A new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes clip is out, previewing the misconstrued legacy that Caesar has left behind.
The new clip highlights Proximus Caesar (played by Kevin Durand), the leader of a coastal group of apes. In the video, he can be seen rallying other apes by reciting the words of Caesar from 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, “Apes together strong.”
The clip itself has a sinister undertone to it, as the words seem a bit more misconstrued. With the film also taking place 300 years after the original set of films, it’s also clear that Caesar’s legacy has become that of a godlike figure.
Check out the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes clip below:
What is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes about?
“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,” says the synopsis. “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 will be written by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, the latter of whom was also a writer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The film will be produced by Patrick Aison, Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver, and Jason Reed.
The next film in the Planet of the Apes series is set to star William H. Macy, Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Dichen Lachman, and Peter Macon, among others. The upcoming film is set “many years” following the events of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. After Caesar brought his people to an oasis, new ape societies have grown, while humans have been reduced to a more “feral-like existence.”
