prolific science-fiction franchises in the Fox library.īut what will the next film actually be about? Is it a reboot or a sequel? Here's what we know. It was unclear what Disney’s intentions were for Fox’s adult-oriented, R-rated films. The franchise's future was left in doubt in the aftermath of Disney’s merger with the owners of the Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox, in 2019.
The movie comes after 2017's acclaimed blockbuster War for the Planet of the Apes, the third movie featuring the central character Caesar, played in motion capture by Andy Serkis. In December 2019, The Hollywood Reporter reported that a new Planet of the Apes movie will arrive from 20th Century Fox's new owners, Disney. A new movie in the Planet of the Apes series is now in development, but there are many unknown variables as to what the next movie will be about. One of the best sci-fi film franchises isn't over.
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