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CULTURE
Costumed apes ride on horseback near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
The appearance was likely a stunt promoting the film 'Kingdom of Planet of the Apes'
By Dan Gentile
April 24, 2024
It’s not unusual to see a strange costumed character on the streets of San Francisco, but it’s not every day that they’re riding a horse.
At about noon Wednesday, a trio of menacing-looking apes were seen trotting along the West Bluff Picnic Area at Crissy Field. The three simians did not speak to passersby as they headed toward the Fort Point National Historic Site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge followed by a small camera crew. A few people on rental bikes were so surprised that they almost fell over, and several nearby dogs were alarmed by the presence of the riders, likely startled by the unfamiliar stink of their paws.
Although there wasn’t any branding involved, a similar stunt in Los Angeles gives reason to believe that the appearance was a guerilla — or rather gorilla — marketing tactic for the forthcoming film “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” The stunt was reminiscent of a similar studio promotion last year when a “Super Mario Bros.” plumbing van traversed the city (but did not stop for any house calls).
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is the 10th overall film in the franchise and the fourth since it was rebooted in 2011 with “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which was set in and around San Francisco but filmed largely in Vancouver. This installment takes place about 300 years after the previous film, with a general premise that humans have devolved and are subjugate to the apes (similar to the human-ape dynamic in the original 1968 film). An ape leader named Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) discovers now-ancient human technology and uses it to conquer other ape clans; meanwhile, a young chimpanzee named Noa (Owen Teague) befriends a human named Mae (Freya Allan), who, like Charlton Heston’s Bright Eyes character, makes the apes rethink what they know about humanity.
It is yet to be seen whether the Bay Area will play a role in the film, as there haven’t been any identifying locales in the trailers.
CULTURE
Costumed apes ride on horseback near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
The appearance was likely a stunt promoting the film 'Kingdom of Planet of the Apes'
By Dan Gentile
April 24, 2024
It’s not unusual to see a strange costumed character on the streets of San Francisco, but it’s not every day that they’re riding a horse.
At about noon Wednesday, a trio of menacing-looking apes were seen trotting along the West Bluff Picnic Area at Crissy Field. The three simians did not speak to passersby as they headed toward the Fort Point National Historic Site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge followed by a small camera crew. A few people on rental bikes were so surprised that they almost fell over, and several nearby dogs were alarmed by the presence of the riders, likely startled by the unfamiliar stink of their paws.
Although there wasn’t any branding involved, a similar stunt in Los Angeles gives reason to believe that the appearance was a guerilla — or rather gorilla — marketing tactic for the forthcoming film “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” The stunt was reminiscent of a similar studio promotion last year when a “Super Mario Bros.” plumbing van traversed the city (but did not stop for any house calls).
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is the 10th overall film in the franchise and the fourth since it was rebooted in 2011 with “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which was set in and around San Francisco but filmed largely in Vancouver. This installment takes place about 300 years after the previous film, with a general premise that humans have devolved and are subjugate to the apes (similar to the human-ape dynamic in the original 1968 film). An ape leader named Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) discovers now-ancient human technology and uses it to conquer other ape clans; meanwhile, a young chimpanzee named Noa (Owen Teague) befriends a human named Mae (Freya Allan), who, like Charlton Heston’s Bright Eyes character, makes the apes rethink what they know about humanity.
It is yet to be seen whether the Bay Area will play a role in the film, as there haven’t been any identifying locales in the trailers.
