Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Summary
SinceKingdom of the Planet of the Apespromises to start a new trilogy in the sci - fi serial , the franchise installment will likely demand recast a familiar character reference with a new actor . ThePlanet of the Apesseries has a somewhat knotty chronology , but the chronicle of the most recent trilogy is comparatively gentle to follow . 2011’sRise of the Planet of the Apesexplained how the super - reasoning ape Caesar gained his brain , while 2014 ’s sequelDawn of the Planet of the Apessaw a pandemic wipe out much of world and top the agency for an ape takeover . In 2017’sWar for the Planet of the Apes , the apes lay claim victory and effectively take over Earth by wipe out a human militia attempting to annihilate them .
Now , 2024’supcomingKingdom of the Planet of the Apeswill pick up after three centuries after these issue , with ape companionship split into warring faction . The sequel will take after a new ape protagonist , Noa , who teams up with a feral man named Mae on an adventure that will bear on both imitator - kind and humankind ’s futures . Mae ’s ferine status , the solution of simian flu , indicate that the reboot series has hand the point in the franchise ’s timeline when the original 1968Planet of the Apestook place . As such , a major character may bring back .
Planet Of The Apes' New Trilogy Could Mean Bringing George Taylor Back
Charlton Heston’sPlanet of the Apesprotagonist George Taylor might fall back inKingdom of the Planet of the Apes . However , Taylor ’s rephrasing would be unmanageable since Heston ’s character is a sci - fi icon , and few actors could replicate the original star ’s unequalled screen presence . Taylor ’s comeback has been place up by the serial , with oneRise of the Planet of the Apesscenereferencing his doomed quad mission on a strand starship . finally , the franchise had to catch up to the original 1968 movie ’s level , and the 300 - year time jump between the trilogy and this sequel may have close that gap .
While Taylor ’s return would be perfectly clock in terms of thePlanet of the Apesfranchise ’s chronological story , it would be tough to pull off when it comes to casting . Heston played George Taylor in only two of the original fivePlanet of the Apesmovies , but his operation allow for the franchise with some of its most famous moments . However , his recast replacement would n’t be the protagonist or even the deuteragonist ofKingdom of the Planet of the Apes , since Owen Teague ’s ape character Noa and Freya Allan ’s human character Mae fill these roles .
Planet Of The Apes Redoing George Taylor’s Story Requires A Difficult Recast
It would be elusive for the sequel to recast the franchise ’s most iconic human character when viewing audience already knowTaylor wo n’t be the main character ofKingdom of the Planet of the Apes . If Heston ’s permutation is a high - profile principal , their mien could prove a distraction . If they are someone less far-famed and they have less silver screen clip than Noa and Mae , their purpose could finger like a glorified cameo . As such , Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeswould need to find a new Taylor who does n’t distract from its be Hero , which is a slippery balance to pull off .
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