Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes plans to reign at the box office this weekend but will women run to the theaters on Mother's Day to see it? My guess is no, but this film is worth seeing on the big screen.
A great deal has happened since 2017 and War of the Planet of the Apes. In reality, the world has survived a pandemic so to have the idea of a manmade virus, even though COVID was not manufactured, can still be startling to many watching this film. Cinematically it's been 300 years after War.
Kingdom is the fourth franchise installment since the Planet of the Apes reboot and the tenth film overall. Luckily, there is not much homework necessary for Kingdom and the project is marketed as a “standalone sequel.”