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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes swings us right back into the franchise that's nearly 60 years in the making.

This new movie is set long after the previous installment and focuses on an extraordinary chimpanzee

whose clan is enslaved by a ruthless ape king.

But the spirit of Andy Sercass's revolutionary character Caesar still looms large over the film,

for better and maybe for worse.

I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on Pop Poacher

Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is Wailin Wong. She is the co-host of

NPR's Daily Economics Podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money.

Welcome back, Wailin.

Hello, thank you.

Also with us is Jordan Morris. He's a podcaster and his upcoming graphic novel Youth Group is available for pre-order now.

Welcome back to you to Jordan.

Hi, it's great to be here. I'm glad we could all be here together.

Together. Together.

Together strong, yes.

It is great to have you both here as well.

Well, Kingdom of the Land of the Apes takes place hundreds of years after the death of Caesar, the rebellious

ape leader, and main protagonist from the most recent trilogy of Planet of

the Apes movies. He was portrayed by Andy Circus in those films but did not

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