Planet of the Apes In 1999, Fox hired William Broyles, Jr. to write a new script. Fox insisted on a July 2001 release date, but otherwise offered Broyles considerable creative license. This prospect attracted director Tim Burton, who hoped to do a "re-imagining" of "Planet of the Apes". Burton found the production arduous, largely due to Fox's strict release schedule. The studio budgeted the film at $100 million, meaning Broyles' ambitious script had to be altered to reduce costs; Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal worked on rewrites even as the film entered production. The tight schedule meant all stages of production were rushed. The
Planet of the Apes Jerry Pournelle, who later co-authored "Lucifer's Hammer" and "The Mote in God's Eye", wrote the "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" novelization. John Jakes, former Science Fiction Writers of America president, wrote "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes". David Gerrold, scriptwriter for the "" episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", novelized "Battle for the Planet of the Apes". Novelizations of the live action and animated television series were also produced. William T. Quick novelized the 2001 "Planet of the Apes"; he also wrote two prequel novels, and several other book tie-ins were published. "Planet of the Apes"–based comics have