kingdom of the planet of the apes' stars Owen Teague and Kevin Durand recently talked about their pop culture inspiration for playing Noah and Proximus Caesar.
The cast of the latest film, Apes, appeared on the Inside Total Film podcast, and Teague responded to director Wes Ball's comparison of the film's protagonist, Noah, to Star Wars' Luke Skywalker. “I mean, it makes sense,” Teague said. “The story that those characters tell is about a rise to heroism and saving people and society and everything else. That's really Noah's story. There's certainly pressure, but he… [Ball] That's absolutely correct. ”
Teague's co-star Durand revealed similar comparisons between New Ape villain Proximus and tech genius Elon Musk. Ironically, the real-life actor was mistaken for the mask. “Actually, I always think of Elon Musk. It's so funny,” Durand said. “People would come up to me with eye contact, but then I realized they weren't meeting their favorite actor, it was a bigger problem. But when the monkey But it's great to hear that!”
Durand added, “I’ve seen some really charismatic speakers in person. [life coach] “Tony Robbins, Elon and Arnold Schwarzenegger are doing the same thing with the governor's speech,” he explained. “These humans have so much power and charisma without even trying that you just have to watch.”
What will happen in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes?
The official synopsis reads: “Director Wes Ball has breathed new life into this epic global series, set several generations in the future after the reign of Caesar. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, a young ape embarks on a harrowing journey to discover everything he knows about his past. He is forced to make a choice that will determine the future of apes and humans. ”
Owen Teague stars alongside Freya Allan (The Witcher), Peter Macon (The Orville), Eka Darvill (Marvel's Jessica Jones), Kevin Durand (Swamp Thing), and Travis Jeffrey (The Preacher). He will be co-headlining the latest Apes album with Neil Sandilands (The Flash) and Neil Sandilands (The Flash). Sarah Wiseman (Power Rangers: Dino Fury), Lydia Peckham (Cowboy Bebop), Russ-Samuel Welder-Abzugi (The Clearing), William H. Macy (Mystery Men), Dichen Lachman (Marvel's Agents of shield).
“Kingdom for the Planet of the Apes” is currently showing in theaters.
