In 2024, the fourth installment in thePlanet of the Apesreboot seriespremiered in theaters.

Now, as the movie comes to home video, audiences can watch the film alongside the raw footage.

It is easy to forget that characters like Caesar or Noa come from motion capture performance and CGI.

Noa holding a staff and riding a horse in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

LikeKingdom of the Planet of the Apes,the first three movies were incredibly successful both financially and critically.

They successfully revived the franchise, which had been mostly dormant since the late 1970s.

The impressive visual effects and Serkis' performance were two of the trilogy’s biggest highlights.

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It also made for a great piece of extra content for the home video release.

The Planet of the Apes franchise has also seen success in video games and comic books.

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Caesar holding a gun in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 2014.

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Planet of the Apes is a multimedia sci-fi franchise that began in 1963 with Pierre Boulle’s novel, which was later adapted into a film in 1968 starring Charlton Heston. The success of the movie led to four sequels, two TV shows, a remake from Tim Burton, and a reboot trilogy. The Planet of the Apes franchise has also seen success in video games and comic books.

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