KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Concept Art Released; THE WITCHER's Freya Allan Joins Cast

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Concept Art Released; THE WITCHER's Freya Allan Joins Cast

20th Century Studios has announced the official title of the next instalment of the iconic Planet of the Apes franchise, along with two new cast members. Check out some concept art...

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 30, 2022 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi

20th Century Studios (via SFFGazette.com) has officially unveiled the title of the next POTA movie: Kingdom of The Planet of the Apes.

We assumed Matt Reeves' War for the Planet of the Apes would be the final instalment in the saga, but we found out back in 2019 that a brand-new movie was in early development with Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) at the helm.

Updates had been few and far between, but we recently learned that Owen Teague (It, The Stand) had joined the cast as the "lead ape," and the studio has now announced that production will commence next month with both Freya Allan (The Witcher) and Peter Macon (The Orville) on board in undisclosed roles.

Check out some concept art and the official press release below.

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This film starts an all-new chapter in the Planet of the Apes saga, picking up many years after the conclusion of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. The screenplay is by Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and Patrick Aison (Prey). Joe Hartwick Jr. (The Maze Runner trilogy), Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and Jason Reed (Mulan) are the film’s producers. Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are the executive producers.

Steve Asbell, President 20th Century Studios said, “’Planet of the Apes’ is one of the most iconic and storied science fiction franchises in film history, as well as being an indelible part of our studio’s legacy. With ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ we are privileged to continue the series’ tradition of imaginative, thought-provoking cinema, and can’t wait to share Wes’ extraordinary vision for this new chapter with audiences in 2024.”

The iconic franchise was rebooted (although the movies also served as prequels) back in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the new trilogy wrapped-up in 2017's superb War for the Planet of the Apes.

Although there is plenty of room to potentially continue the story as we build towards the events of the original, we weren't sure if this new instalment would be a follow-up or a full reboot. Based on the official description above, we're leaning towards the former.

What do you guys make of this? Are you looking forward to another POTA film, or do you think War was a perfect conclusion?

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RealTurner
RealTurner - 9/30/2022, 8:22 AM
Throne in the Heart of the Kingdom of the Continent in the Ocean of the Hemisphere of the Planet in the Solar System of the Universe of the Damn Dirty AAAAAAAAAAAAAAApes!
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 9/30/2022, 8:23 AM
Why make a sequel to a near perfect trilogy and also NOT bring Matt Reeves or Serkis back?!

I swear, some of Hollywood's decisions baffle me sometimes.
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 9/30/2022, 8:33 AM
@kylo0607 - Matt is probably busy with the Batman, wouldn't have time to do two big franchises...although not back as producer makes no sense

Serkis is a strange one though, he would have time for both, and could always play his own descendant, with a different feel to Caesar
Drace24
Drace24 - 9/30/2022, 8:37 AM
@kylo0607 - Uh. Because Serkis' character is dead, Matt Reeves is busy and this is a whole new trilogy?

I swear, comment sections baffle me sometimes.
Jacory
Jacory - 9/30/2022, 8:50 AM
@Drace24 - right? Like it makes sense, if you just think about. lol also, even if this new movie sucks, the trilogy before is still great.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 9/30/2022, 10:27 AM
@Jacory - I mean why make a prequel trilogy to one of the greatest movies of all time. It worked out pretty well imho

I just pretend the old sequels and the Tim Burton remake never existed....
FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 9/30/2022, 8:31 AM
APES TOGETHER STRONG!
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 9/30/2022, 8:37 AM
Yes...keep this going, I'm sticking to my idea that I had since the end of the last trilogy, do one more trilogy evolving the Apes from the last trilogy style to the original clothes-wearing, human-like ones, have humanity descend into the ones from the original, with skirmishes between the two until Apes become dominant

Then have a new version of the original movie, develop a trilogy with the humans of present day coming to the future, and bring a final ending to the Apes franchise
AC1
AC1 - 9/30/2022, 8:42 AM
@dancingmonkey08 - I like the idea of this trilogy bridging the gap between the recent prequel trilogy and the original movie, don't really think they should remake the original though... especially after the last attempt 😅
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/30/2022, 8:40 AM
I wonder if they’ll tie things back in to the astronauts who went into space in Rise?
IcePyke
IcePyke - 9/30/2022, 8:52 AM
Apes Together Strong!!








The only problem is Wes Ball.
WarMonkey
WarMonkey - 9/30/2022, 8:54 AM
@IcePyke - I feel like you posted these gifs just for me LOL. Apes together strong!
WarMonkey
WarMonkey - 9/30/2022, 8:52 AM
I really hope a few random humans show up in this Ape Kingdom and are intelligent and can talk which surprises all the apes. It needs the astronauts and time travel involved like the book. This franchise needs the Sci-Fi element to it imo.
WarMonkey
WarMonkey - 9/30/2022, 8:57 AM
Wonder if she'll be Nova, that could be very interesting. Or a time-traveling astronaut would be awesome too, not sure what her age is though and if that would make sense cause she seems too young but IDK.
mountainman
mountainman - 9/30/2022, 9:16 AM
I’m open to see more in this world, but after the Reece’s movies, there is a very high bar for what is expected.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 9/30/2022, 9:23 AM
I like the title of the new PotA. The Caesar trilogy was SO good. Amazing trilogy. Hopefully they can keep up the quality.
captainireland
captainireland - 9/30/2022, 1:47 PM
"The iconic franchise was rebooted (although the movies also served as prequels)"

No they didn't serve as prequels. Like, at all. Anyone familiar with the original five films knows the lore is very different and the two film series don't exist in the same continuity.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 9/30/2022, 4:24 PM
@captainireland - to be fair, Rise of the Planet of the Apes WAS originally intended to be a prequel to the orginal film while ignoring the sequels:
generictheeric
generictheeric - 9/30/2022, 3:35 PM
Or as I call it...

The Last of Apes: Part 4
RolandD
RolandD - 10/7/2022, 10:27 PM
They made a movie after this one ?
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