Play-mate of the Apes 2012, to commemorate the film's tenth anniversary, it was re-released on DVD, featuring two new commentary tracks and packaged with a comic book adaptation of the film. The film was given 2 out of 4 by "Dr. Gore's Movie Reviews". Play-mate of the Apes Play-mate of the Apes is a 2002 American direct-to-DVD erotic film directed by John Bacchus. It is a parody of the "Planet of the Apes" media franchise and was released seven months after the Tim Burton-directed 2001 remake of the first film. The film was produced by Seduction Cinema, a division of New Jersey-based production company,
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2017. On May 14, 2015, the title was given as "War of the Planet of the Apes", later re-titled to "War for the Planet of the Apes". Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy Serkis. Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the "Planet of the Apes" series, intended to act as an origin story for a new series