Over the roughly 300 years that separate the newly released Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes from the Caesar Trilogy (which concluded with War for the Planet of the Apes), primate culture has evolved dramatically. The last trilogy of Apes films began in anthropocentric times, while the new movie and potential trilogy are set in a world where few have survived the virus that devastated humanity and propelled ape evolution forward significantly.
Director Wes Ball was particularly intrigued by the focus on technology and ape evolution in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. He likened the previous trilogy to the Apes' Stone Age and described the new era as the Apes entering the Bronze Age. Ball highlighted the advantage the apes have in having access to human technology and knowledge, allowing them to build upon existing resources and rediscover lost technologies.
