The Next 'Planet of the Apes' Movie Shows We’re Still a Long Way From the Franchise’s Biggest Twist

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ends a long time before the 1968 film takes place, proving the franchise is still full of steam.

February 18, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Alexander Russell

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The latest Apes film draws its depiction of humans from one of the worst films in the series.

Only in the end does the scale of the threat humanity poses become clear to everyone involved.

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From left to right, Noa (Owen Teague), Mae (Freya Allan), and Rakka (Peter Macon) standing beside each other in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

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Mae (Freya Allan) looking onward in terror, with mud and dirt on her face, in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

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Owen Teague and Sara Wiseman in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Noa (Owen Teague) rides horseback and looks fearfully off-camera with trees in the background in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Freya Allan