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Primate redux With James Franco in the lead and a political undercurrent about animal testing, Rise of the Apes reboots the reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise in June.

Exclusive: Andy Serkis says he would «love to» return to the Planet of the Apes franchise one day, even now that Caesar's story is done.

Since it was successfully re-rebooted in 2011 after Tim Burton's one - off in 2001, the Planet of the Apes franchise has frequently figured in the award - season conversation.

I remember when Disney announced they were doing a live - action version of their The Jungle Book, it was also announced that Andy Serkis, best known for his mo - cap work in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Planet of the Apes franchise, would also be helming a version of the classic Rudyard Kipling story.

When 20th Century Fox rebooted the Planet of the Apes franchise in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring James Franco, audiences were understandably dubious.

Matt Reeves returns to direct the third film in the rebooted prequel Planet of the Apes franchise, also starring Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Max Lloyd - Jones, and Terry Notary.

In addition to X-Men: First Class, Fox kicked 2011's ass with Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, their prequel to the Planet of the Apes franchise.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a fantastic movie to reboot the Planet of the Apes franchise into the new era.

In a good way, I can think of nothing in Hollywood that makes as little sense as the Planet of the Apes franchise.

Like I mentioned earlier I had to take a step back and remember that this is movie with ape characters under the Planet of the Apes franchise.

Leave it to Matt Reeves, the man who made Cloverfield such an epic and interesting event and actually gave us a damn good American remake to Let the Right One In, to take the Planet of the Apes franchise in directions both exciting and intelligent.

Now, add to that shows from networks like FX (maybe this would finally get people to watch The Americans), a backlog of classic television (In Living Color, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, all of The Simpsons), and movies from 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures (the Planet of the Apes franchise!

Weta Digital director Joe Letteri talks his studio's work on the Planet of the Apes franchise, plus the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel and Avatar sequels.

But it seems my pre-judgement — that which is based entirely on the Planet of the Apes franchise — could not be more wrong.

Not exact matches

«Terminator: Genisys» will bring Arnold Schwarzenegger back to the franchise while adding Emilia Clarke («Game of Thrones»), Matt Smith («Doctor Who»), Jason Clarke («Dawn of the Planet of the Apes»), and Oscar - nominated J.K. Simmons.

We caught up with Reeves as he was putting the finishing touches on Dawn, the sequel to 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, to talk about his chapter of a franchise that began more than 50 years ago with a French novel.

After revealing his origins in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and exploring his struggle to keep the peace in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the Apes franchise returns this summer with War for the Planet of the Apes, which finds Caesar fighting for the survival of his species against a group of humans led by Woody Harrelson's Colonel.

We have become spoiled, perhaps, by affecting computer - generated primates thanks to the «Planet of the Apes» franchise.

Another movie that received a surprisingly welcoming reception from critics this summer was this Planet of the Apes origin story, the first film in the long - stalled franchise since Tim Burton's 2001 remake.

20th Century Fox reports that Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the «Harry Potter» franchise, will join the upcoming «Planet of the Apes» prequel - sequel, «Rise of the Apes.»

Today, 20th Century Fox released the first clip from Matt Reeves's upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter in their blockbuster franchise that kicked off in 2011 with Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and continued with Reeves's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014.

In the opening minutes of War for the Planet of the Apes, the third entry in the rebooted franchise of the 1968 Charlton Heston - starring original, a human soldier trudges up a forested hill sporting a...

One of the most underrated franchises at the moment is «Planet of the Apes,» both films of which deserved recognition outside of its sole Visual Effects mentions.

Available Saturday night is War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, PG - 13), the third and ostensibly final entry in the franchise reboot.

• «War for the Planet of the Apes,» directed by Matt Reeves, which expands the science - fiction franchise to an emotionally resonant war drama, as the reclusive ape leader Caesar (Andy Serkis) faces off against an enigmatic human colonel (Woody Harrelson).

The Rise of the Planet of the Apes star has signed on to play Caesar the intelligent chimp in a sequel to this year's surprisingly good franchise reboot, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

These are the confrontations offered up by this exciting and stylish new film in the Planet of the Apes prequel franchise.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is director Matt Reeves sequel to Rupert Wyatt's prequel, which was in - turn a reboot of a franchise born in the late sixties that went on to spawn more than 5 spin - offs as well as a television series.

War for the Planet of the Apes MPAA Rating: Pending In this third outing of the re-booted Planet of the Ape's franchise, Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his band of apes battle against a humans army led by Colonel (Woody Harrelson) in a genocidal Apes MPAA Rating: Pending In this third outing of the re-booted Planet of the Ape's franchise, Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his band of apes battle against a humans army led by Colonel (Woody Harrelson) in a genocidal apes battle against a humans army led by Colonel (Woody Harrelson) in a genocidal war.

Fox rebooted the classic sci - fi franchise in 2011 with «Rise of the Planet of the Apes,» which grossed more than $ 481 million worldwide.

Matt Reeves was given the nod to bring Caesar and his army of apes back to the big screen in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and man did he leave one hell of a fingerprint on the franchise once all was said and dapes back to the big screen in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and man did he leave one hell of a fingerprint on the franchise once all was said and dApes, and man did he leave one hell of a fingerprint on the franchise once all was said and done.

The «Dallas Buyers Club» actor joins fellow franchise newcomers Woody Harrelson and Gabriel Chavarria in the sequel to «Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.»

One scene in Andy Serkis's directorial debut, «Breathe,» suggests that the actor — best known as Gollum in the «Lord of the Rings» movies and Caesar in the rebooted «Planet of the Apes» franchise — might have promise as a filmmaker.

After launching the Planet of the Apes prequel franchise with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, renaissance man James Franco has joined another blockbuster prequel franchise.

2011's «Rise of the Planet of the Apes» rebooted the classic franchise with a new origin story.

If it weren't for the machine - gun - wielding monkey astride a steed in the film's opening scene, you'd be mistaken for thinking the third film in the Planet of the Apes prequel franchise was a war drama inspired by Malick's The Thin Red Line.

The reboot of the «Planet of the Apes» franchise came a thrilling conclusion with Matt Reeves» «War for the Planet of the Apes.:

Director - writer Matt Reeves goes above and beyond the call of duty and elevates the Apes franchise even more, making War for the Planet of the Apes an epic masterpiece to bookend an outstanding sci - fi trilogy.

While promoting «RoboCop,» Gary Oldman sat down with Sky Movies and when the outlet asked if he'd follow up his work in the «Harry Potter,» «Batman,» «Planet of the Apes» and «RoboCop» franchises with «Star Wars,» Oldman replied, «They've called, yeah.»

That the 2011 reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes worked as well as it did, after other attempts to extend and revive this franchise did not, was utterly surprising.

From Academy Award ® - winning producer Richard D. Zanuck (Deep Impact, Planet of the Apes) comes this terrifying second chapter of the film franchise that continues to keep audiences out of the ocean.

Following up on the unexpected success of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this second, or seventh (or eighth if you count the Tim Burton version) installment in the 45 year - old franchise, entitled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, goes 15 years into the future to see how well the apes and humans are getting alApes, this second, or seventh (or eighth if you count the Tim Burton version) installment in the 45 year - old franchise, entitled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, goes 15 years into the future to see how well the apes and humans are getting alApes, goes 15 years into the future to see how well the apes and humans are getting alapes and humans are getting along.

So, too, are Hercules and the furry stars from the «Planet of the Apes» franchise.

I'm hearing that Rupert Wyatt, who helmed the superb franchise reboot Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, will leave the sequel.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes took that first movie and moved the franchise into a whole other level.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG - 13 for frightening images and intense violence) Prequel to the ever - popular «Gorillas Gone Wild» franchise, set in San Francisco, pits primates against people after a scientist's (James Franco) test of an experimental cure for Alzheimer's leaves millions of chimps with human - like intelligence.

The latest installment in the «Planet of the Apes» franchise (arguably the best series in cinematic history), «War for the Planet of the Apes» is concerned less with spectacle than it is with delving into how one defines humanity and what are the right paths to take in order to claim rightful equality.

The newest trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes has released, and it's the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, following 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Although Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a well - known property, the franchise critically took a hit with the 2001 version, but from a financial perspective, 20th Century Fox made out with a nice chunk of change.

The iconic actor is best known for revolutionizing motion capture performing with roles in «The Lord of the Rings» and the «Planet of the Apes» franchises.