Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wraps Filming, Director Shares Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Filming has wrapped on the upcoming Planet of the Apes sequel, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Filming has now wrapped on the upcoming Planet of the Apes sequel, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, with director Wes Ball taking to social media to share some footage from behind-the-scenes. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be a sequel to the modern Planet of the Apes prequel trilogy, picking up with the world now ruled by apes in the wake of Caesar’s death at the end of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. You can check out the wrap announcement below.

Aside from some concept art, this is all we have seen from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes so far. While still very much in the early stages, it looks like director Wes Ball will use a lot of the same techniques that brought ape leader Caesar and his fellow simians to life so breathtakingly well in the likes of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and War for the Planet of the Apes.

Details regarding the direction of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes were revealed recently, and confirm that the sequel will pick up many years after the conclusion of War for the Planet of the Apes. “The new Apes movie is set many years after the conclusion of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes,” a report by The Hollywood Reporter reveals. “Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires.”

The description continues, “In this setting, one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan be taken, embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to latter’s quest, although she has plans of her own.”

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is Due to Land in Theaters in 2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is being helmed by The Maze Runner director Wes Ball, who has assured fans of the decade-spanning franchise that the legacy of the planet of the apes is in good hands. “We have a take. We have a way of staying in the universe that was created before us, but we’re also opening ourselves up in being able to do some really cool new stuff. Again, I’m trying to be careful here. I’ll say this, for fans of the original three, don’t worry — you’re in good hands,” Ball said back in May 2020.

Written by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be led by It star Owen Teague and The Witcher’s Freya Allan, with the former playing the main ape, expected to be Caesar’s son, Cornelius, with the latter set to play the main human character. X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Kevin Durand will play the main villain. The likes of Peter Macon, Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands, Sara Wiseman, Lydia Peckham, Ras-Samuel Weld A’abzgi, Dichen Lachman, and William H. Macy make up the rest of the supporting cast.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 24, 2024.