Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes movie storyline. Nearly 300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral, primitive state as a result of the Simian Flu’s mutation.
When the ape leader, Proximus Caesar, perverts the teachings of Caesar to enslave other clans in search for last traces of human technologies, Noa, a common chimpanzee, embarks on a harrowing journey alongside a young human named Mae to determine the future for apes and humans alike.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball and written by Josh Friedman. A standalone sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), it is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot film series and the tenth film overall.
It stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy. The film takes place 300 years after the events of War and follows a young chimpanzee named Noa, who embarks on a journey alongside a human woman named Mae to determine the future for apes and humans alike.
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 announced in the following months. Principal photography began in October 2022 in Sydney and wrapped in February 2023.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on May 2, 2024, and was released by 20th Century Studios in the United States on May 10. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and has grossed over $385 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2024.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Directed by: Wes Ball
Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Travis Jeffery, Lydia Peckham, Neil Sandilands, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, Sara Wiseman, Eka Darville, Dichen Lachman, Kevin Durand
Screenplay by: Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Patrick Aison
Production Design by: Daniel T. Dorrance
Cinematography by: Gyula Pados
Film Editing by: Dan Zimmerman
Costume Design by: Mayes C. Rubeo
Set Decoration by: Beverley Dunn, Blake Muir
Art Direction by: Carlo Crescini, Tony Drew, Ian Gracie, Jenny Hitchcock, Dale Mackie
Music by: John Paesano
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence / action.
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios
Release Date: May 10, 2024
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