Wme signs ‘planet of the apes’ helmer wes ball & oddball entertainment partner joe hartwick
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WME Signs 'Planet Of The Apes' Helmer Wes Ball & Oddball Entertainment Partner Joe Hartwick You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content February
7, 2020 1:30pm SERVICES TO SHARE THIS PAGE. WME just signed Wes Ball and his Oddball Entertainment partner Joe Hartwick. The duo is in the early stages of rebooting the_ Planet of the Apes_
franchise for 20th. They will produce, and Ball will direct. Ball is best known for directing the _Maze Runner_ trilogy that collectively grossed around $950 million worldwide. He also was
public about the disappointment of seeing the movie he developed for so long, the $170 million CGI animated_ Mouse Guard_, get unplugged last April, two weeks before start of production. The
film was a casualty of Disney’s acquisition of Fox and the studio didn’t see taking the risk on a new branded mouse with skills closer to Bruce Lee than Mickey Mouse. Ball posted about 10
minutes of footage that reflected his vision for the movie. He tried to set it elsewhere, to no avail. Ball had been repped by Paradigm. He remains lawyered by Rick Genow of Goodman Genow.
WATCH ON DEADLINE It’s the second big signing by WME this week after bringing in actor Robert Downey Jr, his producer wife Susan Downey and their Team Downey banner. 5 Comments JavaScript is
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