New Details on Planet of the Apes Film Caesar

Will we be seeing more of those damn dirty apes again? It certainly seems so. CHUD recently spoke with screenwriter Scott Frank about the new film entitled Caesar and Frank told the site the film was not a remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, as the site previously reported.

Caesar is not a remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. This is a fact that Frank can't stress to you enough - his film will not feature talking monkeys, and it will not end with chimpanzees running wild in the streets, taking over the world. But it isn't entirely divorced from the world of Planet of the Apes, either. In fact, Frank sees his movie as the opening chapter in a saga that could span the thousand years between today and a world where apes rule.


The site also reported that Fox's Tom Rothman talked about the film on AMC this weekend, after the first Planet of the Apes was shown on the network.

We are very close at Fox on a new Apes script- this one a kind of prequel story before the first story, with a return to the social thematics that mark the first one, but with an entirely contemporary setting - Earth 2009.


We'll keep you posted on any and all developments surrounding this new Caesar film.


Sources: CHUD

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Comments (11)

  1. MovieBuff

    For once... I'll have to agree with Cell guys. Burton's remake was bad. If it wasn't for the nice special effects and the decent acting I would've hated immensely. I mean... really... what made the original great was the fact that the planet was EARTH in the future. What I got from the sequel was that the Planet of the Apes was an entirely different planet altogether. And what was the reasoning for the crazy ending? Made no sense.... at least not to me. Original was 100 times better.

    As for this one... I agree with Comrade... we need to hear further news before we kick it to the curb.

    3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag

  2. Tinman

    It's a mad house!!!! A mad house!!!!!!! :-(

    3 years agoby @tinmanFlag

  3. The Narrator: The Better Man

    I agree with Comrade. It sounds intriguing, and I'll be awaiting further news.
    And Cell, Burton's Planet of the Apes was not bad. Just different, so save it...

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  4. CelluloidDreams

    A prequel story for "Planet of teh Apes"...Ummm Ok..NOT!! What a silly idea! Do we really need a "Prequel!?? if anybody seen the Orgnial 60's film all the info we ever needed is allaready givin!

    & we all remember what happend to that Crappy ass Re-Make of Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes"..1 of the "Worst Films of 2001"!!!!

    3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  5. bendor_heman

    planet of the gibbons... closely related to apes

    3 years agoby @bendor-hemanFlag

  6. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Im confused, "Ceasar is not a remake' gotcha ,'his film will not feature talking apes', um ok, im with you. 'but it isnt entirely divorced form planet of the apes,'. Im lost. Im curious to see what that guy has going. how can it be like planet of the apes and not have talking apes? anyways the real question is why?

    3 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  7. Diaigma

    I'm all for it they can redeem themselves from that horrible PotA remake.

    3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

  8. -comrade-

    This actually seems like it could be original. Let's wait until we hear more plot details to start passing judgment.

    3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  9. ZanyZap

    ehh

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  10. Diaigma

    Still, no more, please.

    3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

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