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Remember That CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Remake We Heard About?? Looks Like It's Getting Closer...


Merrick here...

Earlier this month, through the guys over at CHUD, we learned that a PLANET OF THE APES project...essentially a remake of 1972's CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES...was being mulled by Fox (details HERE).

The status of the project was inconclusive at the time, and seemed to be the kind of film that would eventually fade to nothingness in Development Hell.

Maybe not.

This weekend, during the Fox Movie Channel's marathon showing of all original PLANET OF THE APES films, Tom Rothman apparently revealed that, indeed, a new APES script is not only in development, but is "close". Presumably "close" means almost ready to be pushed further into development.

Read details...

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No Friggen Way!!
by BobParr
Nov 30th, 2008
09:48:05 PM
Will there be another Lincoln-Monkey?
by BobParr
Nov 30th, 2008
09:49:07 PM
Is this a sequel to the Marky Mark movie?
by GeorgieBoy
Nov 30th, 2008
09:49:56 PM
why are you linking a fucking CHUD article?
by the milf lover
Nov 30th, 2008
09:51:44 PM
there better be another Lincoln Monkey
by Leafy McPlantsalot
Nov 30th, 2008
09:54:48 PM
Directed By...
by Crow3711
Nov 30th, 2008
09:55:15 PM
The original movie is the only really good movie
by Charlie_Allnut
Nov 30th, 2008
09:56:34 PM
they should do a 19th century Apes movie
by the milf lover
Nov 30th, 2008
09:58:22 PM
Whatever happened
by TheHumanBeingAndFish
Nov 30th, 2008
09:58:50 PM
'Cuz the remake was so well received
by beetlegeuse
Nov 30th, 2008
10:05:55 PM
Bush-Monkey would be too obvious...
by bobjustbob
Nov 30th, 2008
10:08:29 PM
The Ape-ening!
by Amy Chasing
Nov 30th, 2008
10:11:03 PM
God damn Hollywood
by GreatOne3
Nov 30th, 2008
10:15:46 PM
Tom Rothman, stick to what you do well...
by JimCurry
Nov 30th, 2008
10:18:59 PM

by Leafy McPlantsalot
Nov 30th, 2008
10:19:58 PM
great idea Leafy
by the milf lover
Nov 30th, 2008
10:22:36 PM
I want Burton to explain the end
by jccalhoun
Nov 30th, 2008
10:23:20 PM
I dont think Burton understands the ending
by the milf lover
Nov 30th, 2008
10:27:20 PM
Tom Rothman is a Bastard
by PTSDPete
Nov 30th, 2008
10:29:55 PM
oh god, no
by Darth_Kaos
Nov 30th, 2008
10:40:17 PM
Rothman clearly has a hard on for Apes
by sevadro
Nov 30th, 2008
10:44:13 PM
Leafy, best idea....
by Double M
Nov 30th, 2008
10:48:32 PM
Was that the one with Ricardo Montal"Khan" ??
by picardsucks
Nov 30th, 2008
10:52:39 PM
ProductionWeekly.com, not Chud.com
by rassmguy
Nov 30th, 2008
10:58:12 PM
TIM BURTON=WORST RENDITION OF APES
by uberman
Nov 30th, 2008
11:08:26 PM
About that original twist ending in Planet of the Apes ...
by Shan
Nov 30th, 2008
11:09:02 PM
Straight to DVD
by therobcat
Nov 30th, 2008
11:27:46 PM
I thought Burtons remake ending was understandable
by Mace13
Nov 30th, 2008
11:37:58 PM
Burton shat on Apes...ANYONE but him
by quantize
Nov 30th, 2008
11:38:56 PM
jccalhoun
by Mace13
Nov 30th, 2008
11:40:56 PM
LET THE LOST GUYS RE-DO BENEATH w/DAFOE AS TAYLOR!!!
by Shermdawg
Nov 30th, 2008
11:43:08 PM
CONQUEST was a lousy movie...
by thegreatwhatzit
Nov 30th, 2008
11:43:38 PM
STRAIGHT TO YOUTUBE
by Mullah Omar
Nov 30th, 2008
11:51:01 PM
And if they do make this....
by Mace13
Dec 1st, 2008
12:01:51 AM
Why Do They Keep Remaking BAD Movies?
by LeftFoot
Dec 1st, 2008
12:03:40 AM
The equivalent of this movie. . .
by Mr Slippy Fist
Dec 1st, 2008
12:07:38 AM
One last post...
by Mace13
Dec 1st, 2008
12:11:26 AM
Mark Wahlberg gonna be in it?
by ThaJackaL
Dec 1st, 2008
12:13:09 AM
THANK GOD!!! People finally dissing Burton.
by Lenny8
Dec 1st, 2008
12:18:30 AM
Ok but only if Burton makes it
by kafka07
Dec 1st, 2008
01:16:18 AM
I assume this remake will have one or more
by Xiphos_2
Dec 1st, 2008
01:31:18 AM
godamn dirty apes
by bacci40
Dec 1st, 2008
02:02:47 AM
Whats has Burton done lately anyway?
by Cotton McKnight
Dec 1st, 2008
02:04:12 AM
It wasn't Burton's fault that POTA remake sucked balls...
by Mike_D
Dec 1st, 2008
02:40:21 AM
xiphos_2...
by kaspianwithak
Dec 1st, 2008
02:47:42 AM
"Close" means for FOX...
by DerLanghaarige
Dec 1st, 2008
02:48:44 AM
Burton's a crap action director
by kwisatzhaderach
Dec 1st, 2008
02:58:17 AM
kaspianwithak
by Xiphos_2
Dec 1st, 2008
03:15:12 AM
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was not a remake
by bacci40
Dec 1st, 2008
03:19:24 AM
kwisatzhaderach....does anyone do good action anymore?
by bacci40
Dec 1st, 2008
03:21:34 AM
cuz the last one was such a spectacular cinematic achievement.
by alice 13
Dec 1st, 2008
03:22:36 AM
I don't believe this will be made
by Vern
Dec 1st, 2008
03:23:34 AM
AVATAR - Fucking your eyeballs in 2009!!!
by Motoko Kusanagi
Dec 1st, 2008
03:26:10 AM
Xiphos
by kungfuhustler84
Dec 1st, 2008
03:34:07 AM
Cotton
by kungfuhustler84
Dec 1st, 2008
03:36:18 AM
For The Love Of The Law Giver
by AngryTex
Dec 1st, 2008
03:40:10 AM
The remake's ending was clear
by Bodenland Unbound
Dec 1st, 2008
04:19:27 AM
Alfonzo Cuaron...
by emeraldboy
Dec 1st, 2008
05:21:04 AM
well this is weird
by The Amazing G
Dec 1st, 2008
05:32:58 AM
I AM SPARTACUS!
by The Brains
Dec 1st, 2008
05:45:53 AM
Sleepy Hollow was Burtons last great flick
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Dec 1st, 2008
05:55:24 AM
Fox just wants to exploit its brand names...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Dec 1st, 2008
05:57:02 AM
Fuck Tim Rothman
by Gungan Slayer
Dec 1st, 2008
05:57:41 AM
Chocolate apes. It's the book ending
by u.k. star
Dec 1st, 2008
06:00:38 AM
Burton's film
by The Brains
Dec 1st, 2008
06:04:00 AM
Bet it's nowhere near as ballsy as the original.
by Mr Nicholas
Dec 1st, 2008
06:30:24 AM
I rented sweeney todd...
by emeraldboy
Dec 1st, 2008
06:34:02 AM
The film's conclusion?
by The Bicycle Sharer
Dec 1st, 2008
06:36:01 AM
film the Novel and keep its ending!!!!
by j2talk
Dec 1st, 2008
06:58:33 AM
burton's twist is confusing?
by Bouncy X
Dec 1st, 2008
07:10:49 AM
Sorry-u.k. star,but the books ending
by j2talk
Dec 1st, 2008
07:11:27 AM
we need a Nick Cage Planet of the Apes movie
by Spandau Belly
Dec 1st, 2008
07:21:01 AM
The original was great...
by DocPazuzu
Dec 1st, 2008
07:27:39 AM
Well at least this time...
by Kid Z
Dec 1st, 2008
07:28:09 AM
"Hey there chimp...
by Kid Z
Dec 1st, 2008
07:36:30 AM
Lousy Human Bastards
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Dec 1st, 2008
07:43:34 AM
j2talk
by u.k. star
Dec 1st, 2008
07:46:46 AM
Shan
by FluffyUnbound
Dec 1st, 2008
07:49:10 AM
The novel's ending
by FluffyUnbound
Dec 1st, 2008
07:54:09 AM
Burton's Ending Explained Once and For All.
by Ingeld
Dec 1st, 2008
08:15:49 AM
After Apes, are there any more Fox movie franchises left to rape
by Prof. Pop-Cult
Dec 1st, 2008
08:21:33 AM
Burton
by dale_cooper
Dec 1st, 2008
08:28:43 AM
"Why Do They Keep Remaking BAD Movies?"
by Ingeld
Dec 1st, 2008
08:37:36 AM
Hey monkey.
by Christopher3
Dec 1st, 2008
08:51:41 AM
Ed Wood
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Dec 1st, 2008
08:57:56 AM
Will probably suck
by Thot
Dec 1st, 2008
09:03:54 AM
I watched the entire weekend marathon!
by Powers Boothe
Dec 1st, 2008
09:22:30 AM
PLANET OF THE RAPED MY CHILDHOOD
by Mullah Omar
Dec 1st, 2008
09:26:00 AM
Powers Boothe
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Dec 1st, 2008
09:36:23 AM
Please do not make this with real chimps/apes
by Ye Not Guilty
Dec 1st, 2008
10:11:24 AM
CHILDREN OF FUCKING MEN!!!
by HoboCode
Dec 1st, 2008
10:11:42 AM
You know, there won't be a need for remakes
by Orcus
Dec 1st, 2008
10:17:46 AM
Orcus
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Dec 1st, 2008
10:53:22 AM
Planet of the Rapes
by Bobman46
Dec 1st, 2008
10:58:43 AM
Bodenland Unbound - Ending
by Durendal
Dec 1st, 2008
11:04:52 AM
If they want me to see this there better be free bananas at the
by Knobules
Dec 1st, 2008
11:09:24 AM
"Because I loathe bananas"
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Dec 1st, 2008
11:15:16 AM
They wouldn't use wild apes, would they?
by veebeeyes
Dec 1st, 2008
11:15:58 AM
I think some geeks are ignorant of the WHOLE
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Dec 1st, 2008
11:16:25 AM
"NOW! FIGHT LIKE APES!"
by SpikeTBB
Dec 1st, 2008
11:36:34 AM
"You cut out his BRAIN, you bloody baboon!"
by SpikeTBB
Dec 1st, 2008
11:43:05 AM
ah hell
by yubnubrocks
Dec 1st, 2008
11:58:55 AM
No Burton count me in!
by Norm3
Dec 1st, 2008
01:07:59 PM
Only real monkeys!
by otm shank
Dec 1st, 2008
01:23:45 PM
Grammaton Cleric Binks
by Orcus
Dec 1st, 2008
01:28:21 PM
LANCELOT LINK: SECRET CHIMP
by thegreatwhatzit
Dec 1st, 2008
01:38:41 PM
Dr Zeus, Dr. Zeus
by LarryTate
Dec 1st, 2008
01:42:08 PM
HUZZAH FOR LANCELOT LINK!
by Orcus
Dec 1st, 2008
01:42:37 PM
As long as we're dissing Burton's POTA...
by Kid Z
Dec 1st, 2008
01:51:51 PM
There's only 1 reason to remake this movie
by godzthor1
Dec 1st, 2008
01:56:23 PM
Kid Z
by Chief Joseph
Dec 1st, 2008
02:29:21 PM
Zardoz is perfect as is.
by FluffyUnbound
Dec 1st, 2008
02:36:25 PM
real apes no way
by Norm3
Dec 1st, 2008
03:26:34 PM
They should make "Revolution on the POTA"
by Gungan Slayer
Dec 1st, 2008
03:53:26 PM
How was the ending to the original Planet of The Apes such a sho
by theyreflockingthisway
Dec 1st, 2008
03:59:24 PM
How the apes survived...
by Embeedeuce
Dec 1st, 2008
04:00:32 PM
"such a shock" the above is supposed to say
by theyreflockingthisway
Dec 1st, 2008
04:07:00 PM
I guess it has to be a reboot
by Subtlety
Dec 1st, 2008
04:31:43 PM
Shan
by Cyrus Clops
Dec 1st, 2008
04:34:59 PM
More Apes...
by DeeJay
Dec 1st, 2008
04:46:32 PM
Let's
by Ingeld
Dec 1st, 2008
04:56:25 PM
Let's give another species a try.
by Ingeld
Dec 1st, 2008
04:58:39 PM
Here's a crazy idea.
by v3d
Dec 1st, 2008
05:39:00 PM
Here's a crazy idea.
by v3d
Dec 1st, 2008
05:39:01 PM
quite fucking around. I want PLANET OF THE LIZARD PEOPLE...
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Dec 1st, 2008
05:59:13 PM
Conquest directors cut instead, please?
by Chief Joseph
Dec 1st, 2008
06:09:49 PM
Chief Joseph
by Johnny Smith
Dec 1st, 2008
07:17:41 PM
The ending of the remake....
by shellfishh
Dec 1st, 2008
07:33:48 PM
Johnny Smith
by Chief Joseph
Dec 1st, 2008
07:48:32 PM
A Hard R Rated Version...
by PR1C3Y
Dec 1st, 2008
07:50:04 PM
Shellfishh...
by DeeJay
Dec 1st, 2008
08:53:09 PM
Wow, what's next?
by JoeSixPack
Dec 2nd, 2008
05:51:16 AM
Say "hi" to your motha for me...
by beatleMatt
Dec 2nd, 2008
07:25:22 AM
Chief Joseph
by hst666
Dec 2nd, 2008
02:14:52 PM
Memo: Scott Frank
by RicardoMontalban
Dec 3rd, 2008
12:11:09 AM

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