A new clip from War for the Planet of the Apes depicts Caesar meeting the human orphan Nova.
In the original Planet of the Apes, Nova was a mute human woman who became the love interest of the hero Charlton Heston.
The character of Nova is back for War for the Planet of the Apes, but she doesn’t look anything like her original incarnation, and her purpose inside the story has evolved immensely since the original film.
The changes in the Nova character from the old Planet of the Apes movies to the new one perfectly point up how the concept has evolved over the decades.
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War for the Planet of the Apes | Meeting Nova | 20th Century FOX