Apes fans were treated to a feast of new information in the last 24 hours so here is a breakdown of all the goodies!
First full clip, titled 'Campfire', featuring Noa and Raka naming Nova
A featurette with the brief history of the Planet of the Apes franchise (notably skipping Tim Burton's film though)
A second featurette with interviews and more details on Kingdom
A trailer with Raka's narration about Caesar's history (this is the trailer that contains a large spoiler so proceed with caution)
Interview clip William H Macy and the reveal of his character name, Trevethon
Two new posters
Also the announcement of limited edition collectibles from certain theaters (pint glasses from Alamo Drafthouse, popcorn buckets and cups from Regal)
Just a month until the movie is out now! Not sure how much more news we'll get beforehand but all of this made me even more hyped for Kingdom!
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Possible Theories
Okay, I made a list of possible theories regarding KotPotA. Again, these are just theories until the movie comes out (in like 5 weeks!!!! YAY!!!!!)
Underground Human Community
I'm calling it now, I think there's going to be an underground community of humans who retained their ability to speak. So far, we haven't seen any articles about this, beside the fairly recent Slash Films article about the Forbidden Zone and I am 100% certain this will be the underground human community (or I could be wrong). And I think this will be one of (maybe) a few Easter eggs to Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
SPOILER ALERT
The Human Mutants in BtPotA worship an atomic bomb, and it's one of the reasons why they're disfigured and have psychic abilities. I don't think Kingdom will go that far. I think they'll have humans that retained their intellect and speaking abilities.
2. Noah and the Ark Biblical Story
Again, I'm calling it now (and I think Wes Ball might have mentioned it in an article). Since the main character is named Noa, and Proximus Caesar's domain seems to be an abandoned naval base or some kind of abandoned shipyard with rusted ships. I think this movie will take inspiration from the biblical story of Noah and the Ark; since the "Caesar" trilogy was slightly inspired by the Moses/Exodus story, and the laboratory from Rise was called Gen-Sys (get it? Genesis???) And maybe just a little bit of the David and Goliath story between Noa and Proximus Caesar 🤔.
3. William H. Macy’s character is either Mae’s father, or a leader of the underground human community
I know William H. Macy will be in the movie, and so far he and the filmmakers haven’t revealed what his role will be. I think he’s either going to be Mae’s father, or a leader of the underground human community, or maybe even both. And I think there's the slightest possibility that he might be a human secondary antagonist, since Proximus Caesar is the primary ape antagonist.
4. Raka Knows Sign Language
Since Raka the orangutan seems to be some sort of religious leader/elder, I think he also knows sign language. And I think Raka or maybe Noa will teach Mae sign language.
5. Mae Is Going to Talk or Learn Sign Language (ASL)
So far, it looks like Mae is going to be a silent character. I do think she going to talk at some point during the movie, whether in the second act or later in the third act. I think she will also learn sign language to communicate.
6. Noa Is A Descendant of Caesar
Okay, I know this one is very obvious, and I'm jumping on the bandwagon. I do think Noa is a descendant of Caesar, mainly because he looks a lot like a younger Caesar and Blue Eyes. And even if he's not, that's okay too.
7. Andy Serkis Might Come Back
I'm taking a page out of the YouTube channel, Ape Nation's book here. I do think Andy Serkis might come back as a different character, or maybe (and this is probably highly unlikely) as Caesar in a possible vision/flashback scene for Noa during a very low point or maybe when Noa discovers the truth about the apes’ history.
8. Mae's Name
The recent IMAX trailer showed Noa shouting out for Raka and Nova. I recently found out that "Nova" is the name that the apes call the feral humans. I couldn't find the article confirming this, but Freya Allan said that Noa also calls her character "Echo" at some point during the movie. Personally, I like the name "Mae" for the character (and there's maybe the possibility that it is her real name, but I digress).
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In two articles from ClutchPoints, William H Macy elaborated on his role with Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, confirming that he will play a human. He was announced as part of the film for several months but nothing was known about his character, not even what species he would play. But he's now confirmed that he will be playing a human.
He said both Kingdom and another upcoming project, a comedy film titled Ricky Stanicky, were filmed in Australia within weeks of each other. When asked about the back to back filming experience, Macy said, "A survivalist film and then an air d**ker in one month. What more could a boy want?"
Two drastically different films to film on top of each other but I'm glad that he was up to the grueling schedule and will be joining the Apes franchise. Macy is most well-known for his roles in Fargo, Boogie Nights, and Shameless. Personally, I will always enjoy him most in Jurassic Park III, running from dinosaurs with lots of screaming.
And if he's playing a feral human who is hunted down by apes, he'll have lots of prior experience of screaming and running! 🦖🦧 🦕🦍
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