๐ฌ WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES: RESISTANCE (2025)

“The war is not over. It has only evolved.”
The ashes of Caesarโs final stand still smolder in the windswept mountains. The world has changed โ not by peace, but by silence.
War for the Planet of the Apes: Resistance thrusts us into the aftermath of one leaderโs dream and the birth of anotherโs burden. Apes now dominate the wilderness, from the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest to the icy ridges of the Rockies. Humanity, scattered and desperate, survives in hidden bunkers and fortified enclaves โ but survival has twisted into strategy, and strategy into vengeance.
๐พ In the shadow of history, a new figure emerges: Soren, the son of the infamous Koba, raised on the conflicting tales of tyranny and sacrifice. Brought to life through breathtaking performance-capture, Soren is a warrior raised in the highlands, forged in discipline, and haunted by blood. With Caesarโs teachings buried beneath generations of suspicion, he now stands at a crossroads: uphold a fragile peace, or ignite a war that his father never finished.
๐ฅ That choice is forced upon him when a hidden ape settlement is ambushed, and its elders taken captive by a resurgent human faction. At its head is Colonel Vance Reiss (Tom Cruise), a brilliant tactician and merciless survivor who believes that humanityโs only future lies in the eradication of the ape species โ before evolution completes its course.
๐ ๏ธ To save his people, Soren must seek help beyond the tribe โ forging alliances with those cast out from both worlds. Among them is Cain (Jason Statham), a weathered human outcast who once fought for human supremacy but now lives as one of the apes, guided only by instinct, scars, and quiet regret. Then thereโs Sergeant Dax (Dwayne โThe Rockโ Johnson), a former special forces operator turned reluctant soldier, whose conscience begins to fracture under the weight of the war heโs been ordered to finish.
As jungle fortresses fall and ape children are weaponized against their kin, the conflict transforms into something deeper: a struggle not just for survival, but for what kind of world will rise from the ruins. Will it be built on Caesarโs memory โ or Kobaโs wrath?
๐ฃ Resistance is not a rebellion. It is a reckoning.
๐ฌ War for the Planet of the Apes: Resistance is a sweeping epic of tribal warfare, fractured loyalties, and raw emotional stakes. With jaw-dropping mo-cap visuals, immersive world-building, and a story pulsing with urgency, it redefines the battle for Earth as not merely ape vs. human โ but peace vs. vengeance, legacy vs. instinct, and the truth that dominance always comes at a cost.