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, ...

Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes movie was made after the original run of movies (1967-1973), but before the franchise's return to prominence with 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, making it ...