Back in December it was reported that 20th Century Studios would be moving forward with a new Planet of the Apes film. Wes Ball was announced as director and immediately fans took to Twitter to ask the director if the film was a reboot or a continuation. Wes replied with the following
“I’ll say this about Apes… I grew up on the original and absolutely love the previous trilogy. I would only do this if I felt I could offer something special while still honoring what’s come before. We have something that’s shaping up to be an awesome chapter to this franchise.”
A new report from DiscussingFilm announcing that Daniel Dorrance has joined the film as production designer also led to some mentions that the film will be classified as a reboot.
Sources say that the film is being classed as a ‘reboot’ so it is unknown whether the film will be connected to the previous ‘Planet of the Apes’ trilogy that was done under 20th Century Fox.
Of course this got spread around and sites started reporting the news which made its way to Wes who is not too happy that this report is out there. According to Wes sites need to “FACT CHECK” before reporting stuff. In a comment to a post from ComicBook, the director had this to say
It’s never been easier for film journalists to actually get in touch with the actual people who actually know… but maybe it’s the point to NOT fact-check these days?
Regardless. Don’t worry. I won’t ruin the surprises, but it’s safe to say Caesar’s legacy will continue…🤫
— Wes Ball (@wesball) February 17, 2020
Fans were less than pleased to hear that Disney might be rebooting a film that just ended a couple of years ago. But it seems that the legacy of Caesar will live on and that fans won’t have to worry about the film being a reboot.
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