There is a vast unexplored history yet to be told if the Apes franchise continues.
Warning: this article contains massive War for the Planet of the Apes spoilers.
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But thats never been a problem for the modern reboot of Planet of the Apes.
For he is living proof that an advanced human civilization preceded the simian one.
There is the key to what theApesfranchise may look like going forward.
What if an ape tyrant emerges who wants to control all of simian civilization?
It seems unreasonable to think that every ape will be heroic or interested in peace.
Warring ape clans may end up fighting over territorial rights to now abandoned human cities or even advanced weapons.
Even though they are clearly not the dominant race anymore, lets not forget the human factor either.
He says theyre from the north but little else.
Are they from Canada?
Are they another faction from whats left of the United States?
Is the virus mutating amongst their ranks too?
These are all questions which could be answered in films to come.
War for the Planet of the Apesopens in theaters Friday, July 14.