This would all seem to suggest that War will feature even less in the way of winks for fans (so no mutants worshipping doomsday bombs then).
It is still interesting that Clark cites similarities to the originals as a fear given that the two films so far both have shades of the earlier movies – in seeding rebellion, Rise was similar to Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, while Dawn took elements from the finale Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
Those all come from Rise, however, with the sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes being notably lighter on easter eggs and replicated story beats, something that appears to have been part of a concerted move away.
Perhaps that’s due to intrinsic elements of the Apes world concept, but it definitely promises that War will be going in a different direction; when humanity finally falls and the apes rise/dawn, don’t expect the Statue of Liberty to be amongst the wreckage.