As the previous film, War for the Planet of the Apes, concluded with Caesar’s death, this opening scene sets the stage for the rest of the movie. Caesar doesn’t appear alive in the film.

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.

While Caesar doesn't properly appear in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, he is the main protagonist of the modern trilogy, leading the apes through their liberation, and eventually to war with ...

Here’s how it works. In 2017, the saga of Caesar the Ape ended in the climatic events of War for the Planet of the Apes, setting up an uncertain future for simian and human alike.

“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 offers a retrospection of modern religions through Proximus. The film takes place centuries after Caesar’s death, at a time when the original leader of the ape ...

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes distances itself from the legend of Andy Serkis’ Caesar by moving the timeline hundreds of years into the future (or “Many Generations,” as phrased in an ...

This leaves us with a movie that's entertaining but ultimately somewhat hollow. Kingdom opens shortly after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, at the darkly lit funeral for Caesar.

What I wrote a decade ago about Serkis and Caesar in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” applies anew to “Kingdom.” In close-up, “we believe there is an actor, a real actor, in there ...