“We love Apes movies, let’s be happy we have another cool Apes movie to watch.” He’s so right about this! One of the best sci-fi movies of 2024 is the latest take on the Planet of the Apes franchise – titled Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Directed by sci-fi filmmaker Wes Ball, the movie opened in theaters in May and ended up becoming a massive box office hit over the past few months. I’ve actually been following Wes Ball’s filmmaking career for over a decade – we posted his acclaimed VFX short film Ruin back in 2012 when it first launched. That became a viral hit, then he got the gig to direct The Maze Runner movie, which ended up becoming The Maze Runner trilogy. Somehow in the 12 years since Ruin debuted online, I realized I had never actually interviewed Wes formally for FS. It’s finally time… I asked Wes to have a conversation after watching Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in May and we talked for over an hour about making this movie. Along with recapping his entire career so far, his thoughts on VFX, Apes mythology, and much more. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›
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