Planet of the Apes (2001 movie)
Planet of the Apes is a 2001 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself on a planet where humans are enslaved by apes. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Warner and Kris Kristofferson. Charlton Heston, star of the 1968 version, also has a small role.
The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal from the novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle and the earlier film adaptation. It was directed by Tim Burton. It was panned by critics and attracted much derision from many fans of the older Ape films. In particular, the film attempted to imitate its earlier namesake by revealing a plot twist at the end. However, this remained largely obscure and was considered by many to be a (perhaps deliberate) non-sequitur.
