5 Facts You Didn't Know About the New Planet of the Apes Movie
The Dawn of The Planet of The Apes is here and
we were fortunate enough to get an inside look at
how the movie was made. Enjoy.
1. $120,000 million budget
The movie cost $120 million to produce and
created over 15,000 jobs. Huge budget, but check
out the trailer. Totally worth it.
2. Same team as Lord Of The Rings
The special effects team was led by Dan Lemmon
and Joe Letteri of Weta Digital – the same team
that did Lord of The Rings, Avatar, and many
more. Their showreel is sure to impress, have a
look below:
3. Not hair & makeup...
This has to be the coolest part about the movie.
You would think that all of the Apes were created
using a vast amount of make up, but it's
surprising to see that it's all special effects. The
video below is a side by side of the actors and
their ape counterparts.
This is how they used to do it:
Roddy McDowall makeup from the 1974 Planet of
the Apes. It used to take 6 hours just to apply.
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4. Filmed in San Francisco?
The movie was set in San Francisco but only 4
days of shooting took place there. Most of the
movie was shot in New Orleans and the majority
of the nature scenes were shot in Vancouver,
Canada.
5. Unisex roles
Maurice the male Orangutan is actually played by
a female actress. You might recognize Karin
Konoval from the X-Files but you would've never
guessed that she plays Maurice in Planet of the
Apes. We were given the opportunity to speak
with her about the role and she said that a large
part of her inspiration was based on Towan, an
orangutan who paints and lives at the Woodlands
Zoo in Seattle. Here's a short clip of this
incredible creature hard at work:
We hope you found this post interesting. As an
extra, 20th Century Fox has provided us with the
free wallpaper below which you can download and
use as a desktop background.
Click the image above for a 2200 × 1150 (272 KB)
wallpaper.
Special thanks to the team at Zoomwerks for
giving us an insiders look at the movie.
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