Luke Owen celebrates the release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with six things you didn’t know about the franchise…
The apes are back on the big screen with Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes [read our 2 ★★★★★ reviews here and here] and to celebrate, let’s look back at the franchise.
Originally released in 1968, Planet of the Apes has spawned 4 sequels, a live-action TV show, a cartoon series and two reboots, one of which got a sequel and the other was garbage.
Seriously, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes is dreadful.
With a history that spans over 40 years, there is some much rich history to delve into and this is just a small taste of this great franchise’s facts.
So let’s take a look at what we can learn. Stop the Planet of the Apes – I want to get off!
Originally published July 17, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
