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

May 27, 2020 2:54 pm

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...

Wes Ball First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August

Wes Ball To Team With Amblin On A Film Adaptation of ‘The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August’

Charles Barfield

April 29, 2020 2:27 pm

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Though it’s been six years since Wes Ball made his directorial debut with “The Maze Runner,” the filmmaker has yet to create a feature project that doesn’t carry the YA franchise name. But with the upcoming “P...

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

Charles Barfield

February 19, 2020 11:39 am

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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

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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...

Idris Elba & Sonoya Mizuno Sign On As Leads In Mo-Cap Fantasy Film ‘Mouse Guard’

Charles Barfield

March 27, 2019 12:37 pm

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Motion capture technology has increased so much in recent years, thanks to films like “Avatar” and the awesome ‘Apes’ trilogy, that it’s now possible to make “live-action” films featuring non-human leads and so...

‘Mouse Guard’ Comic Book Adaptation Casts Andy Serkis To Do What He Does Best

Andrew Bundy

March 11, 2019 10:09 am

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Boom Studios! “Mouse Guard” could very well be the next comic book film hit that the mainstream won't see coming. The fantasy film features a story of medieval action, but through the perspective of mice. And t...