Disney está reiniciando oficialmente una de las mejores franquicias de ciencia ficción de todos los tiempos

Disney está recuperando la franquicia El planeta de los simios, menos de dos décadas después de su última reactivación en 2011. El planeta de los simios es una serie legendaria de ciencia ficción, pero también ha tenido una historia complicada. Todo comenzó en 1968 con la película original protagonizada por Charlton Heston, a la que siguieron cuatro secuelas hasta 1973. Luego, en 2001, Tim Burton reinventó la historia y comenzó una nueva versión de la línea temporal del Planeta de los Simios.

Fox revivió recientemente la franquicia El planeta de los simios en 2011 con El origen del planeta de los simios. Esta película lanzó una nueva serie siguiendo al personaje de César, que apareció en dos películas posteriores: El amanecer del planeta de los simios y La guerra por el planeta de los simios. La película de 2024, El reino del planeta de los simios, continuó la historia que comenzó con Rise, pero tuvo lugar muchas generaciones después y no presentó a César.

Fox obtuvo buenos resultados con su serie sobre César y su familia, pero El Reino del Planeta de los Simios de Disney no tuvo tan buenos resultados. Si bien la película recaudó casi 400 millones de dólares con un presupuesto de 160 millones de dólares (suficiente para obtener una pequeña ganancia), no alcanzó los 700 millones de dólares de El amanecer del planeta de los simios.

While Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes continued the story after Caesar’s films, it also felt like a new beginning for the series. The filmmakers planned it as the first movie in a new trilogy, centering on the character Noa and Freya Allan’s role as Mae. Because of the film’s success, many fans expected the next Planet of the Apes movie to continue that story, but plans have apparently changed.

A new report suggests the next Planet of the Apes movie will restart the series with a fresh beginning. Director Matt Shakman and writer Josh Friedman are working on a completely original story. While it’s not confirmed that this means a new timeline, it likely won’t continue directly after the events of Kingdom.

While Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes didn’t earn enough money to guarantee a complete three-movie story, Disney still plans to make another Planet of the Apes film. The franchise is well-known and popular, so development is continuing. It’s currently unclear if the next movie will restart the series entirely or simply continue the existing story with new characters, moving beyond Noa and Mae.

The Next Planet of the Apes Movie Will Be A New Beginning For The Franchise

The next Planet of the Apes film will significantly change the direction of the series, whether it restarts the story completely or continues exploring Caesar’s past. A full reboot would be obvious, and Disney might even remake the original movie, creating a new storyline separate from the existing prequels, now that enough time has passed since Tim Burton’s 2001 version.

Shakman and Friedman are considering a fresh direction for their Apes film, potentially exploring a previously untouched era of the franchise. The sequels to the original Planet of the Apes, like Beneath the Planet of the Apes, haven’t been revisited in almost 50 years. There’s still a lot of story to tell after Taylor lands on Earth, and the filmmakers could also delve into the years between War and Kingdom with the prequel series.

Planet of the Apes Movies Release Year
Planet of the Apes 1968
Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970
Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973
Planet of the Apes (remake) 2001
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014
War for the Planet of the Apes 2017
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024

Whether the next Planet of the Apes film continues the existing story or jumps to a different part of the prequel series, it will mark a fresh start for the franchise. Kingdom would essentially become a standalone movie, meaning all the storylines it began and its plans for a three-film arc would have to be abandoned. The new film will then need to establish new characters, likely a new timeline, and new challenges for its human characters.

Scrapping the planned Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes movie creates major problems for the future of the franchise. The next Planet of the Apes film will face the same difficulties as Kingdom did – launching a new story without familiar, popular characters like Caesar. Plus, it won’t be able to use any of the characters or plotlines developed for Kingdom, meaning the filmmakers have to start completely fresh.

As a big film fan, this decision feels pretty significant. Disney doesn’t just abandon plans for a whole trilogy unless they’re seriously concerned about how much money the franchise is going to make. This reboot – or even a ‘soft’ reboot – tells me the future of Planet of the Apes is a bit shaky right now. Everything really hinges on the next film doing incredibly well, maybe even surpassing Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes at the box office.

2026-05-23 16:03