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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison, and produced by Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver, and Jason Reed. It serves as the sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes
(2017) and is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise. The film stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy.
Development on a new Planet of the Apes film began in April 2019, following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, with Ball attached as writer and director that December. Much of the script was written during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with casting commencing in June 2022, following the script's completion. Teague was cast in the lead role that August, with the film's title and additional casting revealed in the following months. Principal photography began in October 2022 in Sydney and wrapped in February 2023.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is scheduled to be released by 20th Century Studios in the United States on May 10, 2024.
Premise
Nearly 300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017),[1] ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral, primitive state. When the ape leader, Proximus Caesar, perverts Caesar's teachings to enslave other clans in search for remnants of human technologies, Noa, a common chimpanzee, embarks on a harrowing journey alongside a young human named Nova to determine the future for apes and humans alike.[2][3]
Cast
- Owen Teague as Noa, a young chimpanzee born nearly 300 years after Caesar's time.[3][4]
- Freya Allan as Nova,[5] a feral young woman who joins Noa on his journey while having an agenda of her own.[3]
- Kevin Durand as Proximus Caesar, a powerful bonobo ruler who leads a coastal clan of apes in search of human technologies.[3][6][7]
- Peter Macon as Raka, a wise orangutan and an ally of Noa.[3][8]
- William H. Macy[9]
- Travis Jeffery[10] as Anaya, a chimpanzee and a friend of Noa.[11]
- Lydia Peckham[10] as Soona, a female chimpanzee and a friend of Noa.[11]
- Neil Sandilands[10] as Koro, a chimp elder from Noa's tribe.[12]
Additionally, Eka Darville,[13] Ras-Samuel Weld A'abzgi,[10] Sara Wiseman,[10] and Dichen Lachman have been cast in undisclosed roles.[2]
Production
Development
In October 2016, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) director Matt Reeves said that he had ideas for a fourth film in the Planet of the Apes reboot series.[14] In mid-2017, as War was released, Reeves and co-writer Mark Bomback expressed further interest in sequels. Reeves said that Steve Zahn's character, Bad Ape, established a primate world "much larger" than just Caesar's group of apes, adding that there are apes "who grew up without the benefit of Caesar's leadership" and suggesting that conflict would arise if Caesar's apes should encounter such outsiders.[15] Bomback felt that "there was probably only one more big chapter left to tell", explaining how Caesar "came to be this Moses figure in the Apes world". He suggested that other filmmakers might work on the sequel and that it could take place hundreds of years after War. Despite this, he clarified that there had not been conversations on a potential sequel, expressing his desire to "take a breather and let things rest a bit."[16]