How a Village Comes to Life in ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

How a Village Comes to Life in ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel. In this sequence from “Kingdom of the … Read more

Video: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Video: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ | Anatomy of a Scene

I’m Wes Ball, director of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” This is a little sequence in the very beginning of the movie after our trio of apes here, Noa, Soona and Anaya, have just had a little adventure and they’re on their way back to their village, where we get to meet the … Read more

What to Know Before Seeing ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

What to Know Before Seeing ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

For some, the name “Planet of the Apes” might conjure memories of Charlton Heston in 1968. But the most recent incarnation of the sci-fi franchise has been going strong since 2011. These “Apes” movies feature no fuzzy costumes or heavy prosthetics, and instead are feats of computer generated performance capture technology. The latest one, “Kingdom … Read more

How Andy Serkis Gave Owen Teague the Keys to the ‘Planet’

How Andy Serkis Gave Owen Teague the Keys to the ‘Planet’

Noa, the hero of the new “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” is no Caesar, the commanding, Moses-like leader of the Apes, played by Andy Serkis, in the preceding three movies in the “Planet of the Apes” franchise. Instead, Noa, played by Owen Teague, is a young chimp, tentatively poised between boyhood and manhood, … Read more

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ review: Man, these monkeys still kick ass

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ review:  Man, these monkeys still kick ass

movie review KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Running time: 145 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action). In theaters May 10. Fifty-five years, ten films and two TV shows later, “Planet of the Apes,” is, somehow, still as breathtaking as the first time we met Cornelius and Zira. The fantastic “Kingdom of the Planet … Read more

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Hail, Caesar

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Hail, Caesar

Visual cues indicate that Proximus Caesar’s kingdom is modeled partly on the Roman Empire, with its colonizing influence and its intention to sweep the riches of the ancient human world — its history, its labor, its technology — into its own coffers. By telling his version of Caesar’s legacy, Proximus Caesar makes the apes believe … Read more

Freya Allan and Andy Serkis lead the stars at the ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ London premiere

Freya Allan and Andy Serkis lead the stars at the ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ London premiere

Freya Allan and Andy Serkis, along with their fellow cast members, attend the UK premiere for 20th Century Studios’ movie ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ at the BFI IMAX Waterloo in London, England, on April 25, 2024. Freya Allan, Andy Serkis, Owen Teague and Kevin Durand at the ‘Kingdom Of The Planet of … Read more

Sarah Paulson remembers Matthew Perry as ‘one of the most generous people on the planet’

Sarah Paulson remembers Matthew Perry as ‘one of the most generous people on the planet’

Matthew Perry was always there for Sarah Paulson. The “American Horror Story” star stopped by “The View” on Tuesday, where she only had loving things to say about the late “Friends” cast member — her co-star in the NBC series “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” “I just remember him as one of the most … Read more

Real-life ‘Jurassic World’ may exist on other planet: study

Real-life ‘Jurassic World’ may exist on other planet: study

A new study argues that a real-life “Jurassic World” could currently exist, just on another planet. Planets far away from Earth could be harboring species that resemble Earth’s dinosaurs and humans may currently have the ability to find them, according to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society journal. … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s look-alike son Joseph Baena causes fan frenzy: ‘Best genes on the planet!’

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s look-alike son Joseph Baena causes fan frenzy: ‘Best genes on the planet!’

Talk about massive flex appeal.  Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena went viral on Instagram Monday after the 22-year-old bodybuilder shared a video of himself flexing for his 564,000 followers. In the video, Baena is seen wearing a black tank top, gray sweatpants, white socks and slip-on Vans before ripping off his shirt and giving viewers … Read more

Ancient planet could lie within Earth billions of years after collision, study says

Ancient planet could lie within Earth billions of years after collision, study says

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have announced they believe the planet that collided with Earth billions of years ago could still be inside and led to the formation of the Moon. The study recently published in the journal Nature said the theory has stemmed from the discovery of material from the 1980s that was detected under … Read more

NASA spacecraft snaps ‘face figure’ on Jupiter during close flyby of the planet

NASA spacecraft snaps ‘face figure’ on Jupiter during close flyby of the planet

A recent image taken in space is turning heads and sparking questions.  On Sept. 7, 2023, NASA’s Juno mission captured an image of an area in one of Jupiter’s northern regions called Jet N7, according to NASA.  The image, which is of clouds and storms, caught the attention of scientists as they were studying the features. NASA said that … Read more

NASA rover generates oxygen out of unbreathable Mars air in red planet breakthrough

NASA rover generates oxygen out of unbreathable Mars air in red planet breakthrough

A breakthrough instrument on NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is considered a mission success after producing enough oxygen for a small dog to breathe for about 10 hours. The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, is a microwave-sized device that takes unbreathable Martian air and turns it into oxygen humans – and dogs – rely on. … Read more

‘Earth-like’ Planet Nine could be hiding in our solar system: research

‘Earth-like’ Planet Nine could be hiding in our solar system: research

There may be another world lurking between the orbital lines of our solar system. Astronomers in Japan have published their theory of an “Earth-like planet,” dubbed Planet Nine, that’s hiding in plain sight just a few billion miles behind Neptune. Published last month in the Astronomical Journal, researchers Patryk Sofia Lykawka and Takashi Ito, of Japan’s … Read more

‘Strange Planet’ makes a seamless transition from comic to series

‘Strange Planet’ makes a seamless transition from comic to series

Cue a world in which a couple’s breakup coincides with the dissolution of their favorite band, there’s friction/jealousy over a workplace promotion and someone is reassessing their life after turning 25 — and is deflated by its seeming lack of motivation. They’re just like us — if we were beings that resemble blue light bulbs … Read more

Dying star eats ‘Jupiter-sized’ planet: ‘We are seeing the future of Earth’

Dying star eats ‘Jupiter-sized’ planet: ‘We are seeing the future of Earth’

Ya burnt! For the first time — and in our own Milky Way galaxy — scientists were able to watch in real time as a dying star sucked a “Jupiter-sized world” into its blazing core. The stunning act of celestial cannibalism, which took place 12,000 light-years away, left researchers from MIT, Harvard and Caltech agog … Read more

NASA finds Earth-size planet that could be habitable: ‘An exciting prospect’

NASA finds Earth-size planet that could be habitable: ‘An exciting prospect’

Our galaxy may have acquired some new real estate. NASA has discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting around a faraway star — and it could be habitable.  Dubbed TOI 700 e, the exoplanet is the fourth discovered in the TOI 700 system, at 100 light-years away.  The research team presented the result at the 241st meeting … Read more

New York Times essay says you should mate with short people to save the planet

New York Times essay says you should mate with short people to save the planet

A guest essay for the New York Times insisted that being short is “better” for the future to the amusement of several Twitter users on Sunday and Monday. Author Mara Altman penned the essay remarking that not only do shorter people tend to live longer, but they’re also crucial in conserving food and resources on our dying … Read more

Marlon Wayans slams cancel culture: ‘I don’t know what planet we’re on’

Marlon Wayans slams cancel culture: ‘I don’t know what planet we’re on’

Marlon Wayans doesn’t get kids these days. The 50-year-old comedian came to the defense of his 2004 cult classic “White Chicks” recently, vowing that he will never censor himself or his work. “White Chicks” starred Marlon and his brother, Shawn Wayans, as FBI agents who go deep undercover as two stereotypically aughts-era, blonde-haired white women. … Read more

Cara Delevingne on ‘Planet Sex’ doc: ‘I didn’t realize I was a prude until I took masturbation seminar’

Cara Delevingne on ‘Planet Sex’ doc: ‘I didn’t realize I was a prude until I took masturbation seminar’

Cara Delevingne is sharing her sexual journey with her new docuseries, “Planet Sex.”  The actress and supermodel, 30, has been promoting the upcoming Hulu and BBC six-part series at an annual entertainment trade show, MIPCOM 2022, in Cannes, where she talked about attending a “masturbation seminar” while filming the show. “I went into the masturbation … Read more