Rise of the Planet of the Apes Review Thread (Spoilers)

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And I thought this project was dead! Deadline is reporting that British director Rupert Wyatt is Fox's top choice to direct the Planet of the Apes prequel. Wait - there's a Planet of the Apes prequel? We've been reporting various rumors and rumblings about a new Apes movie for years, but it never got off the ground. Now this hits almost out of nowhere. Deadline's report is also suspiciously brief, stating: "No start date, but Wyatt's come aboard to develop to direct." They also say the script they're using was written by Rick Jaffa (The Relic) and Amanda Silver (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle). So who is this Rupert Wyatt guy anyway?

Wyatt is a British filmmaker who got his start directing a few short films. He then directed his first feature called The Escapist in 2008, which was one of my favorite movies of that year. He hasn't directed anything since then, but if you've seen The Escapist (and not many people have), you will agree with me about how much potential this guy has, especially if they give him a huge project like Planet of the Apes. Speaking of which, I have a feeling Fox wants to keep this grounded and low budget, so that it can't potentially flop big like Tim Burton's Planets of the Apes. But details are sparse at the moment and it's too early to tell anyway.

The last time we wrote about Planet of the Apes was back in December of 2008 and it was only to provide an update on an Apes prequel called Caesar written (and to be directed) by Scott Frank. However, it looks like that project was thrown out and Fox may be going a different route, but then again Deadline never mentions the name of the project that Wyatt is now developing (it could be Caesar). I did a quick search and found an article from January this year on CHUD that confirms that Frank left the prequel, which explains why Wyatt is now on-board instead.

[Offender_Mullet]

There are only 2 good parts to any of the Apes sequels/re-makes:

1.) Tim Roth

2.) Heston's "it's doomsday!" line.

.....other than that, they're all a waste of celluloid. Why on earth are they making another one?

[Lord_Stewie]

I always wondered about the Tim Burton's side of the story. It ended with a major cliffhanger.

Hopefully, this one will be great.

[Scooby Blu]

Well, while it is interesting to see news about Planet Of The Apes, there is NO way that any re-make or prequel will hold a candle to the first one!

The second was not too bad. If you grew up in the 70's you will know what I mean. If not. Then..............you will never know the manic hype that surrounded these movies, or the TV show, Saturday morning cartoons, and toys, lunch boxes the works!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Lord_Stewie

I always wondered about the Tim Burton's side of the story. It ended with a major cliffhanger.

Hopefully, this one will be great.

But will most likely not be Another movie to add to my ignore list

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

There are only 2 good parts to any of the Apes sequels/re-makes:

1.) Tim Roth

2.) Heston's "it's doomsday!" line.

.....other than that, they're all a waste of celluloid. Why on earth are they making another one?

Nobody's forcing you to watch it. Many of us enjoy the Apes films.

[krautracer]

Yes many people enjoy the films, but the only good one is the first one.

[sasquatch]

The only part about the movies/tv show is the opening scene/soundtrack.. the sun in the background with the monkeys on the horses.

not to take anything away from the movies but those images are my favorite from my childhood.

[swifty7]

not monkeys.........APES!!!!!!!


monkeys have tails! just in case you didn't know.

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by swifty7

not monkeys.........APES!!!!!!!


monkeys have tails! just in case you didn't know.

The only good human is a dead human.

[WyldeMan45]

RISE OF THE APES Gets Released June 24th, 2011

Fox has scheduled a June 24th 2011 release date for the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes. This new release date means the film will open against Pixar’s Cars 2.

Written by Amanda Silver & Rick Jaffa (The Relic, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle) and directed by Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist), Rise of the Apes will tell the story of how “man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.” THR also reports the heartbreaking news that WETA will be creating CGI apes instead of using costumed actors in make-up. I wish I could say that I was shocked.

Not much is really known about the Planet of the Apes prequel. The last time we heard about the project was last month when it was announced that it would start filming in Burnaby, BC. The film was going by Caeser then and was going to “chronicle the downfall of earth to the apes, and how one super intelligent ape leads the revolution against humankind.”

Before that we knew that screenwriter Scott Frank (Minority Report) had left the project after writing a script for the film, which was then going by Caeser too. After Frank left, Fox brought in writer Jamie Moss (Street Kings) to revise Frank’s script. On top of that, the current writers (and now producers) Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were hired to polish up the dialogue.

With filming set to begin sometime soon, expect a lot of Planet of Apes news to be announced in the next couple of weeks. I just hope that the film doesn’t get the 3D treatment on top of its CGI apes.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Is this going to be a prequel to the original or the remake?

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Is this going to be a prequel to the original or the remake?

Yeah that's one detail I have been wondering about myself, that they have yet to answer.

[DetroitSportsFan]

CGI apes?

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

CGI apes?

So I take it you're as excited for this as I am?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

So I take it you're as excited for this as I am?

I'll still see it, but that tidbit of news knocked my interest down a few notches.

[RatedRstar]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

CGI apes?

200 million dollar budget confirmed.

And when they say prequel I think they mean remake of the 4th movie without acknowledging any of the other movies. I guess.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by RatedRstar

200 million dollar budget confirmed.

And when they say prequel I think they mean remake of the 4th movie without acknowledging any of the other movies. I guess.

Ohhh that's even better!

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

But will most likely not be Another movie to add to my ignore list

Why avoid Timmy's take on the subject.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by Lord_Stewie

Why avoid Timmy's take on the subject.

You answered your own question, atleast for me. Not a Burton fan in the slightest.