Why it was a coup for Neil Sandilands to be cast in ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

Actor, film-maker and musician Neil Sandilands became a household name as Bart Kruger in SABC2’s flagship soapie 7de Laan, circa 2000s.

Since moving to LA in 2007, he has also planted his feet firmly in Hollywood with roles in House, The Americans, The 100, The Flash and Sweet Tooth.

But his most notable movie is the Disney release, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, from the popular science fiction franchise. It comes on the back of Planet of the Apes, directed by Tim Burton, in 2001, Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011, Dawn of the