War for the Planet of the Apes
A reckoning between apes and humans, with Caesar torn between vengeance and leadership.
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About the film
For freedom. For family. For the planet.
What it’s about
Caesar leads a genetically modified ape community that has suffered devastating losses at the hands of a human army commanded by a ruthless Colonel. Forced into conflict, Caesar struggles with his darker instincts and sets out on a personal mission to avenge his kind. The journey brings him face to face with the Colonel, where the fate of both species hangs in the balance.
What hooks you
Andy Serkis returns as Caesar, the ape leader, while Woody Harrelson plays the Colonel, his human adversary. The film received an Academy Award nomination for its visual effects, and Serkis, Terry Notary, and Karin Konoval are the only actors to appear in all three films of the reboot trilogy. Director Matt Reeves describes the human rebels as "Alpha and Omega," a nod to the cobalt bomb from the 1970 sequel.
Who it’s for
It will appeal to those who enjoy large-scale action grounded in moral complexity, where the line between hero and villain blurs. Viewers drawn to dystopian worlds and stories of leadership under extreme pressure will find much to engage with.
- Countries
- United States, New Zealand, Canada
- Year
- 2017
- Genres
- Adventure, Blockbuster, Action, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Running time
- 2h 20min
- Age rating
- 16+
- MPAA
- PG-13
- World premiere
- Jul 7, 2017
×3.3box office to budget
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 594 votesCreative team
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Trivia
All facts 9
- Andy Serkis, Terry Notary and Karin Konoval are the only actors who appeared in all the films of the «Planet of the Apes» trilogy. Serkis played Caesar, the leader of all the apes, while Notary and Konoval played Rocket and Maurice, Caesar's close associates.
- The ninth film in the "Planet of the Apes" franchise.
- According to director Matt Reeves, the group of human rebels is called "Alpha and Omega." This is a reference to the cobalt bomb that the mutant humans worshipped in Ted Post's film "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970). Even the symbol on their helmets and flag is a copy of the symbol on the bomb whose explosion ends the second film in the franchise.
- The girl Nova was named after a character played by Linda Harrison in the first two films of the franchise (1968 and 1970). The same actress also appeared in a cameo role in Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes" (2001).
- Unlike her colleagues Andy Serkis and Terry Notary, 55-year-old Canadian actress Karin Konoval had never performed stunt work on set before joining the franchise, and to prepare for the role of the orangutan Maurice, she spent a lot of time with primates at the zoo, as well as learning their movements and habits, while wearing heavy weights on each arm to look more convincing on screen.
- The young apes in the corresponding scenes were played by the children of the filmmakers. Terry Notary specifically trained his children to move on all fours the way apes do.
Franchise
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2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Prequel
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2017
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2017
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