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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Team on Weta FX’s Latest Tech and the Most Challenging Sequences


The "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" team talks Weta FX's latest motion capture tech and the film's most challenging sequences.

In addition to capturing the actor’s performances, the film features scenes with fire, water and even birds, all of which Winquist’s team had to translate. Director Wes Ball, whose credits include “The Maze Runner” and the upcoming live-action adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda,” found working with Winquist and the team to be “an amazing learning experience.” In one scene, the apes have a dinner, each with their own agenda, Proximus (Kevin Durand) wants to evolve his feudal realm with long-lost hardware, while Noa (Owen Teague) wants his family back.

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