'KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES' Will "Blow People's Minds" Says Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis brought Caesar to life in the three previous ‘Planet of the Apes “ films and isn’t directly involved (from what we know so far) in the upcoming ‘KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES’ but the actor/director has given his blessing to the film in a new interview.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes currently has a release date of May 24, 2024.

"I think [director] Wes Ball is going to do an amazing job with this film," Serkis confirmed with CinemaBlend. "I think it's, from what I've heard and what I've seen, there's some amazing conceptual artwork. And where they've chosen to land the story and take off with the next iteration, I think it's gonna blow people's minds."

This is what we know so far regarding the films plot.

"Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires. In this setting, one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan be taken, embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to latter's quest, although she has plans of her own."

The new film stars Owen Teague (IT), Freya Allen (The Witcher), Peter Macon (The Orville), Eka Darville (Marvel's Jessica Jones), Kevin Durand (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Travis Jeffery (Preacher), Neil Sandilands (Sweet Tooth), Sara Wiseman, Lydia Peckham (Cowboy Bebop), Ras-Samuel Weld A'abzgi, Dichen Lachman (Jurassic World Dominion), and William H. Macy.

The Maze Runner trilogy director Ball helms the picture from a script by Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and Patrick Aison (Prey). 

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