Planet Of The Apes' Michael Clarke Duncan Original Cast Signed Poster MCD #5

[MOTION PICTURE, FILM PRODUCTION ITEMS]. On offer here is an original 2001' PLANET OF THE APES' CAST SIGNED POSTER PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN.

THIS POSTER IS SIGNED BY THE MAIN CAST & FILM DIRECTOR TIM BURTON PERSONALLY TO FELLOW CAST MEMBER MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN (aka'MCD'). The poster is a standard'one sheet' size measuring 27 in x 40.5 in and is framed in a simple black border frame in very good condition. We believe the poster is laid down on board. This is perhaps the best example of an original POTA signed poster.

Immensely more important than any other'cast signed' item, this piece is vastly more notable in that it is inscribed to a member of the original cast. To our knowledge, MCD's poster is the only cast owned, cast signed poster available in commerce. Sadly, due to his untimely death in 2012 this item is on offer. We will be listing a small group of items (about 15 lots) related to his acting career. For those that desire it, we will provide a C. Attesting to the provenance / origin / attestation & history. Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 - September 3, 2012) was an American actor. He was best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors, and for playing Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (both 2003). He also appeared in movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in the role of Leo Knox in the television series Bones (2011) and its spin-off The Finder (2012). He also had voice roles in films, including Brother Bear (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); he had the voice role of Benjamin King in the video game Saints Row (2006). Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by William Broyles Jr.

Lawrence Konner, and Mark Rosenthal. The sixth installment in the Planet of the Apes film series, it is loosely based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle and serves as a remake of the 1968 film version.

The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, and Paul Giamatti. It tells the story of astronaut Leo Davidson (Wahlberg) crash-landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes. The apes treat humans as slaves, but with the help of an ape named Ari (Bonham Carter), Leo starts a rebellion as he seeks to return.