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only if he gets it right this time...otherwise, fuggedaboudit
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Please, please no. The remake just didn't work at all.
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The original sequels were pretty....um....awful if you ask me. Why you would want to remake them is beyond me. Besides I'm sure there are enough "atom-bomb worshipping cult" jokes in Futurama already.
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According to
IMDB, Burton's remake did $180,011,740 domestically and $178,900,000 outside the United States for a worldwide tally of $358,900,000.
I would be suprised if Fox
didn't release another Planet of the Apes film, with or without Burton's involvment.
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Unlikely. Burton had problems with the studio all throughout production, that and the trouble finding who would direct it, star in it, script and creative changes, etc, etc.
Burton seems pretty committed to several upcoming projects in teh next few years, that and I'm sure most people would not line up to see a sequel to POTA anyways. But who knows, it is Hollywood after all.....
I myself like the film quite a bit( I loved it when I first saw it) and have the 2-Disc DVD, which is still reference quality.
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I saw a bit of some E! special recently (maybe The E! True Hollywood Story?) and it was about Mark Wahlberg. I caught the part about Planet of the Apes, and was very amused at how clueless some people are.
A lady who had some connection to Wahlberg was being interviewed and said that the Planet of the Apes remake was a failure. Then she explains (something to the effect of) 'It didn't have Roddy McDowell, so no wonder that it didn't work.'
Have you gone mad?? I was surprised that 1. such a moronic comment was made by someone and 2. that the editors at E! actually used it.
Did anyone else see that bit?
Personally, I enjoyed all the Planet of the Apes films, and would love to see another one.
IMO, the best one is Beneath the Planet of the Apes - which, aside from clip from the first film, also does not feature Roddy McDowell.
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I have read that Mark Wahlberg once said that he didn't want to do a PotA sequel if Tim Burton wasn't involved. However, I think the big obstacle is coming up with a good paycheck to lure Mark back in and if FOX wants to do a sequel. I think I rather see another X-Files movie than a PotA sequel.
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Quote:
| PotA Burton is a retelling not a remake, just for facts' sake |
No matter what Burton says, it's a remake. He said "Batman Returns" wasn't a sequel, too, but that's because he was in denial over the fact that he's directed a sequel and a remake. Many concepts that originated in the original film were used in Burton's remake, and the original film's screenwriters (Michael Wilson and Rod Serling) were credited in Burton's remake. The FACT is that it's a remake. To say otherwise is nothing more than a semantics arguement.
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By today's standards, a 100 million dollar movie making 180 million would be an unqualified success. However, I think the movie suffers from more then backlash at this pointit's nearly forgotten. I can't imagine Fox starting production on a movie that was not really beloved, and would be too late even if it was. Especially since the studio doesn't usher sequels lightly.
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