Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Ending Made One Important Change To Mae & Noa's Final Scene

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Summary Freya Allan reveals that Mae pointed her gun at Noa in the original version of their final scene in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Mae was more scared of Noa's intelligence in the original cut, and planned to kill him.

Allan prefers the more ambiguous version of the scene, where Mae's intentions aren't entirely clear.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes star Freya Allan explains how a key change was made to Mae and Noa's last scene together. Directed by Wes Ball, the latest installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise introduces a new ape named Noa (Owen Teague). The film follows Noa as he embarks on an adventure and comes into contact with Mae, a rare intelligent human, who has a mission to recover a key data drive. The final scene between the pair includes a shot of Mae holding a gun behind her back before she ultimately departs and returns to her people.

In a recent interview with THR as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes release in theaters, Allan reveals that Mae's final scene with Noa was originally quite different. According to the actor, the original version of the scene featured Mae actually pointing the gun at Noa, but she prefers how it plays out in the final cut. Check out Allan's full comment below:

"Let me give you an insider there. That scene was so different. Well, not so different, the main premise is still the same. Originally, you actually see her pull the gun on Noa, but his back is turned to her. And so you think, “Oh my God, is she about to shoot him?” And Mae is crying as she’s doing it, like, “Am I about to shoot him?” And then she doesn’t. The minute he mentions Raka’s name, she puts the gun down. "But then in the edit, they wanted it to feel more subtle, and I honestly way prefer what they’ve done with it. It’s so much smarter and really allows you to think more. It doesn’t need to be as obvious as holding up the gun, and it allows you to raise the questions you just asked: Was she going there to kill them, or was it a precaution? So that’s up for you to decide, because the scene that I shot was so different. "In the scene that I shot, Mae was going there to kill him because he scares her. His intelligence scares her. Mae doesn’t want to kill him, but she feels she has to. And in that moment, she can’t. She’s done so many brutal things, but she can’t pull that trigger. So it becomes a very emotional goodbye, one with tragic, lingering doom. So that’s what I shot, but that’s the amazing thing about editing. You can change it and make it more up for interpretation."

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Source: THR