The morning of the “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” premiere, stars of the film Peter Macon and Ras-Samuel discovered they were staying at the same hotel while getting breakfast. And when they met eyes from either end of the buffet line, they did not greet each other with a wave or a simple hello, they did so as apes. Embodying their characters, they dropped their shoulders and shuffled together, hooting and panting at the sight of a friend.
“I’m sure we made a spectacle of ourselves,” Macon told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere Thursday. “[But] we met each other as apes first and human beings second. So that is never going to go away.”
As previously reported by Variety, the cast of “Kingdom” spent six weeks in “ape school,” where they learned to walk, speak, play and ride horses as their primate counterparts. According to director Wes Ball,...
“I’m sure we made a spectacle of ourselves,” Macon told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere Thursday. “[But] we met each other as apes first and human beings second. So that is never going to go away.”
As previously reported by Variety, the cast of “Kingdom” spent six weeks in “ape school,” where they learned to walk, speak, play and ride horses as their primate counterparts. According to director Wes Ball,...
- 5/4/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Jones actor Eka Darville lost his 10-year-old son to a battle with brain cancer.
Darville’s child, Mana, was diagnosed with glioneuronal brain cancer earlier this year after collapsing on the beach and suffering multiple seizures. He was given just weeks to live and underwent several treatments, but ultimately passed away last week.
Eka’s mother, Malaika, announced the news on social media, admitting that it is a relief that Mana is now “free.”
“I still wanted to come together in this prayer because he’s still always gonna be with us and he’s still with us,” she said in a video. “You can imagine the amount of sadness and grief of Eka, Lila, Lila’s parents, his grandparents, myself and his little brothers.”
“There’s a lot of stillness in the house after such a long struggle for 463 days since the whole ordeal began,” she continued. “And now he’s free.
Darville’s child, Mana, was diagnosed with glioneuronal brain cancer earlier this year after collapsing on the beach and suffering multiple seizures. He was given just weeks to live and underwent several treatments, but ultimately passed away last week.
Eka’s mother, Malaika, announced the news on social media, admitting that it is a relief that Mana is now “free.”
“I still wanted to come together in this prayer because he’s still always gonna be with us and he’s still with us,” she said in a video. “You can imagine the amount of sadness and grief of Eka, Lila, Lila’s parents, his grandparents, myself and his little brothers.”
“There’s a lot of stillness in the house after such a long struggle for 463 days since the whole ordeal began,” she continued. “And now he’s free.
- 11/11/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
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Eka Darville is journeying to the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The actor is the latest to join the 20th Century franchise, which will take place many years after 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
Wes Ball is directing the Apes feature with a cast including Owen Teague, Freya Allan and Peter Macon for release sometime in 2024. Darville’s character details are unknown.
The Planet of the Apes franchise dates back to the 1968 film starring Charlton Heston, based off the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The film was followed by four sequels and two TV series, as well as a 2001 reboot directed by Tim Burton and the more recent trilogy, which began with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring Andy Serkis as ape leader Caesar. The Planet of the Apes films have grossed 1.7 billion globally.
Darville appeared...
Eka Darville is journeying to the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The actor is the latest to join the 20th Century franchise, which will take place many years after 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
Wes Ball is directing the Apes feature with a cast including Owen Teague, Freya Allan and Peter Macon for release sometime in 2024. Darville’s character details are unknown.
The Planet of the Apes franchise dates back to the 1968 film starring Charlton Heston, based off the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The film was followed by four sequels and two TV series, as well as a 2001 reboot directed by Tim Burton and the more recent trilogy, which began with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring Andy Serkis as ape leader Caesar. The Planet of the Apes films have grossed 1.7 billion globally.
Darville appeared...
- 10/6/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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