Tim Burton attended the London premi�re of his new movie

His latest project saw him direct a group of actors dressed up as apes, interacting with humans.

The ape actors, such as Tim Roth who played the ruthless General Thade, spent up to four hours a day in make-up to make them look authentic.

But Burton told the Independent of his frustration at the Hollywood film industry.

He said: "They give you a script, and you do a budget based on that, and say 'this movie would cost $300m (�207m) to make', and then they treat you like a crazy, overspending, crazy-person.

"It's like, 'Well, you gave me the script'."

Mark Wahlberg takes on the role first played by Charlton Heston

"I'm fascinated by the studio technique that sort of leaves you bloodied, beaten and left for dead right before you're supposed to go out and make a great movie for them."

Planet of the Apes is a remake of the 1968 classic movie starring Charlton Heston and the late Roddy McDowell.

It sees Wahlberg as an astronaut land on a strange planet inhabited by hostile talking apes.

Stars from the film, including Wahlberg and Helen Bonham Carter, attended the London premi�re on Tuesday.

The film comes out in the UK on Friday.