This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Like its predecessors, 'Kingdom' uses motion-capture technology to bring the non-human characters to life.the latest installment in the sci-fi franchise, is both a sequel and a prequel, its director, Wes Ball, says.movie and follows the reboot trilogy, which debuted in 2011 withand 2017’sMaze Runner“We had to really decide if we had something good here. And I think we do.
“It’s unique characters this time, it’s younger characters. There’s a kind of a youthful spirit. It’s a bit more of an adventure. It’s a road movie as we kind of travel across this landscape that’s slowly disappearing, the ruins of our world,” said Ball.uses motion-capture technology to bring the non-human characters to life. The cast spent six weeks in “ape school,” studying under movement coach Alain Gauthier, a former Cirque du Soleil performer and project director.
Actor Andy Serkis, who played lead chimpanzee Caesar in the previous three films, was hired as a special consultant to help the actors approach their characters. “I’m very proud to, in a tiny way, be associated with its journey and sort of passing on the baton to the next generation and watching them create such an incredible movie,” Serkis, 60, said.