Im sure all the concepts probably went over my head, he muses now.
I was probably very young.
I dont remember having a reaction to the Statue of Liberty, but I remember the images very clearly.
Thats what I rememberthe images, the iconography of it all.
I just couldnt see where that story goes.
I couldnt see where it felt like we would be giving someone something new to see.
In its initial development, the story ofKingdomwas set even further in the future than it is now.
Im not even saying its 300 years [note:some of the marketing has suggested this].
We never really fully say.
That was to me the key that really unlocked all these other ideas.
This whole idea came fromWarand the Bad Ape character, says Ball.
There are other apes out there that also went through their own journey towards sentience.
That was just fascinating to me.
There are tons of apes all over the country, all over the world.
What are their stories?
I thought it was interesting to play with that.
There are apes that dont know anything about Caesar.
That lets us play with what happened to Caesar in his stories.
So its about how those worlds have to collide.
Which actor appeared in the most Planet of the Apes movies?
Who played Caesar in the 2010s Planet of the Apes trilogy?
What was Dr. Ziras nickname for Taylor in the first Planet of the Apes?
Which of these actors did NOT appear in Tim Burtons 2001 Planet of the Apes?
What wipes out humanitys dominance of the planet in the recent Andy Serkis POTA trilogy?
Who does Taylor tell Lucius never to trust in the first Planet of the Apes?
Who did the underground mutants worship in Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
What are Taylors first words upon regaining his voice in the original Planet of the Apes?
Are We Heading Toward the Original Planet of the Apes?
But the easter eggs are there, and a few are made more explicit inKingdom.
It just seemed like the right idea, he explains.
It was a way of saying, Hey, were making aPlanet of the Apesmovie here.
The truth is that we have these three Caesar films behind us, he says.
Were starting from there.
But way off in the distance is that Charlton Heston 68 version.
Its a long way to get there.
Theres plenty more stories to tell before we ever get there, but that is whats in our sights.
But that comes with a lot of opportunities.
Like, when did the Statue of Liberty get blown up?
Where did the Lawgiver come from?
Where do the Sacred Scrolls enter into it?
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is in theaters Friday (May 10).
