SEVERANCE Actress Dichen Lachman Joins KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Severance actress Dichen Lachman is joining the cast of 20th Century Studios Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Lachman was great in Severance, and while we don’t know who she’ll be playing in the movie, I’m sure she’ll be great.
The new movie is set many years after the conclusion of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires.
It’s also been revealed that “one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan be taken, embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to latter’s quest, although she has plans of her own.”
The movie is being helmed by Wes Ball (The Maze Runner), and the rest of the cast includes Owen Teague (It), Freya Allen (The Witcher), and Peter Macon (The Orville). The script for the film comes from Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and Patrick Aison (Prey). It’s currently shooting in Australia.
Source: THR