Planet of the Apes: producers reveal they planned nine films.

Now that 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' is in theaters, producers reveal they planned nine films for the modern saga.

In the history of contemporary cinema, few franchises have managed to capture the public's imagination and maintain their relevance over the decades as Planet of the Apes has. Since its debut in 1968 with the film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (The Children of Brazil), based on the novel by Pierre Boulle, this saga has explored social, power and survival themes with a depth that transcends the science fiction genre.

Currently, movie theaters around the world are showing Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a new installment set in the distant future, after Caesar's reign, where apes have risen to power and humans struggle to survive in the shadows. Wes Ball, known for his work on The Maze Runner directs the film, with the production of Rick Jaffa (Mulan) and Amanda Silver (Avatar 2), the duo that previously modernized the story since the release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011 . At the time, this project was considered risky because of its attempt to revive a classic story, focusing on an ape as the protagonist, and because of its ambitious production that included motion capture technology.

Now, the producers revealed that their original plan to revive the franchise called for a total of nine films. “When this idea first came up, the Apes franchise had nine films,” Silver told Jaffa. “We thought it was ambitious and crazy. But here we are. We're on our fourth.”

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has been triumphing at the box office, since in its first weekend of release in theaters in the United States and Canada it managed to gross more than $56.5 million, so thinking about future films does not sound so far-fetched.

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