The release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ 4K Blu-ray edition includes an unedited, non-ape version of the movie, and fans are impressed by the first look.
The “raw cut” as it became known would featurethe starsin motion capture suits, filmed on the real-life sets. The footage would be screened side-by-side with the final version, giving viewers a chance to witness how much work went into creating the world of the apes.
It’ll be the first time an entire movie has been released in such a way, with director Wes Ballsaying[via Entertainment Weekly]: “Around the latter half of post, it struck me how fantastic it would be to share this experience with fans like myself – those who relish peeking behind the curtain of movie making.”
First look at the ‘KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES’ raw cutFilm + Raw Footagepic.twitter.com/yodRiZPI9g
As one X userwrote: “God bless the VFX artists who do this, movie magic.”
“It is rather insane that NONE of these new Planet of the Apes movies have won the Best Visual Effects Oscar,” saidanother.
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The new special feature has fans wanting more of the same from other VFX-heavy movies. Oneusersaid: “I wish every movie had a DVD extra that was the whole movie like this.”
“Personally I’d love to see a full version of every film with heavy use of SFX just to see how it was acted out by people in mo-cap suits,” addedanother.
On X, President of 20th Century Studios Steve Asbellwrote: “It took a ridiculous amount of wrangling and hard work from many people at the studio to get this one of a kind feature cleared and finished for the 4k release. We’re so grateful for their efforts and psyched that you all get to experience @wesball and Weta’s incredible vision!”
The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray will be available on August 27. Until then, check out ourending explained, as well as ourKingdom of the Planet of the Apes review.
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
