Return to the Planet of the Apes concepts would be Tim Burton's reimagining in 2001. Along with the second film "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", this is one of only two original "Planet of the Apes" productions in which Roddy McDowall was not involved. In 1975, after the failure of the live-action series, NBC and 20th Century Fox agreed to adapt "Planet of the Apes" for an animated series. The network contracted DePatie-Freleng Enterprises to produce a half-hour Saturday-morning cartoon titled "Return to the Planet of the Apes". Doug Wildey, co-creator of "Jonny Quest", took on most creative control as associate producer, storyboard director, and supervising
Behind the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes is a 1998 American television documentary directed by Kevin Burns and David Comtois who also co-wrote it with Brian Anthony. It focuses on the five films in the original "Planet of the Apes" series, and is hosted and narrated by Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius in the 1968 film "Planet of the Apes" and "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" and his son Caesar in "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes". The documentary premiered on AMC to commemorate