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The Maze Runner at 10: An unexpectedly engaging YA adaptation

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Hasitha Fernand on the story behind The Maze Runner as it turns 10… Young Adult literature has been around since the Victorian age with such seminal classics as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Tom Sawyer paving the way for modern-day efforts like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and His Dark Materials to gain […]

Digital Review – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy. SYNOPSIS: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes arrives in a digital edition that has scant extras (just a short making-of and deleted and extended scenes). The so-called “raw cut” […]

Movie Review – Kingdom of The Planet of the Apes (2024)

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands, Sara Wiseman, Ras-Samuel, Lydia Peckham, and Dichen Lachman. SYNOPSIS: Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will […]

Movie Review – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands, Sara Wiseman, Ras-Samuel, Lydia Peckham, and Dichen Lachman. SYNOPSIS: Many years after Caesar’s reign, a young ape goes on a journey that leads him to […]

The Legend of Zelda director planning “serious” and “fun” live-action movie adaptation

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Announced back in November, Sony Pictures partnered with Nintendo to bring The Legend of Zelda to the big screen. Wes Ball (The Maze Runner, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) will direct the live-action adaptation of the iconic video game series. He has now revealed his mindset for the film, calling the project “serious” […]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets new trailer and posters

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20th Century Studios has released a trailer and posters for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, director Wes Ball’s instalment in the epic Planet of the Apes franchise. The film is set several generations after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes and follows the journey of a young ape as […]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes release date moved up

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And yet another release date change this week. 20th Century Studios has announced Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has moved its release date, but it is moving up rather than delayed as the new Apes film will be released on May 10th. The date change moves the film away from WB and George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa, […]

Wes Ball offers update on The Legend of Zelda movie

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Wes Ball is awaiting the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which is still in post-production, but the filmmaker is already looking ahead to another fan-favorite project. During a recent conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Ball dove into his upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda film that Nintendo is planning with Sony Pictures. Ball notes he […]

Live-action Legend of Zelda movie from Nintendo and Sony officially in the works

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After the massive success of Nintendo and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie earlier this year, Nintendo will bring The Legend of Zelda to the big screen in live-action in a partnership with Sony Pictures. Nintendo already has a director attached with The Maze Runner trilogy and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes‘ Wes Ball set to helm the […]