Wes Ball has revealed that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will mark the beginning of a brand new trilogy within the franchise.
The 43-year-old filmmaker is helming the upcoming flick that sees Owen Teague’s chimpanzee Cornelius take over the franchise’s lead position from Andy Serkis and promised that the new installment is the “starting of one thing.”
Ball advised Empire Journal: “From the start we considered this as a trilogy. We had these grand concepts the place it might finally go and the way it might match into the legacy of those films. So I’m actually speaking to (the studio) proper now in regards to the subsequent story.”
He added…
The final three films had been in regards to the finish of one thing. They had been in regards to the finish of this Moses story. They had been in regards to the finish of humanity. And we thought, ‘From the ashes of these earlier films, we’re gonna develop a brand new tree to climb.’ This film could be very a lot in regards to the starting of one thing.
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Teague beforehand revealed how he sought recommendation from Serkis on the right way to adapt to the problem of movement seize performing.
The 25-year-old star stated: “Effectively, all of us talked to Andy Serkis. He and I had a gathering, and he was a part of why I turned an actor. So this was one thing that I might been eager to do my whole life, and it was actually a dream come true to get to do that job and play this character … the toughest half about it was simply studying the right way to be in a go well with all day and have a digital camera strapped to your head. However you get used to it after a few week.”
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is scheduled to open in theaters on Might 24, 2024.
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