Official Trailer
Our Review
- Kevin Durand, Freya Allan, Peter Macon
- May 9th 2024
- Wes Ball
Owen Teague’s young chimpanzee Noa embarks on a journey to rescue his family and friends after they are captured by evil apes.
It’s only been seven years since the Caesar-starring trilogy concluded with War for the Planet of the Apes but the franchise has already been revived by Wes Ball with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Taking place many generations later after Caesar led the ape rebellion against the humans, Kingdom is set in a world where talking apes are the dominant species while humans – who are mostly now feral – hide in the shadows.
The story follows a young chimpanzee named Noa (Owen Teague via performance capture) as he leaves his home for the first time and ventures out into the world after his village is destroyed and its inhabitants are taken to work for Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand).
Along the way, Noa befriends his first human, a girl named Mae (Freya Allan), and a wise orangutan named Raka (Peter Macon), who teaches him about Caesar and what he stood for.
Kingdom of the Planet of Apes does a wonderful job of exploring how Caesar’s...