Planet of the Apes - reboot??

[Geekyfanboy]

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/11/03/another-apes-reboot/

Another "Apes" reboot?
November 3, 2008 by Michael Hickerson   || Category: Film

For a franchise celebrating its 40th anniversary, "Planet of the Apes" is still generating headlines.  On this week's show we brought you news about the upcoming "Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology," which is a must-have for all apes fans.   And the original Charleton Heston classic is set for a Blu-Ray release next week, packed with new extras and features on this pivotal and influential film.

After spanning five films, a TV series and an animated Saturday morning cartoon, "Apes" got a remake a few years ago from director Tim Burton.  And while the film was commercially successfully, most people agree the new "Apes" is a pale imitation of the original movie.

Now comes word that a second reboot of the "Apes" franchise may be in the works.

CHUD reports a new "Apes" movie wouldn't be a sequel to the Tim Burton film nor would it be a continuation of the popular 20th Century Fox franchise.  Instead, this film would be a remake of the fourth installment of the "Apes" series, "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes."

"Conquest"  was set in a dystopian future of 1999 where apes had been domesticated and told the story of Caesar, the first ape with speech who started the events that led to a world where monkeys were on top and humans were dumb beasts.

The new script entitled "Genesis: Apes" by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver is set in a more contemporary present day society and has Caesar being created by a genetic scientist who ends up taking it home and raising him as the son he and his wife were unable to conceive.

After killing a human in an attack and being put on trial, things turn like 'Conquest' with Caesar leading a campaign to unite the apes and violently overthrow humanity.

The concept has been kicking around the halls of 20th Century Fox for some time now, according to reports.  However, there has been no official word on if this concept could make it to the big-screen. Right now it's just an idea–and an intriguing one at that.

[celestialteapot]

I didn't think the Tim Burton version was all that bad, I liked the way the actors moved. This films sounds like it'll either work to be terrible, hopefully it'll work as it sounds interesting.

[moyer777]

I liked Tim's version as well.  Pretty darn cool.  The behind the scenes on the dvd were pretty much amazing.  I am hopeful for this new movie, that would really be great if they could pull it off.

[Bryancd]

It was recently on cable and I watched som eof it again. It's not great, but the ape effects are super.

[iceman]

I Liked the original better, but that is not too say the Tim Burton one wasnt bad, I would have liked to have seen them do the seqel continuing from were he landed back on an altered earth, that looked real cool.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I'm not feeling this.  I think you should just let it stay the way it was.  How about making a different and unique movie then remaking every old and out-of-date movie?....

King

[Feathers]

I'm with you, King.

What's wrong with original films? Why is there this constant need to re-do everything that's been done before?

Part of me thinks there is nothing more to it than the word reboot becoming fashionable! I guess I don't mind remakes if someone thinks thay have something new to offer, but this comes over as nothing more than 'We're want to make a film! What film shall we remake?'

Come on guys, how about 'We want to make a film! What story shall we tell?' You get much more scope with that question.

[Geekyfanboy]

Well they say in the industry that there are only 7 original stories.. so we are bound to make duplicate movies... just the way it works.

[Rico]

I didn't care for Tim Burton's remake.  The original films are deserving classics and are sort of timeless.  Visit a book store Hollywood, there are tons of great new ideas that have never been made.