‘Fantastic Four’ Director To Helm New ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movie
EXCLUSIVE: After serving to relaunch Marvel’s Fantastic Four franchise with Fantastic Four: First Stepsdirector Matt Shakman and author Josh Friedman are getting a shot at one other high-profile IP. Sources inform Deadline that Shakman is ready to direct an untitled Planet of the Apes film at Twentieth Century with Friedman penning the script. Shakman will even produce together with longtime Apes producers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.
Plot particulars are being saved underneath wraps aside from the movie will mark a return to the planet the place apes are the superior species ruling all. While not confirmed, sources inform Deadline that this won’t be a continuation of the most up-to-date pic, 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, however a brand new unique story that Shakman and Friedman are growing. Friedman additionally penned that script together with Silver and Jaffa.
Planet of the Apes is one of Twentieth Century Studios’ hottest and enduring franchises, amassing greater than $1.7 billion in worldwide field places of work. Based on a novel by Pierre Boulle, the first movie in the sequence was launched by then-Twentieth Century Fox in 1968 and went on to grow to be one of the 12 months’s greatest hits, profitable a particular Academy Award. It was adopted by 4 theatrical sequels and two TV sequence. To remake, Planet of the Apesdirected by Tim Burton, was launched in 2001, and the 2011 reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes was adopted by two sequels, 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes It was directed by Wes Ball and was properly acquired by critics and audiences; the movie introduced in $397 million to the world field workplace.
Shakman has grow to be a fan favourite at Disney incomes an Emmy nomination for steering the Marvel Studios sequence WandaVision. His work on that present finally helped him land the Fantastic Four directing job. The movie bowed final summer time, bringing in $521 million to the world field workplace.
His latest work consists of helming pilots for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Consultant and Welcome to Chippendales. Shakman additionally helmed the pilot episode for The Great starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Up subsequent he’ll helm the pilot and finale for Wild Things starring Jude Law and Andrew Garfield.
Besides Fantastic Four: First Steps, Friedman co-wrote the world blockbusters Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ashand Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes all for 20th Century Studios.
Shakman is represented by Untitled Entertainment and CAA. Friedman is represented by UTA.
