Discussing Film: Disney is working on a restart of Planet of the Apes, new details

Having bought the studio 20th Century Fox, Disney gained control of all her franchises, including “Planet of the Apes“. December edition The hollywood reporter reported that the company launched the development of a new film in the series, appointing the director of the future film Wes Ballwho removed three parts “Maze runner

Then it was not clear whether the new film would continue the events of the trilogy, launched in 2011, or once again restart the story, but if you believe the information at the disposal of journalists Discussing Film, it’s still about reboot. According to the portal, 20th Century Studios has attached a production designer to the project Daniel T. Dorrenswho had already worked with Ball on the last two parts of The Maze Runner and the movie Mouse Guard, which was canceled after the merger of Fox and Disney. Sources report that shooting of the picture is planned to begin later this year, and in this situation, the premiere of the tape should be expected no earlier than 2023.

The original “Planet of the Apes” of 1968 was based on the novel of the same name Pierre Boule and talked about the astronaut who lands on the planet and discovers a developed civilization of monkeys that controls primitive people, but in the turn of events the main character finds out what is on Earth, which survived the effects of a nuclear war. In 2001 Tim Burton shot a cool remake accepted by the audience, where he played the main role Mark Wahlberg, and after another ten years, Hollywood made a new attempt to restart the franchise, which resulted in a trilogy of prequels with Caesar, logically completed by the picture of 2017. Director of the second and third film Matt Reeves filming new nowBatman.

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