Promotional material for War for the Planet of the Apes Photo: IC As Caesar sits astride a horse rallying his legions to battle you'd be forgiven for thinking you were watching a Roman-era war epic - except that the protagonist is a chimpanzee.
War for the Planet of the Apes Authentic Carlos Ruiz Jersey , the third installment of the rebooted simian sci-fi franchise, opens on Friday to reviews lauding some of the most breathtaking visual effects ever seen in cinema.
Behind the photo-real apes is Weta Digital, a pioneering Wellington-based CGI studio founded by Peter Jackson that has seen its reputation grow steadily since its groundbreaking performance-capture work on his The Lord of the Rings movies.
Filmed against the stark snowy vistas of Alberta and British Columbia, War sees director Matt Reeves unleash the rapidly evolving simians into a world boiling over with divisions and rage.
A band of soldiers led by a battle-hardened loose cannon - Woody Harrelson channeling Marlon Brando's Colonel Kurtz - launches an all-out attack to destroy the apes once and for all.
The movie is driven by Andy Serkis as the majestic Caesar, reprising a role for which he has drawn even more acclaim than for his other digital characters Ryon Healy Jersey , Gollum in Rings and King Kong.
"Physically in this film, Caesar is much more upright