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Published on Monday, December 1, 2008 - 9:02pm |
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Your Daily CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Remake Update Comes With A Title, A Director And A Denial That It's A Remake!
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It's not a remake. It's a reboot. Or a revamp. Or a reinvention.
Though I'm typically upbeat about anything bearing Scott Frank's name, I must admit that I'm a little heartbroken to learn that his CAESAR won't be a redo of J. Lee Thompson's delightful CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Why? Well, on the bad idea scale, redoing CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES completely out of the fucking blue ranks pretty close to greenlighting THE HAPPENING. And I could do with another HAPPENING for reasons that include "zookeeper", "lemon drink" and "you're at the place where the killers meet to decide what to do with the crippled girl".
But since Frank's involvement pretty much precludes the possibility of a full-scale cinematic catastrophe, it's probably best for all involved if he presses forward with a smart, hard sci-fi re-whatever of the PLANET OF THE APES franchise. I just hope Fox (i.e. Tom Rothman) doesn't interfere with him every step of the way. So far, Frank sounds pretty happy.
For more on CAESAR, the un-CONQUEST-OF-THE-PLANET-OF-THE-APES, read Devin Faraci's exclusive interview w/ Frank over at CHUD.
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Reader Talkback
Last! by JackIsLost | Dec 1st, 2008 08:05:45 PM | Tsrif!! by Mace13 | Dec 1st, 2008 08:05:54 PM | Darn you Jack. ;) by Mace13 | Dec 1st, 2008 08:06:33 PM | A Hollywood where remakes
evolved from sequels? by superunknown85 | Dec 1st, 2008 08:10:03 PM | FUCK TIM ROTHMAN by Gungan Slayer | Dec 1st, 2008 08:15:35 PM | It's a monkey business by Power_Girl | Dec 1st, 2008 08:16:07 PM | But is Marky Mark in it? by beetlegeuse | Dec 1st, 2008 08:18:09 PM | HARD SCI FI vs SOFT RUBBER
SUITS by Mullah Omar | Dec 1st, 2008 08:22:44 PM | Hollywood has become a
madhouse...A MADHOUSE!!!!!! by apollo80 | Dec 1st, 2008 08:23:20 PM | The link to CHUD is a link to
AICN... by FilmCritic3000 | Dec 1st, 2008 08:24:03 PM | "There was a lot of love
making but no love..." by Leafar the Lost | Dec 1st, 2008 08:33:46 PM | Come on Fox not interfere by hallmitchell | Dec 1st, 2008 08:34:01 PM | I hate "reimagining" by Shakes | Dec 1st, 2008 08:36:01 PM | I hate "reimagining" by Shakes | Dec 1st, 2008 08:37:51 PM | Even the TV show was better
than by crankyoldguy | Dec 1st, 2008 08:57:15 PM | LINK NOT WORK .... by berserkrl | Dec 1st, 2008 09:07:29 PM | Conquest Marathon Showing by hairyandtattooed | Dec 1st, 2008 09:23:48 PM | Sounds
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by crackerfarmboy | Dec 1st, 2008 09:24:39 PM | sounds like a stand-alone by Friendo | Dec 1st, 2008 09:37:28 PM | Damn you!!! Damn you all to
hell!!! by TVguy4566 | Dec 1st, 2008 10:35:38 PM | remakeremakeremakeprequelreima
giningremakeremakeremakesequal
rebo by Phil Connors | Dec 1st, 2008 10:59:13 PM | Reboot by Le Phantom | Dec 1st, 2008 11:00:04 PM | remake remake remake remake
remake remake by Phil Connors | Dec 1st, 2008 11:02:19 PM | between Clone Wars and
American Graffiti but right by Phil Connors | Dec 1st, 2008 11:10:03 PM | The Lookout is a gem. by Rev. Slappy | Dec 2nd, 2008 01:13:07 AM | AVATAR - Fucking your eyeballs
in 2009 by Motoko Kusanagi | Dec 2nd, 2008 04:17:46 AM | ALL the Planet of the Ape
movies... by sonnyfern | Dec 2nd, 2008 04:52:25 AM | and yes, it was Burton who
coined "reimagining" by Gungan Slayer | Dec 2nd, 2008 06:08:06 AM | YOU BASTARDS! by The Amazing G | Dec 2nd, 2008 06:53:58 AM | Magilla Gorilla Begins by Spandau Belly | Dec 2nd, 2008 07:24:55 AM | "Grape Ape, Grape Ape... by Kid Z | Dec 2nd, 2008 07:52:50 AM | It's Jaws meets Alien - with
no shark or aliens by 2deaconblues | Dec 2nd, 2008 08:15:21 AM | I didn't understand a word of
that by tonyd1411 | Dec 2nd, 2008 09:11:32 AM | Since the Original Series was
a poorly veiled by Ingeld | Dec 2nd, 2008 09:28:35 AM | The Original Concept by medicinaluser | Dec 2nd, 2008 09:28:36 AM | Sounds Joyless: Really who is
this for? by Stormwatcher | Dec 2nd, 2008 11:05:18 AM | Just Saw Conquest over the
weekend by Shut the Fuck up Donny | Dec 2nd, 2008 12:27:43 PM | J. Lee Thompson's delightful
CONQUEST OF THE... by yomomma | Dec 2nd, 2008 12:50:31 PM | Well, at least it dodged the
obvious bullet by Subtlety | Dec 2nd, 2008 01:51:50 PM | Do the Right Ape by Jollymorphic | Dec 2nd, 2008 03:16:09 PM | Del toro to direct The
witches... by emeraldboy | Dec 2nd, 2008 03:26:13 PM | One of the simpsons finest
moments was... by emeraldboy | Dec 2nd, 2008 04:22:53 PM | If it's a stand alone thing... by Ravetin | Dec 2nd, 2008 07:03:56 PM | Don't go there Taylor. You
might not like what you find!" by RicardoMontalban | Dec 3rd, 2008 12:00:47 AM | Whoops! by RicardoMontalban | Dec 3rd, 2008 12:03:12 AM | but RicardoMontalban by DocBosch | Dec 3rd, 2008 12:47:55 AM | Burton's POTA was a POS... by christian66 | Dec 3rd, 2008 02:28:41 AM | Ricardo by Subtlety | Dec 3rd, 2008 02:13:45 PM |
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