Planet o the Apes

For ither uises, see Planet o the Apes (disambiguation).

Planet o the Apes
Creator	Pierre Boulle
Oreeginal wirk	La Planète des Singes
Print publications
Novels	La Planète des Singes
Comics	Leet o comics
Films an televeesion
Films	Planet of the Apes (1968) Beneath the Planet of the Apes Escape from the Planet of the Apes Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Battle for the Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes (2001) Rise of the Planet of the Apes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Televeesion series	Planet of the Apes Return to the Planet of the Apes
Gemmes
Video gemmes	Planet of the Apes

Planet o the Apes is a American science feection media franchise consistin o films, beuks, telly series an ither media aboot a warld whaur humans an intelligent apes clash for control. The series began wi French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel La Planète des Singes, translatit intae Inglis as baith Planet of the Apes an Monkey Planet. The 1968 film adaptation, Planet of the Apes, wis a creetical an commercial success, initiatin a series o sequels, tee-ins, an derivative wirks. Arthur P. Jacobs producit the series unner APJAC Productions till his daith in 1973; syne then 20th Century Fox haes awned the franchise.

Fower sequels follaeed the oreeginal film atween 1970 and 1973: Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, an Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The series spawned twa television series an aw: Planet of the Apes in 1974 an the animatit Return to the Planet of the Apes in 1975. Plans for a film remak stawed in "development hell" for ower ten years afore Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes wis released in 2001. A new rebuit film series commencit in 2011 wi Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which wis follaeed bi Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014; anither sequel is planned. Aw o these versions hae in turn led tae ither media an merchandisin tee-ins, includin beuks, comics, video gemmes, an toys.

Planet of the Apes haes haed a wide influence. It haes impactit subsequent films, media an airt, as well as popular cultur an poleetical discourse.