Wētā FX used innovative VFX techniques and painstaking animation to bring Raka, the sage and resilient tutor, to life. Raka, the final survivor of Caesar’s order, is a notable character in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes because of his remarkable emotional range.
In order to ensure photorealism in every shot, Wētā FX meticulously groomed and dressed Raka’s fur with water, dust, and debris, using more than 560,000 renderable fur strands. Their efforts cemented the film’s status as a visual effects masterpiece by helping it win the 2025 VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature.
