Mark Wahlberg On The Failure Of Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES

Mark Wahlberg On The Failure Of Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES

The actor who played the lead role in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, Mark Wahlberg, talks about what exactly went wrong with the film and if he saw the Rupert Wyatt-directed film...

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By WolvieCBM - Dec 29, 2011 02:12 PM EST
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While Planet of the Apes directed by Tim Burton was a box office success, many fans and critics felt that overall, it was a disappointing remake. Well, Mark Wahlberg, who had the leading role in the film, feels the same way. Talking to MTV, he said that the whole thing was rushed, and that the film was not ready to be released:



If he saw the Rupert Wyatt-directed film Rise of the Planet of the Apes:

"I haven't seen it yet, but I heard it was pretty damn good. Well, ours wasn't. It is what it is. Ours wasn't."

"They didn't have the script right. They had a release date before he had shot a foot of film. They were pushing him and pushing him in the wrong direction. You have got to let Tim do his thing."


But, according to Wahlberg, that was the best time he had on a film set:

"I have no better time on any movie than I had working with Tim. I had the most amazing time with Tim. I run to be on the set with him. We were doing reshoots, and he came out with me to Paris. We're in the club. Tim was in the club, man. Tim was in the club. Then he'd be drawing people, and all of his caricatures looked the same. He'd be drawing people in the club."


There you go. What did you think of Burton's Planet of the Apes?


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padrejeff
padrejeff - 12/29/2011, 2:37 PM
Burton's was entertaining but that's about it. i did like Michael Clarke Duncan in it though.
SHHH
SHHH - 12/29/2011, 2:38 PM
Loved The Ending...
headlopper
headlopper - 12/29/2011, 2:38 PM
That , and it was the the worst fire hose caliber tub full of projectile vomit I've ever seen!

If people went to hell for desecrating POTA franchise- as this 'thing' did- Burton better be buried with marshmallows.

I'm a massive POTA fan, so I'm a bit biased about this subject. Sorry.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 12/29/2011, 2:42 PM
Hmm, I can't remember the movie, cause I haven't seen it in 10 years, but I remember liking it.
SuperFrost
SuperFrost - 12/29/2011, 2:45 PM
It sucked, but Micheal Jackson was good in it....lol
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 12/29/2011, 2:46 PM
Step back from the Bong Wahlberg! Take acting lessons. Grow intelligence. Go back to selling underwear.
thebamf
thebamf - 12/29/2011, 2:46 PM
Maybe because "Marky" Mark Wahlberg was in it.
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/29/2011, 2:49 PM
sounded like he wanted it to be good, but saddly not, and he knew it wasnt going to be
AutobotCommander84
AutobotCommander84 - 12/29/2011, 2:52 PM
It wasn't that bad
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 12/29/2011, 2:52 PM
@superfrost
LOL!
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 12/29/2011, 2:54 PM
It shouldn't of been a remake because that would of meant if it did well they would of remade the whole thing and then noone would of been happy,I liked tim roth as the main bad ape though,cant remember his name,but yeah this crap movie led to rise of the apes so Im glad it was bad
LuBeTHiGhWalK3R
LuBeTHiGhWalK3R - 12/29/2011, 2:54 PM
It was entertaining until the end... can someone explain the ending to me?
RunDTC
RunDTC - 12/29/2011, 2:59 PM
I actually like Wahlberg as an actor. he'd be a pretty good Hal Jordan
spiderneil
spiderneil - 12/29/2011, 3:00 PM
terrible movie. everything that rise got right burton got wrong.
meatbag
meatbag - 12/29/2011, 3:11 PM
I liked the Marky Mark movie. It wasn't ever going to be anything as huge as the original, just another summer popcorn movie. That's what I paid for when I bought my ticket, and that's what I got. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was awesome, yeah, but I don't think the other one sucked.
pro346
pro346 - 12/29/2011, 3:11 PM
It wasnt that bad a little confusing at times
fistofthenorthstar
fistofthenorthstar - 12/29/2011, 3:20 PM
its two different styles of the movie. Never looked at it as a disappointment, just a different film. The ending was awesome.
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 12/29/2011, 3:22 PM
It was a horrible film. Marky Mark was totally miscast as were most of the other actors. It was

The makeup was good but it strayed so far from what made "Apes" popular in the first place.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 12/29/2011, 3:29 PM
The movie was good. Not much you can do with that material and the film exceeded into an entertaining popcorn flick.

The material is still limited. But in this day and age of making everything Batman Begins, a film like Rise of the Apes can be darker and succeed as an overrated film.

The Burton version actually has more re-watch value than the current one.

Tim Roth.
GrayFox1025
GrayFox1025 - 12/29/2011, 3:34 PM
It had a lot of things going for it, but couldn't hold up

I liked Tim Roth and Michael Clark Duncan's characters but did not like Marky Mark's

The ending was just flat out awful.

The whole emotional impact of POTA is the fact that Taylor WAS ON EARTH THE ENTIRE TIME!
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 12/29/2011, 3:36 PM
I thought it sucked in general. Wahlberg can act a big wooden at times, Burtons movies are hideously average (minus Batman & Edward Scissor Hands) and that hot blonde piece (Estella Warren?) was like a Huntington-Whitely...

BUT BUT BUT...

...nobody can deny that Tim Roth was an outstanding Gen. Thade. I'd watch te movie again just to see his performance!
Gutts81
Gutts81 - 12/29/2011, 3:37 PM
fruck the bullshyt! I liked the movie and still do.
Spock
Spock - 12/29/2011, 3:41 PM
I didn't think it was that bad, I did like the ending with Caesar sitting where Abe Lincoln should of been.
WellDrawn
WellDrawn - 12/29/2011, 3:43 PM
The only redeeming factor about this movie was Tim Roth. Oh, and Michael Clark Duncan.....
CaptainTall
CaptainTall - 12/29/2011, 3:55 PM
I looooove Tim Burton. Mark Wahlburg is awesome. This movie was okay.
astromerc
astromerc - 12/29/2011, 4:02 PM
Burton should have spent more time working on a better script and less time working his bad drawings,and spending time in the clubs.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 12/29/2011, 4:04 PM
It's a watchable movie... and Estella Warren was painfully hot in it.
headlopper
headlopper - 12/29/2011, 4:11 PM
@TheGODDAMNSUPERGUY- (hands clapping!) Bravo!
headlopper
headlopper - 12/29/2011, 4:18 PM
@Cerebro- That's what I thought! LOL! Good one!
thedude2936
thedude2936 - 12/29/2011, 4:30 PM
Yeah, Tim Roth was good as the evil chimp and Michael Clarke Duncan was good too, but that was pretty much all I liked about Burton's version. Also I think Tim Burton is a highly overrated director.
AgentDelta
AgentDelta - 12/29/2011, 4:31 PM
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