Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes won't see Andy Serkis or Matt Reeves return to the 'Apes' franchise, but director Wes Ball did speak to him.
, Ball revealed that he was in contact with Serkis throughout the movie, due to the importance of Caesar in Kingdom.
“Caesar is very much a character in this story, he’s an important character in this story, so we wanted to make sure we were getting it right,” Ball said. “Andy is just a nice dude — he read the script, listened to me babble on about what we wanted to do with the story, showed him all the concept art, just nothing but support. He understood that we had to be kind of courageous and brave and do what we were trying to do here.
Owen Teague — who plays Noa in the upcoming film — also said he got to speak with Serkis while making the movie, and relished the chance to do so. “I’ve looked up to him since I was a little kid and I wanted to take everything that he was going to give me.” Teague also said that Serkis explained to him that playing an ape “is just acting really, there’s no mystery. It’s not about impersonating an ape, it’s really about finding the truth of the character and pursuing that.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is 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 is produced by Patrick Aison, Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver, and Jason Reed.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.
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