2024-05-21
25 分钟Director Wes Ball discusses his new film, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, with fellow Director Barry Jenkins in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the importance of mis-en-scene and notes taken from his time helming the Maze Runner series, working in a production that relied heavily on mocap and digital replacement, and the unique process he underwent with his editors in the cutting process. Set 300 years after the events of the previous apes trilogy, the film tells the story of a young ape named Noa, who defies his tyrannical king and teams up with a human to embark on a harrowing journey. On his quest, he’ll uncover mysteries that lead him to question everything he’s been taught and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/June2024/KingdomOfThePOTA_QnA_0524
I wasn't interested in making a part four.
I felt like that was going to be death.
If we were going to be able to try to stand our own 2ft, we had to get some distance from it.
But I also didn't want to abandon this awesome storyline of Caesar.
And that's ultimately after many, many iterations.
This is what you see here.
We came with this kind of idea of let's do a part one.
Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
In this episode, the Planet of the Apes enters a new dawn in director Wes Fall's Sci-Fi adventure, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Set 300 years after the events of the previous Apes trilogy, the film tells the story of a young ape named Noah, who defies his tyrannical king and teams up with a human to embark on a harrowing journey.
On his quest, he uncovers mysteries that lead him to question everything he's been taught and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
In addition to Kingdom of the Planet of the apes, Ball's other directorial credits include the feature film the Maze Runner and its sequel films the Scorched Trials and the Death Cure, and the short films a work in progress and Ruin.
Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Ball spoke with director Barry Jenkins about filming Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Listen on for their spoiler filled conversation.
So Wes and I went to film school together.
25 years we've known each other.
Exactly.
Not many people know that.
But when they called me up and said Wes was doing a DJ Q and A, I had to be here.
Thank you, Barry.