Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was almost a great movie, and you can see the contours of its greatness through the cracks of the good movie that it is, a bit like spotting the buried ruins of the human world beneath the overgrown trees and vines of the film’s ape civilization. This latest Apes — a direct sequel to the previous Planet … Read more
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But when a mysterious human—Freya Allan’s feral and mercurial Mae—who is tailing him accidentally breaks it, Noa sets off to find a new one, unintentionally making his peaceful home base a target of the villainous masked apes led by Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand). Twisting Caesar’s dignified teachings and wise words like “Apes Together Strong” and … Read more
The worst Planet of the Apes movie could have been the best one. Tim Burton’s 2001 Planet of the Apes has gone down in history as one of the worst reboots ever made. (It certainly appears on this website’s list of terrible reboots.) The failure of the final product is not entirely Burton’s fault; 20th Century Fox spent much of the … Read more
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is projected to rule the weekend box office with a potential $130 million worldwide opening. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has already garnered some pretty stellar first reactions, and the film looks like it will rule the box office as well. The film is projected to … Read more
We talk with Wes Ball, Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and Wes Ball about The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Matt Reeves did wonders with the Apes. The filmmakers’ Planet of the Apes trilogy created a fantastical world that was surprisingly rich and beautifully crafted. With that, it was difficult … Read more
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball says the Blu-ray release will feature a pre-VFX, mo-cap version of the movie. We’re still a week away from the theatrical release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, but director Wes Ball already has a fun idea for the Blu-ray release of the … Read more
Kevin Durand teases Proximus Caesar, the “narcissistic” villain he plays in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Set almost 300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will introduce an entirely new world of characters, including Proximus Caesar, the latest villain of … Read more
Franklin Schaffner’s “Planet of the Apes” (1968) is still the best and most memorable “Ape” movie ever made, truly a classic. Three astronauts travel in time and space according to Eistein’s theory that claims the former accelerates when a body travels at great speed. They land on an upside-down world where talking apes are the … Read more
Universal’s musical adaptation, Wicked Part I got it’s first trailer, while Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes got an impressive second trailer. While I think Super Bowl viewers were probably counting the minutes until the release of the Deadpool and Wolverine trailer, two other colossal budget franchise flicks made their presence known with two … Read more