Planet of the Apes Re-make at Fox? Rumor or Not?

By Kevin Coll • November 2, 2008 • 3 Comments

An interesting rumor of sorts showed up on CHUD stating that Fox is developing another Planet of the Apes movie. But , it’s not a sequel to Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes from 2001, but more of a prequel instead, titled Genesis: Apes. Apparently it’s a remake of the Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, a 1972 film that tells the story of Caesar, the first ape with speech who eventually started the uprising of the apes.

The story in Genesis: Apes follows Caesar, a genetic mishap with the ability to speak, as he grows up and is eventually thrown into custody, finding himself tortured by humans even though he is as smart and as capable as them. So in turn he violently tries to overthrow human society, which is what Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is essentially all about. The script was written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (The Relic ) and it sounds like a dark and concept.

I was a fan of the original franchise and didn’t think the re-make with Mark Wahlberg was too bad. This Genesis: Apes film sounds pretty cool. I think what you have is a chance to make a Planet of the Apes film that is a little more post-apocolyptic than before. I see a movie that could be a lot cooler than realized if you had the apes like zombies and the planet is broken up in factions and humans are trying to save themselves against the apes or something like that. I liked The Relic and could see a lot of that movie coming out in this film.

Does anyone else want to see another Planet of the Apes?

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