Actors Freya Allen and Owen Teague, stars of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, said if given the choice they are on “team ape” because they feel humans are destroying the planet.
During a presser for the film, Allen, who plays the lead human character “Mae,” and Teague, who supplies the voice for lead ape character “Noa,” speak about the meaning behind the film and how its message is important for us today. But for Allen, the film is proof that humanity needs to be taken down.
Noting that the conflict at the heart of the film is the inability of the human and ape characters to trust each other and work together, Allen admits that she sides with the apes and against humanity, and insists “I’m team ape.”
“Listen, I’m obviously — when I’m playing Mae, I’m team human, but I’m team ape — Freya’s team ape,” she said after discussing the conflicts…
