[News] Producers want 'Planet of the Apes' to be nine movie saga

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Producers
    Have Vision for 5 More Movies
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    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the fourth entry in the
    new Planet of the Apes franchise. If the team behind it have
    their say, there will be many more to come.
    Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the husband-and-wife
    producer-writer duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver - who wrote
    and produced the first 3 Planet of the Apes reboots, as well
    as produced Kingdom - said that when the original trilogy
    was being made, Jaffa had a vision for nine movies in total.
    "With Kingdom, we really feel like we've set the foundation
    for at least two more movies with these characters. But we'll
    see. A lot of it depends on the audience's reaction, too,"
    said Jaffa on the potential for more movies.
    "When you first came up with this idea, the Apes franchise
    way back, you saw nine movies. We thought, 'This is crazy
    ambitious.' But here we are. We're at four," added Silver.
    Jaffa then said that he doesn't know if they can make it to
    nine, but that they have had talks with 20th Century about
    moving forward with more movies. "I saw nine. I don't know if
    we'll make it to nine. I would love it. We've spoken to not
    just Wes and Josh and [producer] Joe Hartwick Jr., but to
    Steve Asbell and Scott Aversano at 20th about what these next
    movies can be," said Jaffa.
    What is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes about?
    "Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic 
    franchise set several generations in the future following
    Caesar's reign, in which apes are the dominant species living
    harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the
    shadows," reads the synopsis. "As a new tyrannical ape leader
    builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing
    journey that will cause him to question all that he has known
    about the past and to make choices that will define a future
    for apes and humans alike."
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is written by Josh Friedman,
    Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, the latter of whom was also a
    writer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The film is
    produced by Patrick Aison, Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver,
    and Jason Reed.
    The next film in the Planet of the Apes series is set to star
    William H. Macy, Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Dichen Lachman, and
    Peter Macon, among others. The upcoming film is set "many
    years" following the events of 2017's War for the Planet of the
    Apes. After Caesar brought his people to an oasis, new ape
    societies have grown while humans have been reduced to a more
    "feral-like existence."
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