Anyone for monkey baseball?

Gladiatordid the same movie without the ape costumes.

It all seemed too good to be true.

I soon found out it was.

Their pitch wasnt a reboot, but a sequel to the fifth film.

This all sounds much more in line with the socio-political parallels of the original film.

He loved the idea and was on board to return.

To their horror, Jacobson didnt even seem to know McDowall was ever in aPlanet Of The Apesmovie before.

Still, the goal was to make a massive four quadrant blockbuster.

The script had more of an action-adventure bent than previous attempts, in an attempt to increase its appeal.

The creatives were staunchly against this idea and Sanders wouldnt give it up.

That could explain why Foxs next hire for the project was Chris Columbus, who had writtenHome Aloneand directedMrs.

Doubtfirefor them in recent years.

The film would have started in contemporary New York, with a spacecraft crash-landing in the Manhattan harbor.

Inside is an ape astronaut, who is killed by a frightened guardsman, inadvertently unleashing the virus.

The script ended in a homage to both the novel and the original, with Dr.

This time, he agreed to produce the film, with Schwarzenegger starring and someone else directing.

Hyams recalled toDaily Deadin 2014: It was absolute perfection; I couldnt believe that Stan actually cracked it.

Unfortunately, Fox fired Hyams before production and a disillusioned Cameron cleaned his hands of the project.

Schwarzenegger left with him.

After that, Roland Emmerich, Michael Bay and the Hughes brothers all rejected offers from Fox.

In his final interview, he toldTV Guide Online: I dont see any reason to remake them.

Theyre there and theyre as potent as ever.

Creative meddling continued throughout the shoot, demanding rewrites and insisting upon the projected July 2001 release date.

And also because a bruised Burton said hed rather jump out a window than make a follow-up.

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