New 'Planet of the Apes' Movie in the Works With 'Maze Runner' Filmmaker Wes Ball (Exclusive)

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Exclusive: The Apes are back. Fox has brought on Wes Ball, the filmmaker behind the popular MazeRunner film series, to develop and direct a new PlanetOfTheApes feature

one of the first historically storied Fox titles to get the redevelopment treatment since Disney’s acquisition of the storied studio., based upon a French novel by Pierre Boule, has the premise of intelligent apes ruling over humans.

The movie was a commercial and critical hit and spawned numerous sequels and a TV series through the 1970s. It’s a title that Fox returned to several times. In 2001, Tim Burton remade the movie as an action-adventure that failed to excite audiences.

 

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Cool. wesball let’s talk auditioning show we

...I wonder how it’ll end?

why.

Where are the Hollywood thinkers and scriptwriters why do they always have to go back to the old movie and comic script hero's that are outdated and come up with something new? Maybe they should look at the book industry for professionalism like they used to.

Why?

Disney/fox should focus on x-men or fantastic 4 instead. Planet of the apes? Let it settle we just finished tha last movie

Crap

I’m so ready

If it continues right after Caesar's death, then no, don't make the movie cause it concluded perfectly. If they focus on the astronauts going through the black hole & landing on earth many years later like the original Planet of the Apes, then I wouldn't mind watching it.

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Needs to be a continuation. Can’t top the Andy Serkis trilogy, just too good.

I'm ready

One of all time fav movies

cheif_martin

Superb news. I have my fingers crossed it's the ape civil war, or the rise of the cult of Mendez they delve into

CheapjackShakes

It seems like a great movie . The last one that I watch was Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes ,which was back in 2014. I Will have to see War Of The Planet Of The Apes before I watch this new one on theaters .

Reeves and Andy Serkis provided a classic prequel. Not everything is meant for a tween audience.

Trust me don’t do it

So this will be a Disney owned movie yes

Popular ≠ Good

since when is Maze Runner considered popular?

We the adaptation from the 2004 film with mark Wahlberg with earth like planet where apes rule

Maze Runner Popular Pick one

sloopie34

At some point there will be a reboot of a movie series before the last movie series has finished Like.. There will be a reboot of Avatar 1 before Avatar 2 comes out lol

Ceasar is Dead R.I.P but i'm still excited none the less

As long as it isn't another reboot...

Please don’t

The maze runner series was kinda average tho..

Too soon

Yes yes and yes please

I didn’t know I needed this but.... YES!!!

Without ceasar and Reeves. Idc

i think we've had enough

Awesome! More remakes from Hollywood! Should I be surprised? I wouldn’t be so mad about it if this past Apes trilogy wasn’t already amazing. Why remake more of these?

The US film industry, and in particular the monopoly that is Disney, is eating itself, milking concepts (some decades-old) to death and possible oblivion. Time for a change

DON'T YOU DARE TIM BURTON THIS!

Man idk how to feel about this

Chill bro, we already got a great trilogy

Hollywood exploitation continues. There has been like 10 planet of the apes movies and I bet you not even one chimp got a dime from it.

Noooooo don’t. This trilogy was so amazing. Leave it at that

I have mix feelings

When was The Maze Runner popular?

CowaBungard

Why? Reeves trilogy was and still is amazing

A big fuck no to a reboot. Continue from where they left off and bridge the gap closer and closer to the first of the original movies. That's the perfect way to do this. Oh and continue to pretend the Mark Wahlberg movie never existed as well.

Why? Who was asking for this?

Ffs just leave it alone now. Was good while it lasted. Don’t let it outstay it’s welcome 👍🏽

Beyond the Planet of the Apes 🐵 🙎🏻‍♂️🐵🙍🏼‍♀️ I like this title. PlanetOfTheApes

The World of the Planet of the Earth of the apes : New Ape City.

Gross

Why?

The series died w Caeser....we good fam smh DBanks408

why? we just had a reboot 8 years ago and a movie 2 years ago seems too soon can we redo spaceballs instead lol?

NO. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PICK *ANY* OTHER FILMMAKER. I'D RATHER HAVE MICHAEL FUCKING BAY.

This new movie better be called “ape shit”

It’s not Matt Reeves, so I don’t care.

I’ve seen the maze runner movies and hopefully this movie won’t be as terrible as those but I don’t have much hope

Why?

Why? We don’t need another one for a long time. Let the trilogy that just ended stand for awhile. Those three movies are so good.

smh

yesss please continue the series

How do you go from Matt reeves to this? The maze runner?! Seriously?

In this one the apes should be so evolved that they start changing sexes and pronouns. Trust me. Huge hit.

🎄The Original One IS GREAT The Sequels A Mum Of A Muchness The Reboot I'd Give it the BOOT🙈🙉🙊

Really? The last one has a nice ending, leave it like that.

I loved Matt Reeves direction he took the trilogy. Hope the new director can cook up something special.

No thanks

Rebooting reboots, what an original concept 🤦‍♂️🙄

bryanlomax thoughts?

I want the same director, same producer, and casting director as the last one. PlanetOfTheApes

mquack29

Why would they do this?

Just some kinda Twilight Saga rip off with a few Apes CGIed in to the background.

Ugh. Why are they making more of these. They ended perfectly. Just stop Disney

Such a solid trilogy, enjoyed them all and love Cesar! Please don’t reboot, Andy Serkis done a wonderful job!☹️🍿

WHY

wes_chambers23 😴

The real question here folks... is why?! Honestly after Markey mark did it should have been sealed in the vaults

mrscmccord Apes. Together. Strong.

Why.. leave it alone for a while we already got a good trilogy

The last three movies were excellent. No need to reboot. Better to continue the story. Another trilogy involving human astronauts would be my cup of tea.

Another reboot of another reboot is like trying to milk a old cow for more milk.

Haven’t they become extinct yet!

It’s too bad that new IP’s are rare nowadays. Franchises get milked. Companies in Hollywood realized they can just make 10 sequels and people will go to see them because of the name attatched to it. Just waiting on the next generation of young, great filmmakers to emerge

Why da fuck

antovolk Enough

Can y’all come up with something else

When are we getting a new aliens movie ?

Hollywood is totally devoid of originality

You got one shot kid one shot

there is nowhere else for this tired story to go, its been milked to the point that the cow is just a husk, same goes for star wars, i wish they would move on! there are millions of stories to be told.

Coba still alive 😉

ugh

Nooooooooooooo

Wonder if it'll be a remake of Planet. I kinda want to see that but since it's not Reeves directing...I dunno

I want to know what happened to the 'bad ape.'

So happy 4 Wes!This could b his big breakthrough(tho I'd prefer,if he gets 2 make original movies instead of remakes/sequels/etc)!He'll totally rock this anyway+all the people,who criticize him,simply bc he directed a 'YA' franchise,have obviously never seen a single movie of his

Why tho.... the trilogy ended perfectly

No reboot. Follow up with another trilogy that connects with the original film.

Smh. Maze Runner series sucked and the new movie will likely suck as well...

Just stop

Great.....

Fuck Disney.

Better not be a sequel

Why oh why oh Why? Hollywood it really taking the piss these days ! WE DON'T NEED OR WANT A REBOOT.

Why make a new one? It finished with Caeser dying and them going away why try to beat it for extra money?

Cash grab. Bad movie incoming

gorilla Mad.🙉

Who asked for this?

O boy

Disney Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Dawn of the War of the Planet of the Apes Has Fallen Jump Street and the Furious

I don't know how fox plans to top the epic work Matt Reeves has done. His trilogy told the best stories out of that whole franchise. Loved the maze runner films, but I need to wait for more before saying whether I'm hype for this or not.

We don’t need another movie War was a perfect conclusion to the reboot trilogy

Thank god! We, the people, have been crying out for a good Apes film for soooo long......

No 👎🏾 no reboot

JesabelRaay Fox or Disney

the_drummer71 the last one sucked so hopefully this one is good

CG Charlton Heston coming up.

It’s not made by the same dude? So it’s forced? Already know it won’t be good.

IceNear thinks if they need extras the south side of Chicago is a good place to look

Why? Do a planet of the tech industry. Because that is the next threat that will over take humankind.

To add salt to injury..he directed the maze runner movies. 🤮🤮

cspotweet We did not deserve that Apes trilogy. Especially the last. A movie where the majority of conversation was sign language? I'm still amazed that was made. Also, this new one will probably be garbage.

You damn dirty apes you can’t get a reboot damn you all to hell ...

Please no

Let’s go! SinfulDrake

I need another movie like I need another hole in my head

kanebcfc

The sad thing is no amount of reboots can bankrupt Disney.

Why...why more remakes and reboots

Yeah... We REALLY need another installment from a 40+ year old film franchise.... 🙄

Hiw many of these films do we need

sorry,but not into this movie.this movie gave nightmares the first i watched it.

....I’m here for it. These movies were GREAT great.

Needs to be rated R

Oh it’s lit🔥🔥🔥

No thank you.

How about original stories? Like one about a big ship that sinks on it's maiden voyage? Or a rich billionaire that fights crime in a metropolis? Maybe even a movie about big city teen that moves to a small, boring, closed-minded town and revitalizes it with dancing?

Caesar died. The last film in this series was rounded and perfectly finished. No more please

No thank you.

And by “a new Planet of the Apes feature” they mean at least three

Ew.

As long as they continue off of the Caesar trilogy, this should be good.

Please be as awesome as the last three!

Hey, remember how maze runner was wicked good? Me neither

the last trilogy was PERFECT we simply don't get perfect nowadays LET IT REST FOR A WHILE DISNEEEEEY

it's gonna get ruined now. Thank you very much👏🏾👏🏾👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Modern_Nickball I heard Caesar is gunna find The Death Cure

Why?

please don’t ... Or wait few years...

Don’t

CAESAR FOREVER!!!

I have mix feelings about this decision. The PlanetOfTheApes Reboot trilogy are my favorite films this past decade. RupertWyatt, MattReeves, AndySerkis, etc. done amazing work on them. Wes Ball is an okay director based on MazeRunner, but this series NEEDS smart direction. 😟

Hey The_5th_Turtle

Pl don't reboot :( War was the perfect ending for our ceasar payabullai choorya97 wut say?

Another remake? Really?

Awful

Still praying that we are overrun by apes.

Same stinky poop over and over again. If it's not apes. It's super heroes. Hollyweird has no imagination.

so how much Disney paid for this headline?

that's using 'popular' rather loosely.

This isn’t what we asked for

Stop!

Maybe, a soft reboot taking place after ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ with Caesar’s son grown up

Did you say 'popular' MazeRunner film series? Huh.

ZERO FUCKING INTEREST War was perfect, let it end there. If you’re gonna reboot that’s even more useless

Yeah, because the Maze Runner was so good...

I was satisfied with the three films that we got. I enjoyed the hell out of them and loved the trilogy. We don’t need more.

Do we need another one?

Yikes. Without Matt Reeves & Andy Serkis, I don't want it.

Might as well reboot again. No way he can come close to Reeves’ films.

Hm. I liked the three recent films a bunch but doubt this is a good idea.

dang we go from matt reeves to wes ball :(

NO they ended it perfectly.

The last group of movies stunk. No joy. So bleak.

Only the first maze runner film was good

popular?

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