Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard and Peter Bradshaw review this week's big releases,
including Planet of the Apes's prequel sequel and Pudsey - the - dog - who - stands - up's crowning achievement
Not exact matches
Watch all
of this week's new movie trailers (
including new looks at Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes, Tammy, Maps to the Stars, Snowpiercer, and more), and catch up on the latest movie news.
After the success
of Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes, director Rupert Wyatt was attached to multiple projects (
including The Equalizer).
Find a complete guide to TV and movie titles heading to Blu - ray and DVD throughout the month
of October,
including Baby Driver, Spider - Man: Homecoming, War for the
Planet of the
Apes, and more.
[Note: In the same year,
Planet of the
Apes (1968) was given a Special Honorary Oscar for John Chambers» outstanding, convincing makeup (there was no Best Makeup category until 1981)- the Academy members presumably didn't realize the superior, too - believable makeup in the opening scenes
of 2001 that
included both human actors with life - like masks and infant chimpanzees.]
In Turner Classic Movies: Must - See Sci - Fi, fifty unforgettable films are profiled,
including beloved favorites like The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Fantastic Voyage (1966), groundbreaking shockers like
Planet of the
Apes (1968) and Alien (1979), and lesser - known landmarks like Things to Come (1936) and Solaris (1972).
Its foreign grosses in 2011 — though down 24 % — were good enough for fourth place among the six majors, and the studio had several global hits
including a surprisingly good Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes ($ 481 million worldwide), Rio ($ 484 million), and X-Men: First Class ($ 353 million).
Our weekly wrap - up
of future film news
includes the first trailer for David Fincher's version
of «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo» as well as new looks at «Don't Be Afraid
of the Dark» and «Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes.»
The film also
includes outstanding additional cast
including Corey Stoll (House
of Cards, The Bourne Legacy), Bobby Cannavale (Danny Collins, Annie, HBO's The Long Play), Michael Peña (End
of Watch, American Hustle), Abby Ryder Fortson (Togetherness), Judy Greer (13 Going on 30, Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes), David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Prisoners), Wood Harris (Remember the Titans, The Wire), John Slattery (Mad Men, Marvel's Iron Man 2) and Gregg Turkington (The Comedy, On Cinema) and multi-hyphenate T.I. (American Gangster, Takers).
20th Century Fox will release War for the
Planet of the
Apes on Blu - ray on October 24,
including several bonus features on the disc.
After all, Kebbell's resume
includes several high - profile mo - cap roles,
including the
ape Koba in Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes and the orc Durotan in Warcraft; he seemed like a natural fit to play Kong via the magic
of motion capture.
Greer has appeared in numerous film and television roles,
including Jurassic World, Ant - Man, Dawn
of and War for the
Planet of the
Apes, Tomorrowland, and the 2013 Carrie remake.
This guerilla - sized set not only
includes the original five movies, it also provides a copy
of the 2001 remake
of Planet of the
Apes (starring Mark Wahlberg), the complete series
of the 1974 TV show titled
Planet of the
Apes, and the 1975 Saturday morning cartoon series Return to the
Planet of the
Apes.
The 30th Anniversary Edition
of this classic includes a making - of documentary titled Behind The Planet Of The Ape
of this classic
includes a making -
of documentary titled Behind The Planet Of The Ape
of documentary titled Behind The
Planet Of The Ape
Of The
Apes.
Warcraft is set for release on June 3rd 2016 in the UK and June 10th 2016 in the US, with Duncan Jones (Moon) directing a cast that
includes Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim) as Orgrim Doomhammer, Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger) as King Llane Wrynn, Travis Fimmel (Vikings) as Anduin Lothar, Ben Foster (Ain't Them Body Saints) as Medivh, Ben Schnetzer (Pride) as Khadgar, Ruth Negga (World War Z), Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers) as Blackhand, Toby Kebbell (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes) as Durotan, Daniel Wu (The Man with the Iron Fists) as Gul» Dan and Paula Patton (Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol) as Garona.
And Serkis's expertise in motion - capture,
including his masterpiece performance as Caesar in the
Planet of the
Apes trilogy, was probably a conscious and instinctive aid to Garfield at achieving maximum eloquence with limited means.
«Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes» could be able to do damage in the technical categories
including Visual Effects.
The package
includes: - Rise
of the Planet Of the Apes (2011)- Dawn of the Planet Of the Apes (2014)- War for the Planet Of the Apes (2017)- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matt Reeves - Featurettes - Concept Art Gallery - Commentary with Matt Reev
of the
Planet Of the Apes (2011)- Dawn of the Planet Of the Apes (2014)- War for the Planet Of the Apes (2017)- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matt Reeves - Featurettes - Concept Art Gallery - Commentary with Matt Reev
Of the
Apes (2011)- Dawn
of the Planet Of the Apes (2014)- War for the Planet Of the Apes (2017)- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matt Reeves - Featurettes - Concept Art Gallery - Commentary with Matt Reev
of the
Planet Of the Apes (2014)- War for the Planet Of the Apes (2017)- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matt Reeves - Featurettes - Concept Art Gallery - Commentary with Matt Reev
Of the
Apes (2014)- War for the
Planet Of the Apes (2017)- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matt Reeves - Featurettes - Concept Art Gallery - Commentary with Matt Reev
Of the
Apes (2017)- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matt Reeves - Featurettes - Concept Art Gallery - Commentary with Matt Reeves
Soon, however, other X-Men form to stop this nonsense,
including Raven / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence, «American Hustle»), Scott Summers / Cyclops (Tye Sheridan, «Entertainment»), Hank McCoy / Beast (Nicholas Hoult, «Mad Max: Fury Road»), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner, «Game
of Thrones» TV series), Alex Summers / Havok (Lucas Till, «The Curse
of Downers Grove»), Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit - McPhee, «Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes») and Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver (Evan Peters, «The Lazarus Effect»), all led by Charles Xavier and his ability to get inside people's thoughts and convince them to change their minds, or something like that.
They
include such things as nuclear destruction from Return to the
Planet of the
Apes and Godzilla to space microbes as in The Andromeda Strain.
Plenty in this week's preview
of coming attractions,
including the Okja trailer, The Mummy, War for the
Planet of the
Apes, and more... Okja Trailer Here is the latest Okja trailer.
The cast
includes X-Men veterans James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Evan Peters (Quicksilver), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert) and Lucas Till (Havok) along with new additions Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Apocalypse, Sophie Turner (Game
of Thrones) as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan (Mud) as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp (House
of Anubis) as Storm, Kodi Smit - McPhee (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes) as Nightcrawler, Ben Hardy (EastEnders) as Angel, Olivia Munn (Magic Mike) as Psylocke and newcomer Lana Condor as Jubilee.
Other top nominees
include Michael Giacchino with five,
including «War for the
Planet of the
Apes.»
Some other performers were ultimately decided to be a little too well - established, like «Selma» big noise David Oyelowo, Spirit Award - nominated «Nightcrawler» secret weapon Riz Ahmed (previously seen being excellent in «Four Lions,» among others), former child star Gaby Hoffman, «Downton Abbey ««s Michelle Dockery and Dan Stevens, «Dawn
Of The
Planet Of The
Apes» villain Toby Kebbell, «Whiplash ««s Miles Teller, «Fury ««s Logan Lerman, and «Gloria ««s Paulina Garcia, who we
included on this list last year.
Even domestically, this Jolie vehicle showed up much
of its exciting competition,
including X-Men, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Amazing Spider - Man 2, and Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes.
Ant - Man is out now, with Peyton Reed (Down with Love) directing a cast that
includes Paul Rudd (I Love You, Man) as Scott Lang, Michael Douglas (Behind The Candelabra) as Dr. Hank Pym, Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Desolation
of Smaug) as Hope Van Dyne, Corey Stoll (House
of Cards) as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket, John Slattery (Iron Man 2) as Howard Stark, Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) as Peggy Carter, Anthony Mackie (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) as Sam Wilson / Falcon, Judy Greer (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes) as Maggie, Bobby Cannavale (The Long Play) as Paxton, Michael Peña (American Hustle) as Luis, Abby Ryder Fortson (Togetherness) as Cassie Lang, David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight) as Kurt, Wood Harris (The Wire) as Gale, T.I. (American Gangster) as Dave and Martin Donovan (Inherent Vice) as Mitchell Carson.
She brings her film journalist expertise to this month's reviews, which
include Christopher Nolan's World War II drama Dunkirk, Sofia Coppola's civil war era remake The Beguiled, the
Planet of the
Apes prequel - sequel War For the
Planet of the
Apes, and the Marvel Studio's new iteration
of the Spider - man character, Spider - man: Homecoming.
Terminator Genisys was directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) and saw Arnold Schwarzenegger leading a cast that also
includes Emilia Clarke (Game
of Thrones), Jason Clarke (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes), Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), Matt Smith (Doctor Who), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Courtney B. Vance (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Byung - hun Lee (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games), Michael Gladis (Mad Men), Sandrine Holt (House
of Cards) and Douglas Smith (Percy Jackson: Sea
of Monsters).
Keynote speakers
include Baobab Studios executive and «Madagascar» movies Eric Darnell, who will discuss immersive storytelling in virtual reality; Weta Digital senior visual effects supervisor and four - time Oscar winner Joe Letteri, who will discuss the evolution
of visual effects technology and one
of his latest projects, «War for the
Planet of the
Apes»; and «World
of Warcraft» game designer Rob Pardo, the CEO
of Bonfire Studios.
His many other credits
include Star Trek: Into Darkness, Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes and Loving.
Goldblatt's career then tore through multiple features,
including «Terminator 2,» «True Lies,» «Pearl Harbor,» «X-Men: The Last Stand,» «Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes» and «Chappie.»
The slate
of films previewed
included Ridley Scott's «Prometheus,» Andrew Niccol's «In Time» and Rupert Wyatt's «Rise
of the
Planet of the
Apes.»
Kebbell's notable films
include Prince
of Persia: The Sands
of Time, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and The East but he'll also be playing Koba in the upcoming Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes.
The cast
includes X-Men veterans James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Evan Peters (Quicksilver), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert) and Lucas Till (Havok) along with newcomers Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Apocalypse, Sophie Turner (Game
of Thrones) as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan (Mud) as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp (House
of Anubis) as Storm, Kodi Smit - McPhee (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes) as Nightcrawler, Ben Hardy (EastEnders) as Angel, Olivia Munn (Magic Mike) as Psylocke and newcomer Lana Condor as Jubilee.
Jerry Goldsmith (1968) **** Bangkok Dangerous Brian Tyler (2008) *** The Banner Saga Austin Wintory (2014) **** Basic Instinct Jerry Goldsmith (1992) ***** Basic Instinct 2 John Murphy (2006) *** Batman Danny Elfman (1989) **** Batman Returns Danny Elfman (1992) ** Batman Begins Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard (2005) ** Batman v Superman: Dawn
of Justice Hans Zimmer and Tom Holkenborg (2016) * * batteries not
included James Horner (1987) *** 1/2 Battle: Los Angeles Brian Tyler (2011) ** Battleship Steve Jablonsky (2012) * Battlestar Galactica Richard Gibbs (2004) ** Battlestar Galactica: Season One Bear McCreary (2005) ** 1/2 Battlestar Galactica: Season Two Bear McCreary (2006) ** 1/2 Bears George Fenton (2014) **** Beat the Drum Klaus Badelt and Ramin Djawadi (2003) **** The Beautiful Country Zbigniew Preisner (2004) **** A Beautiful Mind James Horner (2001) **** Bee Movie Rupert Gregson - Williams (2007) **** Being Julia Mychael Danna (2004) **** Belle Rachel Portman (2014) *** Beloved Infidel Franz Waxman (1959) ** 1/2 Below Graeme Revell (2002) * Ben - Hur Marco Beltrami (2016) ** Beneath the
Planet of the
Apes Leonard Rosenman (1970) **** Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef Bernard Herrmann (1953) ***** Beowulf Alan Silvestri (2007) *** The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Thomas Newman (2012) **** The Best
of Everything Alfred Newman (1959) *** The Best Offer Ennio Morricone (2013) **** 1/2 The Betsy John Barry (1978) **** A Better Life Alexandre Desplat (2011) **** Between Heaven and Hell and Soldier
of Fortune Hugo Friedhofer (1956/5) ***** Beyond Borders James Horner (2003) **** Beyond Rangoon Hans Zimmer (1995) **** 1/2 Beyond the Gates Dario Marianelli (2005) **** Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Jerry Fielding (1979) **** 1/2 The Beyondness
of Things John Barry (1998 concept album) ***** The BFG John Williams (2016) *** 1/2 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Benjamin Wallfisch (2014) **** The Bible Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe (2013) * Bicentennial Man James Horner (1999) **** 1/2 The Big Bounce George S. Clinton (2004) *** The Big Bus David Shire (1976) *** The Big Empty Brian Tyler (2003) ** 1/2 Big Fish Danny Elfman (2003) *** 1/2 The Big Kahuna Christopher Young (1999) *** 1/2 Big Miracle Cliff Eidelman (2012) *** The Big Sleep Jerry Fielding (1978) **** Big Wednesday Basil Poledouris (1978) **** Bilal: A New Breed
of Hero Atli Örvarsson (2016) *** Birdman
of Alcatraz Elmer Bernstein (1962) ***** Birth Alexandre Desplat (2004) **** The Birth
of a Nation Henry Jackman (2016) *** Bite the Bullet Alex North (1975) ***** Black Chris Tilton (2006) **** The Black Bird Jerry Fielding (1975) **** 1/2 The Black Cauldron Elmer Bernstein (1985) *** 1/2 The Black Dahlia Mark Isham (2006) ***** Black Gold James Horner (2011) **** 1/2 Black Hawk Down Hans Zimmer (2001) **** 1/2 The Black Hole John Barry (1979) **** 1/2 Black Panther Ludwig Göransson (2018) **** Black Rain Hans Zimmer (1989) * Black Robe Georges Delerue (1992) **** Black Sails Bear McCreary (2014) **** The Black Stallion Carmine Coppola (1979) and The Black Stallion Returns Georges Delerue (1983) **** Black Sunday John Williams (1977) *** 1/2 The Black Tulip Christopher Young (2010) **** Black Widow Michael Small (1987) *** Blade II Marco Beltrami (2002) *** Blade Runner 2049 Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch (2017) ** Bless the Child Christopher Young (2000) ***** Blizzard Mark McKenzie (2003) **** 1/2 Blood Diamond James Newton Howard (2006) *** 1/2 Blood In, Blood Out Bill Conti (1993) **** Bloodline Ennio Morricone (1979) *** The Blue Lagoon Basil Poledouris (1980) **** The Blue Max Jerry Goldsmith (1966) ***** The Blue
Planet George Fenton (2001) ***** Bobby Jones: Stroke
of Genius James Horner (2004) *** Body Double Pino Donaggio (1984) **** Body Heat John Barry (1981) ***** The Bodyguard Alan Silvestri (1992) ** Bolt John Powell (2008) *** 1/2 Bonnie & Clyde John Debney (2013) *** 1/2 Book
of Blood Guy Farley (2009) *** The Book
of Henry Michael Giacchino (2017) *** The Book
of Stars Richard Gibbs (1999) *** 1/2 The Book Thief John Williams (2013) **** Born in China Barnaby Taylor (2016) **** Born on the Fourth
of July John Williams (1989) ***** The Bounty Hunter George Fenton (2010) *** The Bourne Identity John Powell (2002) *** 1/2 The Bourne Supremacy John Powell (2004) *** 1/2 The Bourne Ultimatum John Powell (2007) **** The Bourne Legacy James Newton Howard (2012) ** The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas James Horner (2008) **** 1/2 The Boys from Brazil Jerry Goldsmith (1978) ***** The Boxtrolls Dario Marianelli (2014) *** 1/2 The Boy Who Could Fly Bruce Broughton (1986) **** Brainstorm James Horner (1983) ***** Brake Brian Tyler (2012) *** Brannigan Dominic Frontiere (1975) **** The Bravados Alfred Newman and Hugo Friedhofer (1958) *** The Brave Little Toaster David Newman (1986) **** 1/2 The Brave One Dario Marianelli (2007) ** 1/2 Breach Mychael Danna (2007) **** Breakheart Pass Jerry Goldsmith (1975) *** 1/2 Breakdown Basil Poledouris (1997) **** Breakout Jerry Goldsmith (1975) *** Breathe Nitin Sawhney (2017) *** The Bride Maurice Jarre (1985) **** The Bridge at Remagen Elmer Bernstein (1969) **** Bridge
of Spies Thomas Newman (2015) **** 1/2 Bridget Jones's Baby Craig Armstrong (2016) *** Bring Me the Head
of Alfredo Garcia and The Killer Elite Jerry Fielding (1974/5) ***** Broadcast News Bill Conti (1987) *** Broadchurch Ólafur Arnalds (2015) **** 1/2 Broken Arrow Hans Zimmer (1996) * Broken Horses John Debney (2015) *** 1/2 Bruc Xavier Capellas (2010) *** 1/2 Bruce Almighty John Debney (2003) *** The Bucket List Marc Shaiman (2007) *** Buddy Elmer Bernstein (1997) **** Bug Brian Tyler (2006) *** A Bug's Life Randy Newman (1998) **** 1/2 Bugsy Ennio Morricone (1991) *** 1/2 Bullet to the Head Steve Mazzaro (2012) *** Bulletproof Monk Eric Serra (2003) *** The «Burbs Jerry Goldsmith (1989) *** 1/2 Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee George S. Clinton (2007) *** 1/2 The Butterfly Effect Michael Suby (2004) *** 1/2 By Love Possessed Elmer Bernstein (1961) ****
20th Century Fox has released 10 new Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes images
including some fresh details on the upcoming sequel.
The impressive cast for Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes also
includes Gary Oldman and Kodi Smit - McPhee, and production is slated to begin soon.
The cast also
includes Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson, who will star in performance - capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster
of the title, and Sigourney Weaver, who will portray Conor's maternal grandmother; Toby Kebbell (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes), as Conor's father; and Geraldine Chaplin, who is making her third movie with Mr. Bayona.
Jason Clarke, sporting his native Aussie accent (not seen other Hollywood Blockbusters such as Zero Dark Thirty or Dawn
of Planet of the
Apes) accompanies a great cast,
including Jake Gyllenhaal, John Hawkes, Michael Kelley, Josh Brolin and Sam Worthington up the side
of the worlds tallest peak, while their wives, most prominently Keira Knightley (also, possibly Emily Watson and Robin Wright who are also in the cast) hold their breath and cry on the other end
of a telephone.
His features
include Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy; Stephen Frears» Prick Up Your Ears; Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead; Phil Joanou's State
of Grace; Oliver Stone's JFK; Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula; Tony Scott's True Romance; Bernard Rose's Immortal Beloved; Luc Besson's The Professional (a.k.a. Leon) and The Fifth Element; Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One; Ridley Scott's Hannibal; Albert and Allen Hughes» The Book
of Eli; Daniel Espinosa's Child 44; and Matt Reeves» Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes.
Some
of Jones» favorite movies
include The Lion King, the
Planet of the
Apes original films series as well as the Andy Serkis reboots, Aladdin, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, and Dil Chahta Hai, among others.
He knew they needed the best, and told director Joe Wright about Kazuhiro Tsuji, a two - time Oscar winner make - up artist whose credits
include «The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button» and «
Planet of the
Apes.»
This week's reviews by TFCA critics,
including The Little Hours, War for the
Planet of the
Apes, and Chasing Coral.
Plenty
of pre-Christmas visual treats this week,
including the Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes trailer, 22 Jump Street, How To Train Your Dragon 2 and more... A New York Winter's Tale A New York Winter's Tale is a upcoming fantasy starring Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay.
The cast
includes X-Men veterans James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Evan Peters (Quicksilver), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert), Lucas Till (Havok) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) along with new additions Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Apocalypse, Sophie Turner (Game
of Thrones) as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan (Mud) as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp (House
of Anubis) as Storm, Kodi Smit - McPhee (Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes) as Nightcrawler, Ben Hardy (EastEnders) as Angel, Olivia Munn (Magic Mike) as Psylocke and newcomer Lana Condor as Jubilee.
In fact, a number
of the most expensive and most successful releases
of 2014 have also been among the year's best films,
including Guardians
of the Galaxy, Dawn
of the
Planet of the
Apes, and X-Men: Days
of Future Past.
Charlton Heston received a career jolt during the late - Sixties / Seventies when he starred in several high - profile science - fiction epics,
including «
Planet of the
Apes» and The Omega Man.»
Gollum in the «Lord
of the Rings» films was the big one, but he's been remarkable beneath a CGI overlay a number
of other times,
including «King Kong» and the two most recent «
Planet of the
Apes» films.
In Tim Burton's 2001 remake
of «
Planet of the
Apes,» there were a bunch
of well known actors secreted away under
ape makeup,
including Tim Roth (pictured), Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Clarke Duncan.
The latest on Blu - ray and DVD
includes Personal Shopper, War for the
Planet of the
Apes, Spider - man: Homecoming, and Annabelle: Creation.