This is so remarkable to have an Planet of Apes community like this. Thank you Josh & Wes very much!

@stephaniepage4334

3 ай бұрын

I agreed

I really hope wes ball continues with this franchise and disney doesn’t split the movies up to different director. He is well versed in the lore, respects it and expands upon it. This movie was every bit as good as the trilogy that it follows up too. Definitely a lot of potential for this new trilogy.

Man, its incredible that you've gotten to do an hour interview with the director so soon after creating your channel. Congrats, dude!

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

He seems so nervous in the beginning.. looking around, rocking back and forth, his mannerisms in general… What a unique guy. Proves that even movie directors are just other human beings like us. Or maybe he’s just high… 🤷‍♂️

@A_YouTube_Commenter

2 ай бұрын

You need crazy energy to get things done.

@Nicholas_Chen_

2 ай бұрын

I like this though he's not some inapproachable higher up celeb, brings him down to earth

I love this man's enthusiasm! He just understands storytelling and moviemaking. I have not seen his prior movies, but you can tell he very passionate about his new movie. He has a kid sense of wonder when he talks, and that's really cool too.

@bea3484

3 ай бұрын

the maze runner trilogy is very worth watching!! you get to see his passion for filmmaking very clearly, also his vision is so immersive for fictional movies like these! i've been a fan of this guy for ages now!

@kade-qt1zu

3 ай бұрын

He seems like a really chill guy.

@RSG_TheMonster

2 ай бұрын

Can't wait for his Zelda movie!

That is so dope that him, being a huge movie director decided to pay respect by recognizing the work you do! Props to you and him! The whole family will be watching the movie at theaters, here in Brazil! Apes Together, Strong!

8:15 That is so nice to hear that he loves Miyazaki films; gives me even more faith that Kingdom is gonna be fantastic!

@SmileyySmiley

3 ай бұрын

Plus the fact that he's directing the new Zelda movie. Gives me hope.

Hearing him talk, and seeing the positive reviews for this movie, has me far more excited for his Zelda adaptation.

I loved that you asked Wes if he felt good and proud of the film. Few interviewers ask this.

If only Star Wars has a passionate director like this guy who despite being a first time director for this franchise, is still well versed with the lore , story etc

@amorojaz27

3 ай бұрын

JJ Abrams is actually a huge Star Wars fan. He's just really bad at long term plotting, Rise of Skywalker is any indication.

@ykwtfgo

3 ай бұрын

@@amorojaz27 the rise of skywalker was easily one of the worst Star Wars films. JJ did alright when it comes to Star Trek but he easily helped butcher the sequel trilogy. There’s a lot of elements of lore he completely disregarded in the 2 movies he directed

@amorojaz27

3 ай бұрын

​@@ykwtfgo a number of old school Star Trek fans really don't like his films, given how much they feel like Star Wars. If by lore, you mean the Expanded Universe, George Lucas himself always had the position that they were separate from the films.

@ykwtfgo

3 ай бұрын

@@amorojaz27 no, by lore I mean basic rules of the universe. You know, like a force user being stabbed in the stomach by a lightsaber resulting in death… like with Qui gon. Yet JJ made it so Rey was able to somehow force heal Kylo on the spot lol. Or “somehow palpatine returned” Clearly the guy wasn’t that much of a fan. That didn’t even had to do with long term plotting, that’s just basic lore

@amorojaz27

3 ай бұрын

​@@ykwtfgo he was too big a fan of the Original Trilogy. That's why "The Force Awakens" is basically "A New Hope" all over again. And if we're on the subject of lightsabers being automatically fatal, Darth Maul got sliced in half and dropped down a very deep pit, only to be alive and kicking in "The Clone Wars". I don't disagree that Rise of Skywalker is one the weakest films, but it does very little that wasn't done before in the franchise. It just does it very poorly.

Just saw it! This movie was exceptional.. Hats off to Wes, the Vision he brought to this is invaluable. I'm invested, & I can't wait to see the sequels to this.

Wes Ball, I've never been so excited for an upcoming movie in my life. Not because it's an ape movie, but because of the unique creative story that you've decided to tell.

Seems like a really down to earth, thoughtful guy-I was admittedly nervous since I wasn’t a huge Maze Runner fan but I think Planet of the Apes is in good hands!

Ape Nation has made great strides. This is my favorite channel for the franchise. I am 50 and still love these movies. They truly are timeless.

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate you 🙏🏻

“The more expensive they are, the more generic they have to become.” Such a great point man. The fact he’s speaking about this shit makes me really like the dude.

Great interview. You did an awesome job. Very natural. He seems like such a cool and passionate guy which we need more of in Hollywood. Hopefully you can get him back after the movie releases. I just found your channel but it’s pretty cool to see you were able to score an interview with him.

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Great interview Josh! You let Wes cook and kept setting him up for the perfect answers

I trust Wes with my life now.

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

In Wes we trust

Thank you Wes!! I have been a POA fan since I was 10 but have never seen a Planet of the Apes film in theaters. Watched the Caeser trilogy on HBO. So for this to not only be my first film in theaters but also the first “true” planet of the Apes film we’ve had in 20 years. I thank you

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

His excitement for all these different aspects has me more hyped, the franchise next installment is in good hands.

That was a great interview. So nice to be able to get long, thoughtful answers to questions as opposed to little soundbites here and there. Thank you Josh! P.S. The way "into" this movie that Wes found completely resonates with me. The time jump was a fantastic idea. I love the thought of seeing apes in their stone age and now bronze age. I love lost civilization stories and such. And I really, really love the whole adventure angle. War was really good but too dark for my tastes, so I completely agree with the refocus in tone. Plus an ape going on a straight up Campbellian hero's journey/quest is just precisely what I wanted to see without knowing I wanted to see it. So awesome.

@BriarPatchNyra

3 ай бұрын

I love War but I have to agree, it got uncomfortable to sit through at certain points.

@ricopena2053

3 ай бұрын

Same. I’ve watched Rise and Dawn several times, but have only watched War twice. I will watch it again right before Kingdom though

Looking forward for his Legend of Zelda movie. Hopefully Sony executives won’t interfere

Congrats Josh, that was very nice of Wes to do this. I saw the first one in 68 at age 10, with my Dad and older brother and have been a fan ever since, Great interview, I hope more directors will do this, like Wes said this way, they can by pass some of the red tape and chat with true fans. I am very excited for the opening weekend of this movie and your channel has helped make it even more exciting.

@A_YouTube_Commenter

2 ай бұрын

This is a good sign. When the creators are working with the community, I love this. I was a Star Wars fan and Rian Johnson went into arguments on the Last Jedi when many people just didn't like it. I already knew that film was in trouble. To see a director take the time to talk to a fan channel on KZread is light years ahead of that.

I can’t wait to see “Lightning”. Sounds like a great design and backstory.

I've been so excited for Kingdom, even before hearing Wes Ball talk about the film. I'm now even more excited, given his passion and insight. Also, his comments about films needing to be made more efficiently, and less expensively, is spot on. Wonderful interview! I can tell I'm going to love the Commentary track on this movie.

What a pull dude! I think I watched your first video like a week after it came out and here you are talking to the director of the movie that kicked it off. Congrats.

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Incredible! Excellent job, Josh! Happy you got this opportunity! Apes. Together. Strong!

A “dailies only” cut sounds AWESOME, honestly watching the mocap actors do their thing is fascinating

Mr. Ball mentions how Proximus likes to use big words. Watching the trailer, the way he says "eeevolution", sounds like he's showing off. It also gives the impression, that he doesn't get the chance to talk to people like this.

I only saw the last part of the Maze series and I fell asleep right in the middle...So I was really skeptical..BUT...after few searches about who this guy is, seeing few interviews and seeing the trailer I was on board.

Wes reminds me of gareth evans in the best way. These guys really know the tech and anytime theres an fx heavy franchise movie im relieved to know its one of them at the helm.

I love how he talks like a huge PotA fan who got to see the film early rather than the director of the movie. That just gives me incredible amount of hope about this movie. Also, I have that feeling me and Wes have the same view about what timeline which movie is.

I’m just glad this movie is connected to the other 3 or it’s in the same world . I heard rumors when it was first announced that it wasn’t .

As a fan since I was 5… now 26… I’ve loved this video for the new age of apes! Fantastic!!!

How is this guy so cool? You can just tell he loves movies. Hes eyes light up when talking about them, the process of making moviesI really hope Wes's career just skyrockets to the atmosphere.

I cant wait to watch the movie on IMAX, or at least, the biggest screen i could find 🤩.

Looking forward to it & to the film.

@stephaniepage4334

3 ай бұрын

Same

seems like a cool guy, hopefully the movie is good

I’m excited that he seems to be putting care into the special features on the DVD - being able to watch the full film in its raw state sounds so cool! And I’d love to see that previz sequence of the horseback chase across the LA freeway, but part of me hopes they just work it into the sequel 😉

What a wonderful day!

the sequel of kingdom of the planet of the apes confirmed

Should definitely do a video or something if the ape not kill ape rule will apply into these movies at all since it was one of the rules ceaser would use as if you think noa will kill proximus or let him live unless he spares him only for proximus to do something stupid to get himself killed

Awesome conversation. I have been an Apes fan since I was a kid. I watched the TV show before ever seeing any of the films. 🤣

Awesome interview! Also, poor Mae didn't even get a mention when talking about who his favorite character in KOTPOTA is, haha. She's the one I'm most excited for, which is odd. One would think it would be one of the apes considering this is a Planet of the Apes movie. Once again, awesome interview :)

I was not really looking forward to this movie after the trailers, but this interview is definitely improving my outlook on the film, hope it's good!

I really do hope the mouse guard movie gets made

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Same!

this made me wanna watch the movie even more, Wes seems to be such a nice guy

Awesome interview. Love that Wes is so much like one of us. A true movie fan. Excited for the premiere!

Full interview! Let's go!

Great interview! A warm thank you from France!

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Excellent interview, I can't wait to see this movie!

Great interview, Josh! I appreciate your thoughtful questions. Wes Ball’s love for the franchise and enthusiasm for filmmaking really shines through. I love Kingdom and can’t wait for the next film!

Back to the issue of Mouse Guard, I think Disney didn't want to take a chance on another motion capture film after the Mars Needs Moms debacle. That movie is a big reason why full motion capture films have been more or less abandoned. Which stinks, because I watched the full footage after watching this, and I think we got robbed.

Keep working hard man! This proves it’s paying off!

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

This conversation is such a delight and so rare to see. It feels very authentic to see two fans talk about this film at such a deep level. Love the channel and love the new movie! Congrats to you both!

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I love his energy, he is very down to earth and knows the dynamics of storytelling extremely well, great filmmaker. Can't wait to see the film!

Josh Just watched your interview with Wes Ball. Brilliant interesting and great that Wes watching your videos . Thanks for this Josh so much . 👍👏👏👏👏👏

Something I'm curious about is how do the apes explain all the ruins? At this point, most of them don't know humans were once intelligent, so where do they think the ruins came from?

Hello Ape Nation, I have a feeling that this movie will overperform at the box office & that this film will be a turning point in Mr. Balls' career. Hopefully, this leads to "Mouse Guard" being resurrected.

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed!

Mouse Guard would have been motion captured? Sounds like it would have been cool.

Such a great listen. Made my night at work at lot more enjoyable. Again great job with this interview. Wes seems really cool.

This is super interesting. Can’t believe I caught the start of the stream

Such a bro, let’s see how this goes 🤞

Thank you!

I’m excited for this video

@KareemHarper

3 ай бұрын

LET'S GO!

Love your videos 🙏💖

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Great interview! Thank you

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

There must be a ton of abandoned vehicles throughout the planet. What will apes think of them? What will those vehicles look like after 300 years?

A1 Content As Always

51:10 and that is the exact reason that I don't want to see any trailers. So much is being spoiled in them. I only check them after I have seen the movie. Also congrats Josh with this awesome interview you did!!

I love these guys

Fantastic interview

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Could you do an interview with Wes after the movie releases so we can talk spoilers!

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

I would do a dozen more interviews with Wes anytime if he'd be up for it!

@user-oe2tb9pu1o

3 ай бұрын

@@Ape-Nation dope and great interview anyway!!!

I was anticipating this interview, but can’t help to think that i have seen this previously ?

great interview

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Could noa be Cornelius great great great great grandson?

@sherd19gmail

3 ай бұрын

Nope this is not apes the force awakens, or Apes a new hope . Noas family tree isn't important . a person who worked on the film told me that

A..Mazing!

heck yeah

cinema and 4k blu ray and streaming purchases already penciled in

Seeing kingdom last night...I trust wes with the zelda movie

Holy shit …. Congrats 🎉

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

So the movie is basically Star Wars a New Hope for Apes.

@amorojaz27

3 ай бұрын

More accurately "Hidden Fortress", with apes.

@Phoenix-lk9pl

3 ай бұрын

@@amorojaz27 I'm not familiar with hidden fortress

@amorojaz27

3 ай бұрын

@@Phoenix-lk9pl a Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, and one of the main inspirations for Star Wars.

hopefully after this maybe you can get actors or other directors from different apes projects on the channel!!

I think it's the best of the whole franchise.

29:36 cool 👍👍

Hey, I love the interview so much, but to be honest for new audiences who are not aware of the name "Wes Ball" they might not recognise him as THE director of the new movie haha, sadly most people are not watching credits nowadays. Maybe you could change the the title to "Director of Kingdom of the Apes..." something like that, so newcomers immediately know what they are getting here, Love your content bro :)

31:00 - Was it "DAWN-ting"?

He's born in 1980?!

Planet of the Apes Rebooted Franchise Released: Rise Dawn War Kingdom Upcoming: Fight Revolution Army Extinction Empire Directors Rupert Wyatt Matt Reeves Wes Ball Composers Patrick Doyle Michael Giacchino John Paesano

All these modern ones are a “ parallel universe “ from the original ones ? Or are prequels?

@Ape-Nation

2 ай бұрын

Its a standalone series set in its own universe

Im interested to see the “New” direction this guy thinks he’s going in , I heard him say something to effect that the trilogy has gotten stale and there’s no where really to go with the plot, but I think he fails realize the Simian Flu plays a huge role in keeping humans and possibly putting them in the forefront of POTA , in my opinion he made a remake of the original just can’t admit to it lol either way it’s good he didn’t mess with the trilogy if he wasn’t up to the task

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Not sure how this is a remake when the main character is an ape and it's telling an entirely different story, but okay!

@amorojaz27

3 ай бұрын

Remake or not, it can't be any worse than the Tim Burton film.

@ElChakalBF

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@amorojaz27 I don’t think it’s going to be bad just not what it could’ve been with an anti hero Cornelius who isn’t as intelligent or morally driven as his dad looking for revenge and establish his ape kingdom

@ElChakalBF

3 ай бұрын

@@Ape-Nationa remake in a cinematic sense there is explicitly remade scenes , a huge part why I love the trilogy is the lesser intelligent apes and how they behave and go about solving their problems , and how it presents the actors with a challenge of acting as an ultra intelligent ape

now who is her? i'm very curious

I would’ve like to see a slightly dark anti hero movie with Cornelius , POTA hasn’t been a family adventure movie and it seems to me Wes Ball made just that, I believe the production companies desire to make these Franchise films that cover a large demographic played a role in this, Maze Runner of the Apes 😂🤦‍♂️ Still excited for some Ape Action nonetheless

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

The original 1968 movie is pretty family friendly and genre-wise is very much a sci-fi adventure movie 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ElChakalBF

3 ай бұрын

@@Ape-Nation I believe this new film will be good in its own right but POTA trilogy was so nuanced and out of the grasp of a wide audience I think this adventure movie will server it’s purpose

@BriarPatchNyra

3 ай бұрын

I have been quite optimistic but the more I hear the less settled I am. I don’t think he was the right choice. Granted Disney was never going to let it stay a more serious franchise, they want to make easy money, no matter what director was picked.

Michael Juh-key-no.

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Yeah sorry I only learned how to say his name properly a few months ago, still getting used to it! 😅

Eka Darville plays the gorilla? Wow. If you've seen him in Power Rangers RPM and Spartacus, it will be a bit of a departure.

Wes Ball is legit. Zelda is finally with the right filmmaker. He'd be on my shortlist for ThundrCats as well. Whereas Adam Wingard would be on my shortlist to never work again, because he has no artistic tastes whatsoever.

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

I like some of Wingard's movies...but I get it.

@zacharybryant9881

2 ай бұрын

@@Ape-Nationthe guest is a masterpiece.

Honestly proximus could be spun as less villainous than the movie kind of makes him out to be. Like he, I THINK, is the least villainous and yk violent and malicious villain of any of the last 3 movies. Like he wants yo PROGRESS and not even for selfish reasons, or at least that's not how it came off to me. Maybe he didn't care about ALL apes doing what humans did. But you can tell it was just the simple PROSPECT of flying or communicating vast distances, his head is that jigh in the clouds that the ends justify the means. With koba, I don't think he really thought about the ends at all. And the human villains are way more reactionary, but Proximus really could be looked at as someone who was maybe possibly just ahead of his time and very misguided

@totallytravicious5919

2 ай бұрын

Also idk if it was any inspiration even a little bit, but the look, and his whole way of unifying apes and removing their identity in the name of unity was very reminiscent of caesar from new vegas. Very inspired by the old world and the past and the water that gas long since passed under the bridge, blinding them to the present, in the name of making the past their future.

Wes looks a bit tired out tbh

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

5 years of making a movie will do that to you lol

Howd you get him to do this interview? Considering the fact that your channel is only five months old. Also congrats

@Ape-Nation

3 ай бұрын

Somebody posted about me in the Planet of the Apes subreddit a little over a month ago and Wes commented wanting me to reach out to him. I messaged him, he gave me his email, and then we got it all set up!

Why isn't Wes Ball making video game movies....