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"War for the Planet of the Apes" Adds Woody Harrelson as an Evil Human

http://screencrush.com/war-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-woody-harrelson/

[Bud Brewster]

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I'm looking forward to the next installment!
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_______ War for the Planet of the Apes - trailers


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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IMDB has 121 trivia items for this movie. Here’s a few of the ones I found the most interesting, in the blue text.
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~ When Maurice speaks to the human child with her new name "Nova .... No-va", the dialogue used is the actual voice of Charlton Heston speaking the same words to Linda Harrison from Planet of the Apes (1968). The voice has been slightly electronically altered, but is still clearly recognizable.

Note from me: I'll have to listen carefully for that the next time I watch this movie.

~ Winter's name and albinism may be based on Snowflake, an albino gorilla who was kept at Barcelona Zoo in Spain from 1966 until his death in 2003.

Note from me: Wow, what an amazing animal.







~ Ironically what ends up destroying humanity in the end was not the apes but a combination of the Simian Flu, created by humans, and two warring human factions wiping each other out based on conflicting ideologies for the survival of the human race. Even on the brink of extinction, humans use all the remaining firepower to kill each other.

Note from me: Good story telling. They didn't simplify humanity, and they didn't dumb down the story.

~ The location for the apes' new home is an area by a large lake surrounded by hills and mountains next to a desert, the same landscape where the original Apes film was set, and a lake was where Taylor's spacecraft crashed.

Note from me: Hey, that's cool!

~ Woody Harrelson playing the psychotic Colonel who has dedicated his life to wiping out the apes, ironically is a vegan and animal rights activist.

Note from me: I like Woody. He's been great in everything since Cheers.

~ Although the character's name is officially "Bad Ape", this not technically his name. "Bad Ape" is just the derogatory name that the humans gave him repeatedly, thus over time he mistakenly began to believe that his name was indeed "Bad Ape".

Note from me: When I read that, I had to look up which ape was "Bad Ape". For those folks who don't remember, he was the shy, frightened like guy who did everything necessary to help the good guys, despite being small and weak compared to all the folks around him — apes and human.

~ With Caesar dying in the presence of Maurice, it can be assumed that Maurice would take his place as ruler of the apes. This is in line with the first five movies, as the orangatans seem to hold all of the political power in the far future, with Dr. Zaius being the most prominent member of said government. Dr. Zaius also happened to be portrayed by Maurice Evans, for which the character of Maurice was named.

Note from me: Just to offer a silly idea for the fun of it, political leaders who tend to have a noticeablly orange coloration seems to be common today! Ironic, ain't it?


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~ It is implied at the end that Maurice the orangutan will become the "Lawgiver" character shown in the first five movies

Note from me: This was clever. I didn't know this.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)