Will the new Planet of the Apes films one day make the connection with the 1968 film?

Will the new Planet of the Apes films one day make the connection with the 1968 film?

ByLeila

“In my head, this film, like the three previous ones, takes place in the same universe as the original with Charlton Heston,” director Wes Ball tells us.

A few weeks before the release of Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom, Première met with director Wes Ball as well as screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The opportunity to retrace the creation of this ambitious film and to ask them what the future of the franchise will be: will we end up catching up with the timeline of the 1968 film with Charlton Heston? And besides, the Caesar trilogy and Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom do they take place in the same universe? Here are some answers:

WES BALL: In my head, this film, like the three previous ones, takes place in the same universe as the original with Charlton Heston. We are slowly moving towards the 1968 film but we are still far from it: there is still plenty of story to tell. This is what was fantastic for us in terms of freedom.

RICK JAFFA: Obviously, we want to take the franchise to its logical conclusion.

AMANDA SILVER: If your question is whether we have any ideas for potential future films that would come full circle, the answer is yes.

WES BALL: But we have to remember that the franchise has always built somewhat shaky bridges between the different films: we're not at Marvel, everything doesn't line up perfectly. Will we one day see astronauts traveling in time? I don't know, let's just say we leave ourselves some room for interpretation. In any case, in the mind, we tend towards that. And Amanda told me it was the same thing at the time for Rupert Wyatt and Matt Reeves (the producer and director of the previous trilogy).

RICK JAFFA: Are we planning to remake the first film one day? (Laughter.) Sorry, we're not going to go into that area.

AMANDA SILVER: Great question, though.

RICK JAFFA: Send us an email if you have a good idea for a scenario!

The Planet of the Apes ; The New Kingdom is still in theaters. Trailer :

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