Teaser Trailer for Wes Ball’s ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Movie

by Alex Billington November 2, 2023Source: YouTube

“What a wonderful day!!” 20th Century Studios has revealed the first official trailer for the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, continuing the story from the outstanding Rise of the Planet of the Apes trilogy featuring Caesar. This one is directed by the talented VFX filmmaker Wes Ball, of the Maze Runner series and Ruin. Years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), many ape clans have emerged in the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral state. One ape leader prevents the teachings of Caesar in order to enslave other clans in search of the last traces of a secret human technology, while another ape embarks on a journey to find freedom alongside a human girl. Starring Owen Teague as Cornelius, the chimpanzee son of Caesar. The ensemble cast also includes Freya Allan, Peter Macon, Eka Darville, Kevin Durand, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands, Sara Wiseman, Lydia Peckham, Ras-Samuel Weld A’abzgi, William H. Macy, & Dichen Lachman. Oh this looks terrific. I’m loving the overgrown desolate future, the feuding Apes tribes, and humans as pets, and everything else.

Here’s the first trailer (+ poster) for Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, from YouTube:

Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic, sci-fi franchise now set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is directed by the American filmmaker / VFX artist Wes Ball, director of the trilogy of movies The Maze Runner, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure previously. The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (writers of the previous Apes trilogy), Josh Friedman, and Patrick Aison. Produced by Joe Hartwick Jr., Jason Reed, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. 20th Century will debut Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in theaters worldwide starting on May 24th, 2024 next summer. First impression?

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