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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.

Though the first three films in the Planet of the Apes reboot have showcased the fall of human civilization, this movie will pretty much bring us around the timeline of the original POTA movie where apes have become the dominant species and the humans have been relegated to mere animals.

Interspecies existence has always been in the core of the film so far, and it does look like that theme will continue with this movie. It’s going to be interesting to watch how the apes tackle the truth that humans were once the dominant species here, and I think we’re going to watch these apes commit the same mistakes that humans did if they don’t manage to learn from their history.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is set to release in theaters on May 10.

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Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

Instead of Serkis, the film will now have Owen Teague (IT) as the lead ape named Cornelius. Other actors in the cast include Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy, and Peter Macon. The film is also being directed by Wes Ball, who is best known for his work on the Maze Runner movies.

If you’ve seen the original Planet of the Apes, you’ll see that Kingdom is getting a lot closer to that timeline, with the apes slowly building their own civilization. Of course, there are humans still running around, but they have far devolved from the dominant species on Earth.

We don’t know exactly how the new Apes films will plan to change the formula, but it has been interesting to watch this modern Animal Farm-type story unfold through the years. Hopefully we get into it long enough to watch a bunch of humans from the past time-travel their way to the planet, coming full circle.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is set to hit theaters on May 24, 2024.