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''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series and other media about a world where humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The series began with French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel ''La Planète des Singes'', translated into English as both ''Planet of the Apes'' and ''Monkey Planet''. The 1968 film adaptation, ''Planet of the Apes'', was a critical and commercial success, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works. Arthur P. Jacobs produced the series under APJAC Productions until his death in 1973; since then 20th Century Fox has owned the franchise. Four sequels followed the original film between 1970 and 1973: ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'', ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'', ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'', and ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes''. The series also spawned two television series: ''Planet of the Apes'' in 1974 and the animated ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' in 1975. Plans for a film remake stalled in "development hell" for over ten years before Tim Burton's ''Planet of the Apes'' was released in 2001. A new reboot film series commenced in 2011 with ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'', which was followed by ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' in 2014; another sequel, titled ''War for the Planet of the Apes'', is planned for a 2017 release. All of these versions have in turn led to other media and merchandising tie-ins, including books, comics, video games, and toys. ''Planet of the Apes'' has had a wide influence on subsequent films, media, and art, as well as popular culture and political discourse. ==''La Planète des Singes''== (詳細はPierre Boulle's 1963 novel ''La Planète des Singes''. Boulle wrote the novel in six months after the "humanlike expressions" of gorillas at the zoo inspired him to contemplate the relationship between man and ape. ''La Planète des Singes'' was heavily influenced by 18th- and 19th-century fantastical travel narratives, especially Jonathan Swift's satirical ''Gulliver's Travels''. It is one of several of Boulle's works to use science fiction tropes and plot devices to comment on the failings of human nature and mankind's overreliance on technology. However, Boulle rejected the science fiction label for his work, instead terming it "social fantasy". The novel is a social satire following French journalist Ulysse Mérou, who participates in a voyage to a distant planet where speechless, animalistic humans are hunted and enslaved by an advanced society of apes. Eventually Mérou discovers that humans once dominated the planet until their complacency allowed the more industrious apes to overthrow them. The novel's central message is that human intelligence is not a fixed quality and could atrophy if taken for granted. Boulle considered the novel one of his minor works, though it proved to be a hit. Xan Fielding translated it into English; it was published in the United Kingdom as ''Monkey Planet'' and in the United States as ''Planet of the Apes''. Boulle's literary agent Allain Bernheim brought the novel to the attention of American film producer Arthur P. Jacobs, who had come to Paris looking for new properties to adapt with his new company, APJAC Productions. To explain his interests, Jacobs had told agents, "I wish ''King Kong'' hadn't been made so I could make it." Bernheim initially approached Jacobs about a Françoise Sagan novel, which Jacobs turned down. Remembering Jacobs' earlier comment about ''King Kong'', Bernheim mentioned ''La Planète des Singes'', not expecting Jacobs would be interested. However, the story intrigued Jacobs, who bought the film rights immediately. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Planet of the Apes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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