For some, the name “Planet of the Apes” might conjure memories of Charlton Heston in 1968. But the most recent incarnation of the sci-fi franchise has been going strong since 2011.

Fans of the "Planet of the Apes" franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the first smart chimp and the charismatic ape leader. Not to worry: He haunts the next episode, the ...

Witness the franchise's new villain, Proximus Caesar, as he leads his followers in Kingdom of the Planet of the Ape. By Blair Marnell on April 26, 2024 at 12:29PM PDT ...

“War for the Planet of the Apes” (2017) was the last film in the reboot trilogy. It continues Caesar’s story of struggling to survive and co-exist with humans as he enters war.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes spoilers follow. It's been seven years since the ending of War for the Planet of the Apes broke us all by killing off Caesar in a heartbreaking finale.

Caesar may be long dead by the events of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, but his legacy lives on in the civilization that he built. His leadership and actions changed the world forever.

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Caesar is the titular primate who begins the uprising of apes in the human world and becomes a messianic legend 300 years after he died in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Film Review - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Noa, played by Owen Teague, left, Freya Allan as Nova, center, and Raka, played by Peter Macon, in a scene from “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ...

Not only does Ceasar’s presence loom big throughout Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, but he’s also seen briefly at the beginning of the film. However, not in the way you might think.

If War for the Planet of the Apes was a bit on-the-nose with its Caesar-as-Moses allegory, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes goes a long way toward retroactively justifying the choice.

Runtime: 145 minutes This is a legacy that sets a high bar in advance of director Wes Ball’s Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, a film that hopes to launch a new era of the franchise.