After the first Planet of the Apes film released in 1968, many others followed. And with them, millions of fans were born around the world. Disney understands this, which is why the company is currently working on a potential sequel.
Rupert Wyatt and Matt Reeves' version
The 2011 reboot gave the film a fresh facelift. This trilogy, whose last film was released in 2017, has created a new craze around these science fiction feature films. The first, directed by Rupert Wyatt, grossed over $481 million at the box office. A monumental and above all international success. Fox then decided to continue, with Matt Reeves as director. This time, it brings in nearly $710 million worldwide. The last film that closes the trilogy, however, has achieved "only" $ 490 million. However, Disney, which bought 20th Century Fox in 2019, is not ready to abandon the saga. The franchise belongs to them and a new film is reportedly in the works. At the realization, we should find Wes Ball.
A sequel to Planet of the Apes
Wes Ball has distinguished himself with his realization for the saga The Labyrinth, which began in 2014. It is an adaptation of a novel for teenagers of the same name. These films were successful and allowed the director to make a place for himself in the world of cinema. 
He explained in an interview with DiscussingFilm that the lockdown delayed the pre-production of the film Planet of the Apes. However, he had already met writer Josh Friedman, with whom he will work for the film on Zoom. So it doesn't change much for him. Ball goes on to say that he is confined with his screenwriter friend, T.S Nowlin. This allows them to move forward on different projects. Regarding the Planet of the Apes movie, he explains that he has already worked with the director of the old films, Matt Reeves, on a project that did not come to fruition called Mouse Guard.
"These last three films are one of the great trilogies we have in the history of modern cinema. […] They honored the original films they came from, the Charlton Heston films, but they anchored it in a modern sensibility and it just worked. […] So what are you doing to follow up on this? I wasn't interested in doing a fourth part either. We also wanted to do our own thing."
He continues:
"We're trying to stay in the universe that was created before us, but we're also opening up to be able to do some really cool new things. Again, I try to be careful. I'll say this, for fans of the original three, don't worry – you're in good hands! Original writers and producers, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, are also on board."
As for the progress, according to him the scenario continues. He even announces that production could quickly be done virtually. An original project but which seems to refer to the other parts. This makes us think that the film is coming to fruition!
