Cornelius, as fans of the ‘ 60s original will remember, goes on to become an archeological scientist and is one of the main ape protagonists who, along with his wife Zira, helps Heston’s Taylor escape from confinement. Milo, who changed his name to Caesar later in life, is the son of Cornelius, the same name of Caesar’s infant son who makes a brief appearance in War. That distinction belongs to his ancestor (possibly grandson, depending on the timeline?), who made his first appearance in 1971’s Escape From the Planet of the Apes, the third entry in the franchise - though his original name was Milo. Serkis‘ Caesar, the hero of this new trilogy, is in fact not the first ape named after a famous Roman leader in the series. With that out of the way, here’s a look at some of the best nods in War to the original film. That’s accelerated and changed dramatically through the ALZ-113 in Rise, so they’ll never meet up, but what it does is it tells the end of the story in a way that is taking all of these stories and removing the question of ‘what happened?’ and instead focusing it on the ‘how?’ So this ends up getting to be a blockbuster that’s all about character and all about the sort of thematic, of us holding the mirror up to ourselves.” You realize that evolution - 5,000 years of evolution - after the humans have destroyed themselves, have allowed the apes to take over the planet. It’s clear in the original story when Taylor comes to this planet, he doesn’t think it’s planet Earth, and then he realizes it is, that’s the big twist of the movie. “That changed in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. None of which is to say there’s nothing literal about the connection, that’s more of a trajectory,” said the helmer. “Caesar’s apes are not like those apes, and Nova is a nod towards that.
In a recent interview with Yahoo! Movies, director Matt Reeves addressed the convoluted timeline.
While the timelines for the original film and the rebooted trilogy don’t add up (Charlton Heston’s Apes films take place in the distant future), there are notable hints, nods and references in this year’s War.
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