A ragtag group of humans and apes journey into forbidden territory in PLANET OF THE APES
© 2001 20th Century Fox

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Planet of the Apes (Prequel)

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Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Action,

Plot Summary: This title has been in development hell for a long time now but Bloody Disgusting has said recently (12/01/07) that there are whispers of a possible prequel on the horizon within Hollywood. When more comes in, we'll pass it along..

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July 26, 2001... While promoting this weekend's PLANET OF THE APES, actor Mark Wahlberg was asked about how open he might be to coming back for a sequel. Wahlberg quickly answered, "If Tim [Burton] wants to, I'd love to, but it really depends on him."

He adds, "The coolest thing about the experience was meeting Tim the person, getting to know a fantastic human being. It was a really tough shoot for me physically--I was getting beaten up for most of the movie-- I still rushed to work every day just to hang out with Tim. I never had so much fun, felt so comfortable on a set or around somebody. It was really, really special."

August 20, 2001... Boy, Tim Burton sure sounds grouchy about his PLANET OF THE APES movie, lately. And don't even think about asking if he's interested in doing a sequel.

While talking to the UK's Independent to promote the film, the director was asked if would be interested in doing a second run on the PLANET OF THE APES. Burton answered, "The idea of doing a sequel--I'd rather jump out of the window, I swear to God."

The helmer then explained some of his aggravation making the film, saying, "They give you a script, and you do a budget based on that, and say, 'This movie would cost $300 million to make,' and then they treat you like a crazy, overspending, crazy person. It's like, 'Well, you gave me the script.' I'm fascinated by the studio technique that sort of leaves you bloodied, beaten and left for dead right before you're supposed to go out and make a great movie for them."

September 5, 2001... Tim Roth sounds open to reprising his role of the villainous chimp Thade for a potential sequel to PLANET OF THE APES.

While talking to SCIFI.COM, Roth spoke of his feelings on the project, as well as director Tim Burton, saying, "If Tim [Burton] wanted to do it I would. He is tired. He may change his mind, but he's had to deal with the press for so long. He went straight from editing to a plane to start talking to press. He's exhausted. If he did want to, I would be interested in doing that, because it would be a great exercise to revisit a character and see what else you could do with him. I've never done that. Just as a challenge, it would be fascinating."

November 14, 2001... Producer Richard Zanuck has been talking about a sequel to Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES.

While talking to syndicated columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith, Zanuck suggested that a sequel might come in 2003. Zanuck explains, saying, "We don't want to rush the film into theaters next year -- we'd rather buy extra wanna-see time for the sequel."

He adds, "Right now, we're tossing around ideas for the story. We want to take our time and get it right."

There's no word from the producer on if Burton, Wahlberg or anyone else from the first film might be returning.

July 3, 2002... Producer Richard Zanuck, who gave us Tim Burton's re-imagined PLANET OF THE APES last summer, has revealed Twentieth Century Fox isn't all that hot on getting a sequel into production any time soon.

"The idea is to space it out now," Zanuck said. "The studio doesn't think that a sequel has to be made immediately. They made a lot of money off the picture, but the theory, at least what they're telling me, is that every three years or more [they will make one]... They don't want the franchise to just burn out and be finished again for another 20 years. I don't know whether they're right or not, but that seems to be the idea."

So what's the idea for the sequel. Will it pick up with Mark Wahlberg living in an ape Washington D.C.? "They have a deal with Mark Wahlberg in place, but I don't know what their ultimate plan is," Zanuck said.