For every new, dumb “Pirates of the Caribbean” or “Transformers” sequel, studios are offering summer blockbusters that actually have reasons for being. “War for the Planet of the Apes” is one of them.

1968's classic and influential sci-fi film, Planet of the Apes (based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel), spawned a franchise that dominated the first half of the '70s with four more movie ...

After Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the franchise's future is unclear, but it all points to it having an exciting ...

Wipe away that knee-jerk orange Trumpian mist for a moment and it becomes obvious that War for the Planet of the Apes is a mash-up of Apocalypse Now, The Great Escape and Exodus. Look no further than ...

Friday's arrival of "War for the Planet of the Apes" not only kicks off a battle for the box office – it marks the latest round in a fight for respect. The first two installments in the latest reboot ...

Monkey business still pays. "War for the Planet of the Apes" took down "Spider-Man: Homecoming" at the North American box office, opening with an estimated $56.5 million in ticket sales. Though some ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The latest summer blockbuster to hit theaters is the third film in the reboot of the planet of the apes franchise, but does "War for the Planet of the Apes" live up to the hype? The ...

Planet of the Apes is a film franchise that’s approaching 60 years with 10 films total, and several reboots, some more questionable than others. The first Planet of the Apes was a satirical dystopian ...

The enthralling, modern Planet of the Apes trilogy comes to a close with its best chapter yet. Caesar (motion capture Andy Serkis) is holding his own in the forest with his band of ape soldiers when a ...

For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, ...

The second series installment, which is easily the most original of the entire canon, picks up immediately after the events of the first. This 1970 sequel begins with a similar setup to its ...