
In 2024, the world will get to see how the world of the modern Planet of the Apes saga continues, with director Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. For the first time since the conclusion of his trilogy in the legacy of those sci-fi movies, actor Andy Serkis actually gets to approach these films as a fan, rather than a participant. And judging by what he’s seen so far, Serkis is convinced that the film is “gonna blow people’s minds.”
This much was clear as I was wrapping my conversation with Andy, on behalf of the Netflix press day for latest film, Luther: The Fallen Sun. Before parting ways, it felt like the right time to ask the man who helped give life to Caesar in the films starting with Rise of the Planet of the Apes for his take on the next chapter. With that query on the table, this is what Andy Serkis shared with CinemaBlend: