Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Producers
Have Vision for 5 More Movies
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the fourth entry in the
new Planet of the Apes franchise. If the team behind it have
their say, there will be many more to come.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the husband-and-wife
producer-writer duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver - who wrote
and produced the first 3 Planet of the Apes reboots, as well
as produced Kingdom - said that when the original trilogy
was being made, Jaffa had a vision for nine movies in total.
"With Kingdom, we really feel like we've set the foundation
for at least two more movies with these characters. But we'll
see. A lot of it depends on the audience's reaction, too,"
said Jaffa on the potential for more movies.
"When you first came up with this idea, the Apes franchise
way back, you saw nine movies. We thought, 'This is crazy
ambitious.' But here we are. We're at four," added Silver.
Jaffa then said that he doesn't know if they can make it to
nine, but that they have had talks with 20th Century about
moving forward with more movies. "I saw nine. I don't know if
we'll make it to nine. I would love it. We've spoken to not
just Wes and Josh and [producer] Joe Hartwick Jr., but to
Steve Asbell and Scott Aversano at 20th about what these next
movies can be," said Jaffa.
What is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes about?
"Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic
franchise set several generations in the future following
Caesar's reign, in which apes are the dominant species living
harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the
shadows," reads the synopsis. "As a new tyrannical ape leader
builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing
journey that will cause him to question all that he has known
about the past and to make choices that will define a future
for apes and humans alike."
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is written by Josh Friedman,
Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, the latter of whom was also a
writer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The film is
produced by Patrick Aison, Joe Hartwick Jr., Jaffa, Silver,
and Jason Reed.
The next film in the Planet of the Apes series is set to star
William H. Macy, Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Dichen Lachman, and
Peter Macon, among others. The upcoming film is set "many
years" following the events of 2017's War for the Planet of the
Apes. After Caesar brought his people to an oasis, new ape
societies have grown while humans have been reduced to a more
"feral-like existence."
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