Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer & Everything We Know (2024)

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth movie in the most recent reboot series of The Planet of the Apes franchise, is on the way in 2024. In the next Planet of the Apes movie, the intelligent simian descendants of Caesar are continuing to navigate the struggles of becoming the dominant species on planet Earth. The humans meanwhile have descended into feral, animalistic beings, much like those seen in the 1968 original which kicked off The Planet of the Apes franchise.

With a cast that doesn't include Andy Serkis ( The Lord of the Rings's Gollum) for the first time, there's much anticipation on what the next Planet of the Apes movie will bring. Serkis's Caesar has been the central focus of every film in the reboot franchise so far, so Kingdom will as much be the story of how the franchise continues without him as it is about his character's legacy in the society of intelligent apes.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Latest News

Another Teaser Trailer Is Revealed

As the next installment in the epic franchise looms nearer, 20th Century Fox has released a character-centric teaser for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The newest promo item focuses on Freya Allan's human character Mae, and reveals exactly why the apes want to capture her. Through narration, the one-minute teaser explains the rift between humans and apes and the human's eventual loss of speech. However, the teaser is punctuated by Mae speaking.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Release Date

When Is The New Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Movie Coming Out?

Originally slated to release on May 24th, 2024, the premiere date for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has been moved up to avoid competition with movies like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Now, the highly-anticipated blockbuster will be released on May 10th, 2024.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Cast

Who Is In The New Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Film?

The cast of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes isn't fully revealed yet, but there are a few major roles that have been announced. Noa is the ape protagonist of the story, played by Owen Teague, a noble young chimp who resists the evil rule of Proximus. Freya Allan's Mae is a feral human who is rescued by Noa, while Peter Macon plays Raka, a worldly Orangutan and one of Noa's key allies. The despotic ruler of Noa's coastal ape society is the chimpanzee Proximus Caesar, played by Kevin Durand. Proximus has twisted the original Caesar's teachings and transformed ape society into a warlike civilization.

Several other cast members have been added, but many are still in undisclosed roles. The entire known cast of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes includes:

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Story Details

What Happens In The New Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Movie?

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is set decades after War and humanity has been mostly wiped out by the simian flu. Multiple ape societies have risen up and each follows different interpretations of Caesar’s teachings. Some of these communities twist Caesar’s ideas and enslave other apes as well as any remaining humans. Noa, the central ape hero of the new Planet of the Apes movie lives in one such community, ruled over by the tyrannical Proximus Caesar. Noa teams up with Mae, a feral human woman, and together they attempt to escape.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer

Watch The Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer Here

Debuting during the 2024 Super Bowl, the full trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has arrived and it teases a heap of new details about the upcoming film. While previous teasers included Noa, the latest full trailer puts the emphasis squarely on Freya Allan's Mae, a human whom the tyrannical Proximus Caesar is hunting. Mae's human knowledge is in high demand, and the trailer shows how much of a turning point Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be in the larger Planet of the Apes timeline.

To further drum up excitement for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Studios has released another short teaser trailer that focuses specifically on Proximus Caesar. The 30-second clip gives more insight into Proximus' reign and his villainous demand for unquestioning loyalty. On the flip side, the teaser also illustrates Noa's rebellious spirit and sets up a deadly chase as Noa tries to help the humans escape Caesar's wrath.

A new teaser was released in April 2024 which highlights the importance of Freya Allan's human character, Mae. Through narration, the trailer explains how humans and apes were divided and how humans eventually lost their ability to speak. However, the twist ending of the teaser reveals that Mae can talk, setting up the conflict of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13

Action

Sci-Fi

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.

Director

Wes Ball

Release Date

May 10, 2024

Studio(s)

20th Century , Chernin Entertainment , Oddball Entertainment , Shinbone Productions

Distributor(s)

20th Century

Writers

Patrick Aison , Josh Friedman , Rick Jaffa , Amanda Silver

Cast

Kevin Durand , Freya Allan , Peter Macon , Owen Teague , Eka Darville , Sara Wiseman , Neil Sandilands

Franchise(s)

Planet of the Apes

Sequel(s)

Planet of the Apes , Beneath the Planet of the Apes , Escape from the Planet of the Apes , Conquest of the Planet of the Apes , Battle for the Planet of the Apes

prequel(s)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes , dawn of the Planet of the apes movie , War for the Planet of the Apes