Mortal Engines (film)
Mortal Engines is a 2018 post-apocalyptic adventure film directed by Christian Rivers and with a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve, and starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, and Stephen Lang.
An American – New Zealand co-production, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where entire cities have been mounted on wheels and motorised, and practice municipal Darwinism; its movie universe is different to that of the books'.
Jackson purchased the rights to the book in 2009, but the film languished for several years before being officially announced in 2016.
Jackson picked Rivers, who won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Jackson's" King Kong", to make his directorial debut with the project, and also brought on several members of his production teams from the" Lord of the Rings" and" Hobbit" film series.
Filming took place from April to July 2017 in New Zealand.
" Mortal Engines" had its world premiere on November 27, 2018 in London, was theatrically released in Australia and New Zealand on December 6, 2018 and in the United States on December 14, 2018.
The film received negative reviews from critics, some of whom praised the visual effects and score with most criticizing the direction, screenplay and" lack of personality".
It was the biggest box- office bomb of 2018( one of the 10 biggest of all time, as of August 2019), grossing over$ 83 million worldwide against a production budget of at least$ 100 million, and losing the studio nearly$ 175 million.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.
It stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit- McPhee.
It is the sequel to the 2011 film" Rise of the Planet of the Apes", which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the" Planet of the Apes" series.
" Dawn" is set ten years after the events of" Rise", and follows a group of people in San Francisco who struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
" Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" was released in the United States on July 11, 2014 and was met with highly positive reviews, with critics praising its visual effects, story, direction, acting, musical score, action sequences and emotional depth.
It was also a box office success, grossing over$ 710 million worldwide, making it the eighth- highest- grossing film of 2014 and the highest- grossing film in the series.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
It was also nominated for eight Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director for Reeves, and Best Supporting Actor for Serkis.
A third installment, titled" War for the Planet of the Apes", was released on July 14, 2017.
War for the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves.
A sequel to" Rise of the Planet of the Apes"( 2011) and" Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"( 2014), it is the third installment in the" Planet of the Apes" reboot series.
The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn, and follows a confrontation between the apes, led by Caesar, and the humans for control of Earth.
Like its predecessor, its premise shares several similarities to the fifth film in the original series," Battle for the Planet of the Apes", but it is not a direct remake.
" War for the Planet of the Apes" premiered in New York City on July 10, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 14, 2017, by 20th Century Fox.
The film was a commercial success having grossed over$ 490 million.
It received critical praise, with many reviewers highlighting the performances( particularly Serkis's), visual effects, story, direction, cinematography, and musical score.
The film received a nomination for Best Special Visual Effects at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, and was also nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards.
It was also nominated for four Saturn Awards, including Best Director for Reeves and Best Actor for Serkis.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn.
It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán.
It is the third of five films in the original" Planet of the Apes" series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, the second being" Beneath the Planet of the Apes"( 1970).
Its plot centers on many social issues of the day including scientific experimentation on animals, nuclear war and government intrusion.
The film was well received by critics, getting the best reviews of the four" Planet of the Apes" sequels.
It was followed by" Conquest of the Planet of the Apes".
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy Serkis.
Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the" Planet of the Apes" series, intended to act as an origin story for a new series of films.
Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series," Conquest of the Planet of the Apes"( 1972), but it is not a direct remake of that film.
In the film, a substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee named Caesar, who leads an ape uprising.
" Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released on August 5, 2011, to critical and commercial success.
The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
It was also nominated for five Saturn Awards including Best Director for Wyatt and Best Writing for Jaffa and Silver, winning Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor for Serkis and Best Special Effects.
Serkis's performance as Caesar was widely acclaimed, earning him many nominations from associations which do not usually recognize performance capture as traditional acting.
A sequel to the film," Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", was released on July 11, 2014 and a third film," War for the Planet of the Apes", was released on July 14, 2017.
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn.
It is the fourth of five films in the original" Planet of the Apes" series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs.
The film stars Roddy McDowall, Don Murray and Ricardo Montalbán.
It explores how the apes rebelled from humanity's ill treatment following" Escape from the Planet of the Apes"( 1971).
It was followed by" Battle for the Planet of the Apes"( 1973).
The series reboot" Rise of the Planet of the Apes"( 2011) has a similar premise to" Conquest", but is not officially a remake.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson.
It is the fifth and final entry in the original" Planet of the Apes" series, produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, following" Conquest of the Planet of the Apes".
It stars Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams, and John Huston.
The two sequels in the 2010s reboot series," Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" and" War for the Planet of the Apes", have a similar premise to" Battle", but they are not officially remakes.
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
It stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly and Linda Harrison.
The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel" La Planète des Singes" by Pierre Boulle.
Jerry Goldsmith composed the groundbreaking avant- garde score.
It was the first in a series of five films made between 1968 and 1973, all produced by Arthur P. Jacobs and released by 20th Century Fox.
The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash- lands on a strange planet in the distant future.
Although the planet appears desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human- like intelligence and speech.
The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins.
The script, originally written by Serling, underwent many rewrites before filming eventually began.
Directors J. Lee Thompson and Blake Edwards were approached, but the film's producer Arthur P. Jacobs, upon the recommendation of Charlton Heston, chose Franklin J. Schaffner to direct the film.
Schaffner's changes included an ape society less advanced—and therefore less expensive to depict—than that of the original novel.
Filming took place between May 21 and August 10, 1967, in California, Utah and Arizona, with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The film's final" closed" cost was$ 5.8 million.
The film was released on February 8, 1968, in the United States and was a commercial success, earning a lifetime domestic gross of$ 32.6 million.
The film was groundbreaking for its prosthetic makeup techniques by artist John Chambers and was well received by critics and audiences, launching a film franchise, including four sequels, as well as a short- lived television show, animated series, comic books, and various merchandising.
In particular, Roddy McDowall had a long- running relationship with the" Apes" series, appearing in four of the original five films( absent, apart from a brief voiceover, from the second film of the series," Beneath the Planet of the Apes", in which he was replaced by David Watson in the role of Cornelius), and also in the television series.
The original series was followed by Tim Burton's remake" Planet of the Apes" in 2001 and the reboot series begun by" Rise of the Planet of the Apes" in 2011.
Also in 2001," Planet of the Apes" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn.
It is the second of five films in the original" Planet of the Apes" series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs.
The film stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role.
In this sequel, another spacecraft crashes on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent who searches for Taylor and discovers an underground city inhabited by mutated humans with psychic powers.
" Beneath the Planet of the Apes" was a success at the box office but met with mixed reviews from critics.
It was followed by" Escape from the Planet of the Apes".
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren.
The sixth film produced in the" Planet of the Apes" franchise, it was loosely adapted from Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968 film version.
It tells the story of astronaut Leo Davidson crash- landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes.
The apes treat humans as slaves, but with the help of an ape named Ari, Leo starts a rebellion.
Development for a" Planet of the Apes" remake started as far back as 1988 with Adam Rifkin.
His project nearly reached the pre-production stage before being canceled.
Terry Hayes's script, titled" Return of the Apes", would have starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, under the direction of Phillip Noyce.
Oliver Stone, Don Murphy, and Jane Hamsher were set to produce.
Creative differences ensued between Hayes and financier/ distributor 20th Century Fox.
Chris Columbus, Sam Hamm, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, and the Hughes brothers later became involved.
With William Broyles Jr.'s script, Burton was hired as director, and the film was put into active development.
Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal rewrote the script, and filming took place from November 2000 to April 2001.
Much criticism focused on the confusing plot and ending, although Rick Baker's prosthetic makeup designs were praised.
Despite its financial success, 20th Century Fox chose not to produce a sequel, and later rebooted the franchise in 2011 with" Rise of the Planet of the Apes".

Question: Which film was released first, Beneath The Planet Of The Apes or Mortal Engines (Film)?
Answer: Beneath The Planet Of The Apes