The Disney movie “The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” opens on May 10, 2024. While all the apes in the movie are computer generated, they are based on the movement of actors like Tampa native Owen Teague. Owen prepared for the role at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, a sanctuary for chimpanzees and orangutans rescued from entertainment, biomedical research, and the exotic animal trade. The sanctuary, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023, takes special recognition of this historical moment where the sanctuary served as an educational resource for the film. In addition to the actor Owen Teague studying the apes, vocal sounds of the orangutans were recorded at the sanctuary for the film.
MEDIA RESOURCES
- Video (B-Roll) for broadcast television LINK TO DROPBOX FOLDER FOR VIDEO
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- Link to B-Roll
- Speakers listed in order of appearance
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- Amanda (Mandy) Chorman, Supervisor of Chimpanzees and Caregiver to Bentley, Center for Great Apes
- Owen Teague, Actor, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Diane Beatty, Director of Development, Center for Great Apes, diane@centerforgreatapes.org
- Patti Ragan, Founder + Director, Center for Great Apes
- Sue Dupré, Chairman of the Board, Center for Great Apes
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- Owen Teague at Center for Great Apes
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- iphone video clip of Owen following the movements of Larry, a chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes (also in the video is David Murphy, DVM, Veterinarian)
- photo of Owen Teague volunteering at Center for Great Apes
- photo of Owen Teague volunteering at Center for Great Apes
- Link to Good Morning America where Owen speaks about Center for Great Apes
- Link to Jimmy Kimmel live show where Owen speaks about being at Center for Great Apes (time stamp 3:54)
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- Link to Noelle’s page who Owen mentions knows American Sign Language
- Link to Bubble’s page who Jimmy Kimmel mentions
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- Bentley, the chimpanzee – Owen Teague studied the movements of Bentley, a chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes.
- Media Resources and Press Kit for Center for Great Apes
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- Link to Fact Sheet for Center for Great Apes
- Link to Timeline of Center for Great Apes
- Link to bio for Patti Ragan
- Link to Images of the Center for Great Apes
- Ways to support the non-profit sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees
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- Media Contact for Center for Great Apes
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- jane@centerforgreatapes.org
- interview request – please complete the form below and in the “message” section identify who you would like to interview and note the media outlet. Please know we can only coordinate interviews with team members from the Center for Great Apes. For interviews with actors or movie producers, please contact their publicist.
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Media resources and interviews regarding the involvement of Center for Great Apes, a non-profit sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees, with the movie “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” which opens in theaters May 10, 2024. Actor Owen Teague studied the apes at the sanctuary for his role as Noa, the lead character in the movie.
- Video (B-Roll) Production Team
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- Claire Vande Polder, 561.573.3787, cvandepolder@gmail.com
- Josh Painter (videographer) 281.961.2548
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