Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Movie 2024

 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Movie 2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball and written by Josh Friedman. The stand-alone sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) is his fourth film in the reboot series and his tenth film overall. Owen Teague co-stars with Freya Allan, 

Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy. The film is set 300 years after the war, and tells the story of a young chimpanzee named Noah who goes on a journey with a human woman named Mei to decide the future of apes and humans.

Development on the new Planet of the Apes began in April 2019 after Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, and Ball was hired as writer and director in December. Much of the script was written during the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Casting began in June 2022 after the script was completed. 

Teague was cast in the lead role in August, and the film's title and additional cast members were announced the following month. Principal photography began in Sydney in October 2022 and concluded in February 2023.[5][6]

Planet of the Apes premiered on May 2, 2024 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles and was released in the United States on May 10 by 20th Century Studios. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $131 million worldwide.