For over five decades, the apes have been conquering the earth on the big screen. In 1968, the first film adaptation of the sci-fi classic Planet of the Apes was released. Since then, the series has changed several timesAfter the sequels from the 1970s, there was a controversial remake shortly after the turn of the millennium.
In 2011, the next reboot hit the cinemas: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution, which was continued with two more parts. This trilogy is followed by the latest chapter in the sci-fi saga: Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom. Three months after the cinema release, you can now watch the film for the first time on Disney+ watch via streaming subscription.
Planet of the Apes 4 on Disney+: New Kingdom jumps 300 years into the future and shows a completely changed Earth
Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom takes place around 300 years after its predecessor and shows us a world that completely dominated by monkeys However, we are not dealing with a peaceful place: the warlike Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) twists the teachings of his namesake in order to strengthen his own position of power.
Here you can watch the trailer for Planet of the Apes 4:
Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom – Trailer (German) HD
Noa (Owen Teague) experiences this first hand when his village is attacked by Proximus’ followers attacked and destroyed The young chimpanzee then goes in search of his friends, who were kidnapped during the attack. Contrary to all expectations, he meets a human: Mae (Freya Allan).
Based on this premise, New Kingdom consistently develops the motifs of the previous trilogy and, above all, focuses on the Question of trust between Noa and Mae to the fore. Both have experienced traumatic events that have caused mistrust. At the same time, they depend on each other in the fight for survival.
This conflict creates a strong tension that runs like a thread through the film, which also comes across as a great action adventure and with grandiose effects impressed. The film was directed by Wes Ball, who is very familiar with sci-fi blockbuster cinema thanks to the Maze Runner films.
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The Planet of the Apes saga complete on Disney+: Now you can stream all ten parts of the sci-fi series
If you missed Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom in the cinema or want to watch it again, you can now do so on Disney+. There you will now find all parts of the series
– not just the reboot trilogy from the 2010s, but also the old films. Nothing stands in the way of the perfect weekend binge marathon.
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