Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while 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 he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
Visual Effects
Weta's apes finally crossed the uncanny valley into soulful territory.
Production
Coastal ape settlements built from human ruins hit different.
Acting
Kevin Durand's Proximus channels Trump via Shakespearean gorilla.
Director
Wes Ball
Owen Teague
Noa
Freya Allan
Nova / Mae
Kevin Durand
Proximus Caesar
Peter Macon
Raka
William H. Macy
Trevathan
Eka Darville
Sylva
Travis Jeffery
Anaya
Lydia Peckham
Soona
Neil Sandilands
Koro
Ras-Samuel Welda'abzgi
Lightning
Sara Wiseman
Dar
Kaden Hartcher
Oda / Rust
Andy McPhee
Honored Elder
Nina Gallas
Youngster #1
Samuel Falé
Youngster #2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The eagle training required motion-capture performers to work with actual birds of prey for reference, creating unprecedented wing-to-ape interaction.
Proximus Caesar deliberately mispronounces Latin—he's a fascist cosplaying intellectual heritage he doesn't actually understand, which explains everything about his regime.
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