Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Based on the movie's trailer, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes may finally feature time travel, a popular franchise theory. In 2011, theaters released a soft reboot and prequel to the Planet of the Apes film series, showing how the world got to where it is in the original films.
The synopsis provided for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes reveals that the apes will look for hidden technology made by humans, not specifying what the technology does. This bolstered popular online theories about the newest franchise installation using time travel – an element that appears repeatedly in the original movies.
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes' Trailer Teases The Story's Human Technology Close The trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes includes multiple visual hints at the human-technology the apes look for. Apes find an underground facility that looks like an abandoned scientific laboratory. The apes throw a torch down a cavern in the facility, revealing a hollow cavity that looks like it could be used for a space shuttle launch.
Kingdom Introducing Time Travel Would Restore A Planet Of The Apes Tradition Since the prequels have moved on from Caesar as their protagonist, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to can start incorporating themes and storylines from the original Planet of the Apes movies. Time travel is the simplest choice with the widest audience appeal. The ending of Planet of the Apes reveals Captain Taylor and the other passengers of the Icarus aren't on another planet.
Even Tim Burton's 2001 reboot of Planet of the Apes, which was a massive failure with both fans and film critics, incorporated time travel with Davidson traveling to the year 5021 via an electromagnetic storm. Ultimately, incorporating time travel into Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes would tie the entire franchise together. Moreover, it offers a world in which the prequel reboot directly ties into the original Planet of the Apes.