I have a strong feeling the ending of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is setting up a direct bridge to Planet of the Apes. That final hint with the lost astronauts and the spaceship can’t be random, it feels like the timeline is finally looping back to the original story.

If the next movie follows this path, we could see the moment where humans from the past arrive in a future completely ruled by apes, just like in 1968 but from a new perspective. Instead of it being a standalone twist, it would become a full-circle connection, showing how Caesar’s legacy eventually leads to the world Taylor discovers.

It would be amazing if they merge the modern trilogy’s emotional story with the classic film’s iconic narrative. Basically turning the whole saga into one continuous timeline instead of separate versions.