"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" Wraps Production

Production wrapped on the fourth installment of the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise.

The new entry, titled "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", was announced in September 2022 and is set many years after the conclusion of 2017’s "War for the Planet of the Apes". 

Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis and humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. 

Some ape groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires.

The upcoming movie follows one ape leader who begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another watched his clan be taken, and embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to the latter’s quest, although she has plans of her own.

"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" stars Freya Allan, Owen Teague, William H. Macy, Dichen Lachman, and Kevin Durand. It has been revealed that Teague will be playing Cornelius, the son of Caesar - who was the main character of the previous trilogy and was played by Serkis. 

The cast is rounded out by Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands, Sara Wiseman, Lydia Peckham, and Ras-Samuel Weld A'abzgi.

The latest entry is directed by Wes Ball, who is best known for directing the Maze Runner trilogy, from a script written by Patrick Aison, Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver. 

"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is slated for release on May 24, 2024.