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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes star Freya Allan speaks on the bond between the film’s main characters. Allan plays Mae, the central human character in the upcoming Planet of the Apes sequel. Set for release on May 10, the film will explore what has happened to the apes’ world three centuries after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes. In addition to Allen, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes features a leading cast including Peter Macon, Dichen Lachman, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy, and Owen Teague.
In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Allan speaks on how the new characters in the film interact. Check out the full quote from Allan below:
It’s interesting because it always feels so differently to getting to watch it then as a viewer. When we were playing that relationship, it really felt like Mae was watching him and just kind of terrified of how much of herself she could see in him, how much relatability there was, and how much of a mirror was being held up between the two of them. It’s easier for her to not see that in order to do the mission she wants to do, but she’s challenged there. So when I was playing that, there were some scenes that aren’t in the film that were quite pivotal for me personally, that I really feel they connected because the people that they’ve loved have been killed by the same apes, if anything. If anything is symbolic of how similar they actually are it’s that.
And so I think there was kind of a great fear in that. So it was all about the complexity of acknowledging that, but wanting to stick to what you originally were out to do. So I think that’s constantly kind of a conflict or not a conflict because I think ultimately she has to go forward with what she’s been meant to do her whole life and what people before her that she cared about tried to do. So that is ultimately what she’s going to do, but it’s made more difficult by that relationship with Noa. I think it’s been made more painful because of that. So yeah, it’s very interesting what they do for one another.
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