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'Planet of the Apes' Debuts in New York
Aired July 24, 2001 - 11:45 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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LAURIN SYDNEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hollywood was snapping, crackling and popping last night as the hottest boy band in the land -- in case you haven't heard, 'N Sync -- celebrated the new release of their new album called "Pop." Justin Timberlake and bandmates joined their famous friends at "L.A.'s" fashionable Moomba for a listening party. The boys were gracious enough to give our very own Sherri Sylvester CNN viewers a little live taste of the album. Sounds great.
Meanwhile, fans in New York lined up at midnight to be the first ones to buy a copy of "Pop." Advance sales prior to release are making the album look like a potential blockbuster. We will know next week when the "Billboard" charts its debut.
There was also a lot of monkey business going on at another party last night in New York. The occasion was the premiere of director Tim Burton's new version of the "Planet of the Apes."
Bill Tush chatted with some chimpanzees at the jungle-like soiree.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PLANET OF THE APES")
MARK WAHLBERG, ACTOR: Where am I? What is this place?
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TIM BURTON, DIRECTOR: We changed all of -- you know, it's a different character. It's different people. We only tried to keep the sort of overall sort of mythology and idea of what the movie is about, even though it's a completely different version.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PLANET OF THE APES")
UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Who are you?
WAHLBERG: Captain Leo Davidson, a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. I come from a planet called Earth.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
WAHLBERG: I hope Tim sits beside me tonight.
BILL TUSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Tim Burton.
WAHLBERG: Yes, so I can continuously ask him how the hell he did it and where was I when he was doing it.
ESTELLA WARREN, ACTRESS: The apes are always trying to capture the rebels to force them to be slaves. And I am one of the rebels. And I want redemption. I want some sort kind of equality. Or I want the roles reversed.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PLANET OF THE APES")
TIM ROTH, ACTOR: Declare martial law. Give me absolute power to rid this planet of the humans once and for all.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROTH: He's an animal. He's bestial, to say the least. He's a monster. But he should be a lot of fun.
TUSH: But he's also got the hots for Ari, played by Helena Bonham Carter.
ROTH: Yes, he does. I am not sure what it's all about.
HELENA BONHAM CARTER, ACTRESS: And I'm sort of like a human rights activists in the literal sense.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PLANET OF THE APES")
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Not you again.
BONHAM CARTER: You know me, just can't stand by when human beings are being mistreated and tortured, mutilated.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
TUSH: I just wanted to make sure everybody got a chance to see you as the beautiful woman you are.
BONHAM CARTER: Aw, thanks.
TUSH: Now go in there and enjoy yourself as an ape.
BONHAM CARTER: Yes.
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, ACTOR: At least I got to be an old human in it. And I didn't have to sit there in the makeup chair from 2:00 in the morning and on.
TUSH: No, but you look really grizzly in that film, though. It looked like you were in prison there for a long time or whatever they had you in.
KRISTOFFERSON: Yes, well, that was me.
(LAUGHTER) TUSH: You and the horse. The horse fell down on you.
LUKE EBERL, ACTOR: Yes.
TUSH: Now, let me ask you: Do you do your own stunts?
EBERL: I don't do -- I actually didn't do that particular stunt. I tried to, believe me. But they wouldn't let me for insurance reasons or something.
TUSH: You switched the tables -- turned the tables this time. You play...
CHARLTON HESTON, ACTOR: I played the alpha ape.
It's nice -- you've always got play the head guy.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SYDNEY: What a zoo!
Guess what? More 'N Sync news, because they had two things to celebrate yesterday: the release, of course, of their brand new album and six MTV Music Video Awards.
But it was Fatboy Slim's creative video for his song "Weapon of Choice" that got the most nominations, nine in all, for the clip that had Christopher Walken dancing around. Eminem and the girls of Lady Marmalade were also big nominees. And a lot of hip-hop and rock groups were also nominated.
A little later today in our afternoon "Showbiz Today Report," we will look at the resurgence of guitar-driven rock, driving boy bands to the back streets of pop.
Until then, in New York, I am Laurin Sydney.
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