Burton wanted to begin filming in October 2000, but it was pushed back to November 6, 2000 and ended in April 2001. Filming for Planet of the Apes began at Lake Powell, where parts of the original film were shot. Due to a local drought, production crews had to pump in extra water. The film was mostly shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, while other filming locations included lava plains in Hawaii and Trona Pinnacles at Ridgecrest. To preserve secrecy, the shooting script did not include the ending. Stan Winston was the original makeup designer but left because of creative differences. Fox considered using computer - generated imagery to create the apes, but Burton insisted on using prosthetic makeup designed by Rick Baker. Baker was previously involved with Adam Rifkin 's unproduced remake. Burton commented, "I have a relationship with both of them (Winston and Baker), so that decision was hard, '' he says. "Stan worked on Edward Scissorhands and Baker did Martin Landau 's makeup (as Béla Lugosi in Ed Wood) ''.
where was planet of the apes 2001 filmed
Lake Powell Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California lava plains in Hawaii Trona Pinnacles at Ridgecrest