Planet of the Apes
Here ’s a guide to some of the big easter bollock found inWar For The Planet Of The Apes . The originalPlanet Of The Apesis a sci - fi turning point from 1968 , which saw Charlton Heston ’s astronaut crash on a deep major planet where ape are highly evolve , and man is enslaved . The twist - despoiler for a 50 - yr - old movie - is that the planet was once Earth , with Heston ’s character breaking down in front of the ruins of the Statue Of Liberty . Planet Of The Apeswas one of the first Hollywood movies to spawn a long - lean series , withBeneath The Planet Of The Apesfollowing in 1970 .
Heston had little interest in a sequel but agreed to appear to a support role , which ended with his character blowing up the titular planet with a nuclear gadget . This was Heston ’s attempt to end thePlanet Of The Apesseries , but due to some time - travelling , a further three entries were made . Tim Burton remake the original in 2001 with Mark Wahlberg but despite being successful , it was critically reprimand and planned sequel failed to happen . A reboot calledRise Of The Planet Of The Apesarrived in 2011 , which became a surprisal smash and incur praise for Andy Serkis ' move - capture performance as level-headed Pan troglodytes Caeser .
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Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apesfollowed in 2014 and the trilogy came to a close with 2017’sWar For The Planet Of The Apes . War was a somber , dark affair that found Caeser on a retaliation mission against a brute paramilitary chemical group led by Woody Harrelson ’s ( True Detective ) Colonel . The Matt Reeves directed movie is dilute with easter egg nods to the other flick , so here are some of the key references .
Cornelius
Cornelius is the kindly chimpanzee that befriends Charlton Heston ’s Taylor in the 1968 original , who reelect for bothBeneathandEscape From The Planet Of The Apes . InWar For The Planet Of The Apes , Caesar has distinguish his youngest son Cornelius , though they ’re not suppose to be the same character .
Nova
The mute human miss who accompanies Caeser throughWar For The Planet Of The Apesis subsequently dubbed Nova , like the mute woman Taylor meets inPlanet Of The Apes . Again , they ’re not supposed to be the same character , asWaris set roughly 2000 years before the upshot ofPlanet Of The Apes .
Planet Of The imitator
War For The Planet Of The Apesreveals the Simian Flu that wiped out most of humanity has evolved and can render human ’s mute . This has already happened to Nova , and her computer virus is later on transubstantiate to Woody Harrelson ’s Colonel .
Beneath The Planet Of The ape
The paramilitary group inWar For The Planet Of The Apesis dub Alpha - Omega , which is also the name of the nuclear bomb the underground sport - foresighted story - adoration inBeneath The Planet Of The Apes .
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Battle For The Planet Of The ape
The end ofWar For The Planet Of The Apeshas Caeser succumb to his wounds and die , after leading his people to condom . A tear rolls down his cheek , which is a nod to an ape statue doing the same affair in the last shot of 1973’sBattle For The Planet Of The Apes .
Apocalypse Now
warfare For The Planet Of The Apeshas a twosome of nod to classic state of war movieApocalypse Now . Waralso involves an odyssey to chase after down a crazed Colonel , and the pun " imitator - ocalypse Now " is seen scrawled on a paries .
Donkey Kong
imitator who side with human race inWar For The Planet Of The Apesare dub " Donkeys , " while Caeser ’s force are dub " Kongs , " in a nod to classic gameDonkey Kong .
Dawn Of The Planet Of The ape
A insidious nod but Stone , one of Caeser ’s follower who afterward switch over side to rebel Koba inDawn Of The Planet Of The Apes , returns as a loyal subject to Caeser inWar For The Planet Of The Apes .
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