Ari is the deuteragonist in Tim Burton's 2001 movie, Planet of the Apes. She is an alien chimpanzee who wishes for humans and apes to live together in harmony and be treated as equals.
She is portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter.
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- 'Ari' derives from the name "Ariadne" which is of Greek origin meaning "most holy" or "very pure".
- Ari is the first role Helena Bonham Carter played in a Tim Burton movie.
- Tim Burton had a love scene planned between Ari and Leo, but the implied love scene was rejected.[1]