This week saw the debut of the first trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a film from 20th Century Studios. The brand-new action-adventure epic, a new installment in the epic, worldwide franchise of the studio, will debut exclusively in theatres across the country on Friday, May 24, 2024.
The global epic franchise, directed by Wes Ball, is given new life. It is set several generations after Caesar’s reign, when apes are the dominant species and live in harmony with humans, forcing humans to live in the background. One young ape embarks on a terrifying adventure that will make him doubt all he has ever known about the past and make decisions that may shape the future for both apes and humans as a new, despotic ape leader establishes his dominion.
Starring in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes are William H. Macy, Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, and Peter Macon. Based on characters developed by Jaffa & Silver, Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison wrote the script. The producers are Ball, Joe Hartwick, Jr., Jaffa, Silver, and Jason Reed; Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are the executive producers.