While production of the sequel Kingdom of the planet of the monkeys launched last October The Hollywood Reporter confirms today that Dichen Lachman, who starred in Season 1 of Dismissal And Jurassic World Domination, has joined the cast of the sequel. No details have been released about the character Lachman will play. The new film will serve as a sequel to the 2017 film War for the planet of the apeswhere came from The batter director Matt Reeves. The upcoming movie marks the tenth big-screen entry in the franchise, which kicked off in 1968 with Planet of the Apes, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.

The outlet also offered new details about the plot, describing them: “Many ape communities have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a wild existence. Some groups never have .heard of Caesar, while others have twisted his teachings to build burgeoning empires.In this setting, an ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan being taken, goes on a journey goes to find freedom A young human woman becomes the key to his quest, although she has plans of her own.’

Lachman joins Owen Teague (IT), Freya Allen (The witcher), Peter Macon (The Orville), Eka Darville (Marvels Jessica Jones), Kevin Durand (X-Men origin: Wolverine), Travis Jeffrey (Preacher), Neil Sandilands (Sweet tooth), Sara Wiseman, Lydia Peckham (Cowboy Bebop), Ras-Samuel Weld A’abzgi and William H. Macy.

The maze runner trilogy director Wes Ball sends the photo to a script by Josh Friedman (War of the worlds), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the planet of the monkeys), and Patrick Aison (Prey).

“Planet of the Apes is one of the most iconic and storied sci-fi franchises in motion picture history, as well as an indelible part of our studio’s legacy,” Steve Asbell, president of 20th Century Studios, said in a statement. Kingdom of the planet of the monkeysWe are privileged to continue the series’ tradition of imaginative, thought-provoking cinema, and we can’t wait to share Wes’ extraordinary vision for this new chapter in 2024 with audiences.”

Kingdom of the planet of the monkeys will hit theaters in 2024.

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