There are quite a few nods the writers threw in this movie relating back to the original Apes movies:
During the movie, the TV newscasts recount the launch of a space craft called the Icarus, led by a Colonel Taylor, which eventually (shown in a newspaper)...
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At one point on the movie there is a brief shot of a TV. If you listen carefully he says something about a rocket launch to get to Mars.
Also later on in the movie you see a newspaper, and the headline reads "LOST IN SPACE."
If you have seen the...
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The latest Planet of the Apes movie pays homage to the star of the original. Charlton Heston appears on a TV screen at the ape sanctuary for a brief cameo.
