After getting into his "ape body," Durand started thinking about his character's voice. In his fourth week of working with Gauthier, the actor recalls speaking as Proximus for the first time.

Canada’s go-to Hollywood villain Kevin Durand goes bananas in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Barry Hertz Published May 9, 2024 ...

Actor Kevin Durand poses in this undated handout photo. Durand plays the tyrannical simian king Proximus Caesar in Wes Ball’s "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," which opens Friday.

Actor Kevin Durand poses in this undated handout photo. Durand plays the tyrannical simian king Proximus Caesar in Wes Ball’s "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," which opens Friday.