a new Planet of the Apes The trailer for the latest film in the franchise has arrived: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. For those struggling to keep up with all the Planet of the Apes movies so far kingdom of the planet of the apes is the fourth entry in the rebooted franchise and takes place 300 years after the events of the last film, War for the Planet of the Apes. Although it is the fourth film, it marks the beginning of a new trilogy.
The trailer shows us a world in which apes already rule and humans live in fear of them and are persecuted by them. The story seems to center on Noa (Owen Teague), a chimp who is starting to question this dynamic, and Mae (Freya Allan), a human he saves. The scenes unfold in the trailer with the sinister voiceover of Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand), a violent bonobo ruler who wants to rule over humans and apes.
the previous three Planet of the Apes films from this rebooted franchise, including The origin of the planet of the apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), were all excellent, so we have high hopes for kingdom of the planet of the apes, and the other two films that will follow. The new movie It hits theaters on May 10 in the US and May 24 in the UK.
How does Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes fit into the broader ape universe?
Mild spoilers for the Planet of the Apes movies follow.
Struggling to understand where kingdom of the planet of the apes Does it fit into the larger Planet of the Apes universe? You're not alone.
kingdom of the planet of the apes is the fourth entry in 20th Century Fox's rebooted franchise, since it was acquired by Disney. It is set 300 years after the events of the last film in the franchise, which was called War for the Planet of the Apes.
How does this fit with the original films from the 1960s and 1970s? Well, that's complicated. All the latest movies from the last few years. Planet of the Apes The franchise is set before the 1968 original. Planet of the Apes Film starring Charlton Heston. However, let's not forget that these latest films are technically a reboot.
Although all Planet of the Apes stories so far, including Tim Burton's 2001 remake, could exist in the same universe, or Api-verse, it would be best to consider all major reimaginings of the Planet of the Apes story, which was originally a 1963 novel called The Planet of Singes by Pierre Boulle – as separate continuities.
This would give the new franchise more freedom to deviate from the “future” imagined in the 1960s story, changing smaller details or major events. So it's less about showing us what definitely happened before the original movie and what could have happened.
