Planet Of The Apes Archives

20th Century Studios Boss Says ‘Free Guy 2’ Is Being Written & ‘Planet Of The Apes 4’ Shoots This Year

March 4, 2022 9:54 am

We really haven't had any huge announcements from 20th Century Studios in quite some time and that seems to have changed as we've gotten a handful of updates from the head of the studio in a recent one-on-one ...

Back to the Future Die Hard Planet of the Apes Threequels

Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Creed III’ Should Look At These Films For Threequel Inspiration [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

March 12, 2021 2:43 pm

News, Podcasts

For years, the word “threequel” sent shivers down the spines of film fans the world over. A sequel is tough enough, but a sequel to a sequel? Hardly ever turns out great, right? Well, Michael B. Jordan is hopi...

‘Planet Of The Apes’: Wes Ball Has A New Take For The Sequel But Assures Fans “You’re In Good Hands”

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 2:54 pm

News

While Matt Reeves was able to finish his ‘Apes’ story with 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes,” it appears that Disney isn’t ready to let the franchise gather dust. The studio has already announced that fi...

New ‘Apes’ Director Confirms Next Film Will Continue “Ceasar’s Legacy”

Charles Barfield

February 19, 2020 11:39 am

News

In December, it was announced that Wes Ball had won the job of making a new “Planet of the Apes” film for Disney/Fox. However, even though we knew the filmmaker was attached, we didn’t actually know if the fil...

‘Maze Runner’ Filmmaker Wes Ball Attached To New ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Film At Fox

Charles Barfield

December 3, 2019 6:07 pm

News

It was only a matter of time until a Fox property got the Disney treatment. And it appears that the first franchise to get a new life under the Mickey regime is none other than “Planet of the Apes.” Accordin...

Disney Is Developing A New ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Sequel To Continue The Story Of The Recent Trilogy

Charles Barfield

August 7, 2019 1:45 pm

News

Despite the final film in the trilogy underperforming at the box office compared to its predecessor, Fox’s recent ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise reboot has been a huge critical success, thanks, in large part, t...

Disney-Fox Merger: What Does It Mean For The Big Film Franchises?

Charles Barfield

July 30, 2018 3:38 pm

Features, News

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As we found out late last week, the last major hurdle in the merger between Disney and 20th Century Fox has been cleared. With shareholders for both companies agreeing to the sale, it looks like Disney will fin...

The 50 Best Movie Plot Twists Of All Time

Oliver Lyttelton and Jessica Kiang

January 18, 2017 2:02 pm

Features

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M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie in theaters this week, “Split,” in which James McAvoy plays a man with 23 personalities who kidnaps three teenage girls. Shyamalan came to fame (and the billing of "the next S...