The upcoming sequel toKingdom of the Planet of the Apeswill tie the modern reboot franchise with the originalPlanet of the Apesmovie series in one important way.The ending ofKingdom of the Planet of the Apesset up an exciting storyline for a future movie to continue. Noa became the leader of the Eagle Clan, a major development in the war between the ape factions, and Mae discovered a hidden colony full of intelligent humans with the technology and resources to communicate with other humans around the world.
In a recent interview, 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell provided some tantalizing updates on the company’s slate. He confirmed that a sequel toAlien: Romulusis in development to continue Rain and Andy’s story, he teased that morePredatormovies and Agatha Christie adaptations are on the way, and he announced thatthe nextPlanet of the Apesmovie will arrive in 2027. The sequel toKingdom of the Planet of the Apesis more significant to the larger saga than it might seem.
Planet Of The Apes' Modern Saga Will Match The Original Franchise In Number Of Movies
Both Planet Of The Apes Series Now Have 5 Movies
With the forthcomingsequel toKingdom of the Planet of the Apes, thePlanet of the Apesreboot series will finally match the movie count of the original saga.The original run ofPlanet of the Apesmovies, beginning in 1968, consisted of five movies:Planet of the Apes,Beneath the Planet of the Apes,Escape from the Planet of the Apes,Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, andBattle for the Planet of the Apes. Tim Burton’s 2001 movie is a standalone remake in its own bizarre continuity.
Will The Modern Planet Of The Apes Movies Ever Introduce Time Travel?
The Planet of the Apes franchise is built on time travel, but will the more grounded modern-day reboot series ever utilize that plot point?
The rebooted saga began in 2011 withRise of the Planet of the Apes. It was followed by two direct sequels:Dawn of the Planet of the Apesin 2014 andWar for the Planet of the Apesin 2017.Kingdom of the Planet of the Apespicks up 300 years after the events of the trilogy, butit is a continuation of the same story. WhenKingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ sequel is released in 2027, this reboot series will have the same number of movies as the original saga.
Are The Modern Planet Of The Apes Movies Set In The Same Universe As The Original Films?
It’s Complicated
The question of whether the modernPlanet of the Apesmovies take place in the same universe as the original films is complicated.They are described as prequels, and they are building up to that world; they even retconned the character of Nova so that they wouldn’t contradict the original film. But the way the “planet of the apes” began in the new franchise had nothing to do with a time-traveling ape going back and changing history, which suggests thatKingdom of the Planet of the Apesand its predecessors are in a totally different timeline.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Set several years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the next installment in the Apes saga. Ape clans have taken up residence in the oasis that Caesar sought to colonize, but humans have reverted to their animalistic nature in their absence. Now battling between enslavement and freedom, outliers in the Ape clans will take sides in a newly burgeoning society.
