Planet of the Apes Reboot Confirmed

After much speculation over the possible reboot of the Planet of the Apes, it’s now finally been confirmed that Twentieth Century Fox is definitely ready to go ahead with the post-apocalyptic Simian franchise.

The reboot was previously thrown into doubt when the original writer and director for the movie, Scott Frank (Minority Report) left the project. However it’s just been confirmed that the project has now been handed over to Peter Chernin and that Jamie Moss (Street Kings) has also been brought in to retool Frank’s script. It’s also been reported that the projects other original scripter’s Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (The Relic, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle) were brought back to tidy up the dialogue.

Code named Caesar, Frank’s original script detailed how genetic experiments performed on the apes was the cause of them gaining intelligence, which ultimately led to the rebellion and eventual dominance over humanity. According to a source who was involved in the production, the studio wanted to take the franchise in a different direction, one that Frank wasn’t willing to pursue and so they parted ways. However with the studios now apparent rush to get the project up and running again, it seems that Frank’s original Caesar concept will make it to the big screen after all, but may not be as he envisioned.

Judging by the success of the recent spate of post-apocalyptic movies, Fox’s eagerness to get this project underway makes perfect sense, it’s just unfortunate that Scott Frank is no longer involved. But nevertheless I’m looking forward to seeing this latest addition to what is a classic series of post-apocalyptic movies.

It’s also expected that a director will be attached to the project quite soon. We’ll keep you updated of any further developments.

source: Vulture