Planet of the apes watch order the planet of the apes. Planet of the apes timeline spoilers for the new films and the original series so the new planet of the apes movies rise and dawn are supposed to be prequels to the original series. We found out in december that a new film was on the way from the maze runner. Many of kobas loyalist apes are forced to become slaves to the humans in 2017s war for the planet of the apes, which opens with a surprise assault on caesars forces by a. Here is where we see the apes discovering the marvels of radio, music, television and newsprint. Jul 10, 2017 this is an update of an older piece written in 2014 for the release of dawn of the planet of the apes, the second in the rebooted film series. Planet of the apes is an american science fiction media franchise consisting of films. Planet of the apes already had a prequel rise of the planet. To date, the planet of the apes movie franchise spans nearly 50 years and includes the original pentalogy, a 2001 remake directed by tim burton, and a reboot trilogy starring andy serkis. In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, caesar, the son of the late simians cornelius and zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity. While the original movie showed taylor traveling from the present to the eponymous planet of the apes, in this movie the characters cornelius and zira used his spaceship to travel back in time to 1973. Bernie sanders hosts a virtual roundtable on the economic and health crises created by the coronavirus outbreak. Every single planet of the apes movie in chronological order.
Mar 11, 2020 many of kobas loyalist apes are forced to become slaves to the humans in 2017s war for the planet of the apes, which opens with a surprise assault on caesars forces by a fanatical remnant of. So actually its not like the french novel at all, and it makes no sense. Planet of the apes timeline spoilers for the new films. The planet of the apes timeline isnt exactly a straight line from beginning to end. Aug 10, 2011 after apes seize this alphaomega bomb they kill brent and mortally wound taylor, whose final act is to detonate it and destroy the entire planet. Reign of the planet of the apes is an upcoming 2019 american science fiction film that will be the fourth and final installment in the planet of the apes reboot film series and the sequel to war for the planet of the apes 2017. A complete history of planet of the apes rolling stone. The planet of the apes has been awing generations for nearly 50 years now. The entire crazy, convoluted chronology of those damn dirty apes and how they ascended to dominance over the. Planet of the apes 1968 beneath the planet of the apes 1970 escape from the planet of the apes 1971 conquest of the planet of the apes 1972 battle for the planet of the apes1973 they should be followed in release order. San francisco board of education grants certificate of appreciation to music teacher charles rodman. Reign of the planet of the apes 2019 film the ideas. The film situates itself 10 years after the events of conquest, but also 600 years in the future, where a wise ape retells the events we witness in the film. What is the timeline of the planet of the apes franchise.
Planet of the apes is an american science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which. Rise of the planet of the apes movie movie insider. Much has been debated about why the date 3978 appears in planet of the apes but 3955 is given in beneath the planet of the apes and its sequels. The entire crazy, convoluted chronology of those damn dirty apes and how they ascended to dominance over the earth, then fell in an explosive cataclysm. Bryn,and jess rose, from a truce bryn,and jess rose, from a truce kanj is born. The eagerness to rule the planet has the apes advancing rather rapidly. The apes begin to live in an odd sort of 1970s life style within just 6 months of the transition. It was provided by nettrekker, who beefed up the passing references to how they described filmed events. The planet of the apes timeline is a bit confusing, so we arranged them in their. Oct 16, 2019 escape from the planet of the apes was the most critically acclaimed of the original five sequels to the initial planet of the apes film. War for the planet of the apes is here to wrap up the trilogy started with 2011s rise of the planet of the apes, but in many ways the latest entry in the decadesold franchise is really a setup. Astronauts dodge, landon, stewart, and taylor leave cape kennedy aboard liberty 1 and go through a hasslein curve 1973.
Explaining the multiverse of the planet of the apes ign. The bigbudget film planet of the apes, starring oscarwinners charlton heston and kim hunter, plus roddy mcdowall the latter two as talking chimps becomes one of the years. Jul 11, 2014 the original 1968 planet of the apes timetwist blew my mind when i saw it as a kid. Set in present day san francisco, rise of the apes deals with the aftermath of mans experiments with genetic engineering that lead to the. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of planet of the apes, hasslein books announces an extensive chronology by author rich handley. How the new planet of the apes movie fits into the series. Okay so, the timeline of the ape series is not that hard to follow, at least for the first 5, but im trying to figure out where rise of the planet of the apes fits in so it starts with our present earth sending taylor on a mission, where they are going near the speed of light, making time move slower for them. With andy serkis, woody harrelson, steve zahn, karin konoval. The apes story really took off in 1968 with the release of american scifi action flick planet of the apes, starring charlton heston as an astronaut who overstays his time in.
Planet of the apes timeline spoilers for the new films and. A female chimpanzee who will one day be known as bright eyes is born. All 9 planet of the apes movies ranked, worst to best. Well start with 2011s rise of the planet of the apes. Weve got a timeline and an analysis of where the current series puts us. Aug 21, 2019 the complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise. Jul, 2017 war for the planet of the apes is hardly all joy and light. War for the planet of the apes trusts us to think time. It is set to be released on october 29, 2019 by 20th century fox, gary sanchez productions, universal pictures, and tv2.
In what order should i watch the planet of the apes franchise. Astronauts travel 3000 years into the future and bring back talking apes, who are killed by the police and the investigation. Schaffner and starring heston, roddy mcdowall as cornelius, kim hunter as zira, maurice evans as zaius and linda harrison as. An astronaut crew crashlands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. Are you talking about the chronological order in terms of production release, or storywise. They crash land on the future earth where apes rule for an unexplained reason.
Why the worst planet of the apes is smarter than you think duration. This shocking film reverses the dominate roll that humans currently play on planet earth, giving all of the power to our primate cousins. The evolution of planet of the apes movie franchaise. Jerry goldsmith composed the groundbreaking avantgarde.
After apes seize this alphaomega bomb they kill brent and mortally wound taylor, whose final act is to detonate it and destroy the entire planet. Harrelsons loosecannon colonel is a sadist and wannabe dictator, and the movie contains some harrowing scenes of ape suffering. The complete planet of the apes timeline is actually made up of four separate continuities established over the course of the entire franchise. Hes just out there flying through space as history changes all around him the planet of the apes chronology is kind of hard to wrap your head around and thats before the reboots the tim burton movie is a oneoff its not a sequel, or a prequel, or even a remake really burton called it a reimagining, so were gonna go with that. Alone among gods primates, he kills for sport, or lust or greed. In preparation for the release of war for the planet of the apes kya breaks down the timeline of all the planet of the apes films. A franchise through the centuries with the new dawn of the planet of the apes, we lay out all the events, from the first novel to the last act in beneath the. War for the planet of the apes is hardly all joy and light. Spanning five decades, nine movies, two tv series, hundreds of comics, and a headscratcher of a timeline, planet of the apes became the rebel child of mainstream scifi, each new chapter defining. This movie returns to the same point in the history of the planet of the apes as the original series 70s era once again. Every single planet of the apes movie in chronological order 9 planet of the apes 1963 this is the movie that started it all. Star wars is a single franchise, but planet of the apes doesnt work like that.
Rise of the planet of the apes hits theaters this friday with a moving tale of geneticallyaltered. Since then, the remakessequelsprequels have made things messy. Charlton heston, roddy mcdowall, kim hunter, maurice evans. It also features marvels apes stories in the timeline. The movie timeline its like a timeline, but of movies. What is the chronological order of planet of the apes. Planet of the apes already had a prequel rise of the. Astronauts dodge, landon, stewart, and taylor leave cape kennedy aboard liberty 1 and go through a hasslein curve. This involves watching the films in the inuniverse timeline order. A complete guide to every timeline introduced in the planet of the apes franchise, from the. Its occasional paraphrasing of lines from the original movie devoid of any meaningful context, and its cameos by members of the original cast charlton heston and linda harrison, only underscore that this new version isnt what the original was, i. Jul 11, 2017 the original planet of the apes movies get weirder as time goes on, so without any major spoilers i give you a breakdown of the original planet of the apes series so you can determine what order. Now that dawn of the planet of the apes is out, its time to assess where we are in the complicated, time travel dystopia of the franchise that started over a half century ago.
Astronaut landon graduates college, as the golden boy. With mark wahlberg, helena bonham carter, tim roth, michael clarke duncan. In 2029, an air force astronaut crashlands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans. Will rodman, a researcher on the cusp of an alzheimers cure. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. Planet of the apes is a 1968 american science fiction film directed by franklin j. The original 1968 planet of the apes timetwist blew my mind when i saw it as a kid. I am not including the chronological years because that makes things confusing instead ill just use a couple of pivotal events. War for the planet of the apes ending explained collider.
The release date timeline for all of the planet of the apes movies, including the more recent remake and reboot trilogy, is as follows. This is an update of an older piece written in 2014 for the release of dawn of the planet of the apes, the second in the rebooted film series. It stars charlton heston, roddy mcdowall, kim hunter, maurice evans, james whitmore, james daly and linda harrison. Planet of the apes 1968 beneath the planet of the apes 1970 escape from the planet of the apes 1971 conquest of the planet of the apes 1972 battle for the planet of the apes 1973 they should be followed in release order. The original planet of the apes movies get weirder as time goes on, so without any major spoilers i give you a breakdown of the original planet of the apes series so.
One could also say that battle of the planet of the apes messed up the timeline, since the apes and humans live together happily ever after at the end of that one. Tim burtons new planet of the apes is actually a remakeexcuse me, a reimagining of the first two movies of the old series. Along with a painstakingly detailed timeline spanning millennia, this volume features a gallery of more than 350 cover images, a recommended viewingreading order, an examination of time travel in the planet of the apes mythos both on screen and in print, and a titlecreator index of published fictionplus, insightful notes discussing. Jan 23, 2018 hes just out there flying through space as history changes all around him the planet of the apes chronology is kind of hard to wrap your head around and thats before the reboots the tim burton movie is a oneoff its not a sequel, or a prequel, or even a remake really burton called it a reimagining, so were gonna go with that. Thing is, if youre not aware of the original five films that spanned from 196873, in the second movie beneath the planet of the apes they straight up blew up the planet of the apes. If the next planet of the apes movie isnt a reboot, what.
Starring charlton heston as astronaut george taylor, the movie opens when he. War for the planet of the apes brought an end to caesars story, but the planet of the apes franchise will continue. The chronology of the planet of the apes movies empire. The problem is, we already saw the origin of the ape society in those films escape, conquest, and battle specifically. The official planet of the apes universe home facebook. In the 1968 film planet of the apes ansa astronaut george taylor and his crew aboard their ship crashland back on the planet earth in 3978 earth time. Planet of the apes is an american science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control.
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