Ready yourself to be drawn back into the future of the Planet of the Apes as a new chapter of the story arrives in the colossal epic that is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Watch the all-new trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Nearly 300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral, primitive state. When the ape leader, Proximus Caesar, perverts Caesar’s teachings to enslave other clans in search for remnants of human technologies, Noa, a common chimpanzee, embarks on a harrowing journey alongside a young human named Nova to determine the future for apes and humans alike.

Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise 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.

As the follow up to 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is shaping up to be an utterly epic cinematic experience as audiences are drawn into the new struggle for supremacy of Earth between the apes and humanity. What we see here is the broadening of the Planet of the Apes narrative and an exciting new experience for audiences that will see them go on an incredible new adventure.

The CGI and animation involved in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes are utterly incredible to look upon and clearly indicate how powerful VFX is and how it is systematically placed within the narrative of the story. This technology powers and amplifies the performances of Owen Teague’s Noa, a young chimpanzee who embarks on his own Heroes Journey in order to bring balance to the order of this new world, and Kevin Durand’s Proximus Caesar, a brutal bonobo warlord intent on harnessing past human technologies to aid in his pursuit of ultimate power, and whose ferocity knows no limit.

 

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will keep audiences enthralled with its grand sense of storytelling and incredible visuals, and this is one science fiction epic that you’ll want to witness on the big screen when it arrives in theatres on May 9.

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In reviewing War for the Planet of the Apes one can simply not overlook the phenomenal performance from lead actor Andy Serkis. Whether portraying Caesar as a young orphan in Rise or as a world-wearied leader in War, Serkis has been able to express a broad spectrum of emotions and behaviours that have made Caesar one of the most compelling characters in modern science fiction.

Without going into spoiler territory, Caesar faces some tough challenges between doing what is right as a leader versus what he feels he needs to accomplish on a personal level. At all times this interior battle plagues him and directs his decisions which makes for some great moments on the big screen.

While it’s difficult to upstage a performer like Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson comes pretty damn close.

His portrayal of the nameless military Colonel is filled with brutal efficiency, and his words and actions carry with them a chilling sense of belief that they are ordained by a higher power. The Colonel is an absolute zealot who fears for the end of days, and Harrelson’s trademark crazed wild-eyed stare certainly helped to convey this.

I would, however, caution fans to be prepared for the unexpected and the way that Reeves uses the Colonel narratively in the third act really took me by surprise. With all my time spent watching films I’m pretty adept at picking where a movie is going, but here I was definitely caught off guard.

While War for the Planet of the Apes packed plenty of big action set pieces, what made it appealing for me as a viewer was the importance that Reeves placed on his narrative. As a director, he was never overzealous to just use action for the sake of it, or to get a reaction from his audience. Instead, every pulse-pounding set piece leads further into the film’s dramatic narrative, which placed great attention to themes of family, belonging and home.

To see such attention given to ideas over action in a blockbuster of this size is certainly refreshing, and one hopes that we’ll see more of it in the future.

Another thing that informed War was Reeves well-known position as a pop-culture fanatic. To put it bluntly, his knowledge of this cinematic franchise really shows with plenty of easter eggs that long time fans will pick up on.

From the terrifying ‘scarecrows’ to the introduction of characters including Nova and Cornelius, who were a part of the original 1968 classic, these little details make War that much more special.

Packed with breathtaking CGI, a gripping narrative and asking some important questions, War for the Planet of the Apes was a thrill-ride that went beyond my own expectations. If you want to know who the real dominant species is on this planet, then I highly recommend you buy a ticket for this movie pronto.

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Here’s the synopsis:

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species, and the future of the planet.

Director Matt Reeves has drawn his battle lines between Andy Serkis’ Caesar and Woody Harrelson’s vindictive Colonel, and it promises to be one hell of a showdown.

The final trailer also highlights some particularly intense action set pieces, and the masterminds at Weta Digital have done a fabulous job imagining this savage future Earth.

War for the Planet of the Apes will be released on July 12 in New Zealand and Australia and on July 17 in the US and UK.

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Here’s the synopsis:

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

The new trailer presents a host of gripping action and dramatic moments. Star Andy Serkis’ performance as Caesar is once again nothing short of incredible, and he’s facing some hard decisions that will determine the survival of his species.

Matched with Serkis is Woody Harrelson as the vindictive Colonel, a survivalist nutter who will do whatever is necessary to eliminate the ape population. Director Matt Reeves appears to be drawing the tension out of these two adversaries which will make for some gripping cinema.

War for the Planet of the Apes will be released on 13 July in New Zealand and Australia and on July 17 in the US and UK.

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