‘The Maze Runner’ Director Wes Ball Developing Another ‘Planet of the Apes’ Film

News December 3, 2019 11:09 pmOctober 15, 2026 11:55 am Caleb Williams
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Today, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that The Maze Runner director Wes Ball is set to develop a new Planet of the Apes movie. It is unclear if this will be a reboot or a continuation of Matt Reeve’s critically acclaimed Apes trilogy staring Andy Serkis as Caesar. It will also mark the first Fox series that is being redeveloped under the Disney brand.

Ball’s Maze Runner films grossed over $1 billion worldwide at the height of the young adult movie genre which started with Twilight and The Hunger Games.

Key Takeaways
  • The Maze Runner director Wes Ball is developing a new Planet of the Apes film for Disney and Fox.
  • It remains unclear whether the upcoming project will serve as a reboot or a continuation of the previous trilogy.
  • Director Wes Ball previously achieved massive commercial success, grossing over $1 billion worldwide with his Maze Runner franchise.
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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication: Social Media Management. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history. Appearing in The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap.

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