Planet of the Apes
When it was first announced that Rupert Wyatt was step up to helm a reboot ofPlanet of the Apes , intended to chronicle the decline of mankind and " Rise of the Planet of the Apes , " the cyberspace responded with received skepticism and the August 15 that the relaunch was little - more than a shallow hard currency grab on a known ( but defunct ) franchise . Skepticism reached its apex when it was revealed that James Franco would asterisk in the film as a gifted scientist - opposite a CGI aper character , Caesar ( Andy Serkis ) .
In less capable handwriting , the film could have been a vital and box seat office bomb ; yet , Wyatt and now - series star Andy Serkis drive home a thoughtful sci - fi drama with a unused perspective , follow the growth , maturation , and psychological turmoil of a hyper - intelligent ape - a character that was n’t human but , being an ape , was in reality able to reflect more about the human condition than a relatively " normal " protagonist . ThroughoutRise , it became cleared that Franco was not the material champion of thisPlanet of the Apesrelaunch and that Caesar ( and Serkis ) would be the rightful time to come of the franchise . However , several twelvemonth afterWar for the Planet of the Apeshit theater in 2017 , pastime in futurePlanet of the Apesinstallments stay on higher than ever - withBatmanstar Robert Pattinsonexpressing interest in a star role in theupcomingPlanet of the Apes 4 .
verbalize exclusively withScreen Rant , series star Andy Serkis , writer - music director Matt Reeves , and producer Dylan Clark give up about theirPlanet of the Apesseries - addressing how a non - Caesar - led photographic film could happen :
Matt Reeves : " It ’s all one universe and Caesar has a very authoritative part in ape chronicle . We reckon of him being the seminal bod in ape history like Moses but as the idea , that tapestry , extends outward , there are all kinds of new case in this report that you could absolutely watch . It ’s really about this trajectory that all of the ape are on , that all of the characters are on , and have been very intentionally centre around Caesar , but the universe is meant to be larger than just him as well . "
Given that Caesar paid the ultimate forfeit for his people inWar for the Planet of the Apes , the squad ’s shift toward talking about thePlanet of the Apesmovies as a " cosmos " rather than merely a film series sure as shooting suggests that twentieth Century Fox has no plans of vacate the critically - applaud relaunch . The melodic theme of anApesmovie universe might vocalize foreign , even in an industry that has become more and more obsessed with divided up " universe " stories , but Wyatt and Reeves have establish an intriguing stage on which to tell quality role story - albeit story in which some of the most relatable characters are not " human . "
The filmmaker are n’t out of their minds either . Just as Caesar has become a film star , several supporting character reference , such as Maurice ( Karin Konoval ) and Rocket ( Terry Notary ) have also become increasingly defined and were further flesh out inWar for the Planet of the Apes .
Serkis himself suggests that enough foundation and character developing has been laid for any of the apes to carry on the series in his place - even without Caesar in the image :
" The path that all of the characters are draw is so utter and nuanced , the way that Woody Harrelson ’s character , the way that Maurice evolves , or Rocket , all of their journeying , should you pick out , you could postdate the story from any point of prospect and it would make full excited , psychological , and philosophical sense . "
That all said , while plenty of sports fan might really dig a picture watch the escapade of Maurice or Rocket , having a grapheme that is created by the aggregate movement of an actor ( wearing apparent motion capture technical school ) and visual gist guru ( applying digital makeup ) allows for a unparalleled opportunity - the potential for Serkis to remain to asterisk ( or at least participate ) in the serial as a completely different character rather of Caesar .
Andy Serkis : " That would be an awe-inspiring thing to do . It would be an sinful thing to do . As Matt [ Reeves ] has always said , we have it away the outcome and it ’s just how long you desire to make from here to there to that final result . There ’s infinite possibilities of bear on the mythic arc of their journey together . "
Matt Reeves : It would be really nerveless if , in the future , should that ever occur , if Andy want to arrive back and play anything he wanted .
Dylan Clarke : " We will let him play any lineament he likes . "
Again , while there is presently no architectural plan for Serkis to pass forPlanet of the Apes 4 , it ’s certainly fun to speculate on where this alone blending of character and science - fable as well as live - military action and CGI force could go down the line . Similarly , it ’s punishing to suppose that cinephiles would n’t be aroused about the prospect of more Serkis in theApesseries - now that Caesar has met his ending .
NEXT:War for the Planet of the ApesReview
War for the Planet of the Apesopened in U.S. theaters on July 14th , 2017 .
Planet of the Apes 4is currently in pre - production .
