"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the latest movie in the "Planet of the Apes" franchise. "Rise of the Planet of the Apse" was a huge come back for the "Planet of the Apes" franchise specially after 2001's dreadful remake. However two more sequels - "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" and "War of the Planet of the Apes" resurrected audiences interest towards the franchise even more. And now the franchise has brought another installment of entertainment which is "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes". So, brace yourself to know interesting facts about this movie.
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A mysterious question is whether this new saga of movies will eventually tie into the original 1968 science fiction classic or not? Because, there's a gap of centuries between the current timeline and the Charlton Heston's timeline. For now, director Wes Ball, the screenwriters and whoever comes next has plenty of space to play with their creativity.
Disney and 20th Century Studios wanted "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" to be the begging of a new trilogy of movies. Whether the same creative team will handle all three movies remains unknown.
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" has been released in theaters on May 10, 2024 has turned out to be a huge hit in cinemas. And the film has grossed $300 million as of today worldwide which is against a reported budget of $160 million.
In 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,' humans have regressed to a feral state and apes have begun to build civilizations. The story is set generations after 'War for the Planet of the Apes,' in which we learned that the same virus which had allowed apes to evolve and become more intelligent was affecting the remaining humans in the opposite way.
Most ape clans and groups emerged from the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes at the end of War. Meanwhile, an evil king with big aspirations, who names himself Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand), perverts the teachings of their messiah and starts enslaving other clans in a relentless search for human technology.
Noa (Owen Teague), a common chimpanzee from a different group, embarks on a journey through the ruins of human civilization alongside a young human girl named Mae (Freya Allan). Noa's adventure "will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike." To know more about the film, I suggest you to buy a ticket and watch it on a big screen as I believe it's worth watching on a big screen.
With Marvel skipping 2024 and Disney reshuffling much of it's calendar it turned out to be a huge theatrical push for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'. We are glad to say that we are not disappointed by the movie.
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' was started developing in April 2019, shortly after Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox and all of it's assets. Wes Ball took the project as director and writer and most of the script was written during the Covid pandemic. Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, plus Patrick Aison were working alongside with Wes Ball. The cinematography was handled by Gyula Pados from the 'Maze Runner'. Wes Ball also invited editor Dan Zimmerman and composer John Paesano. The movie has been produced by Wes Ball, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason Reed and Joe Hartwick Jr.
