A new entry in the long-running Planet of the Apes franchise is officially in the works—but before you get too excited, it sounds like we may not be getting any resolution on the cliffhanger that capped 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes . Still, it could be worse: the director of the new film will be Matt Shakman , who proved his blockbuster bona fides with Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps . The decision not to pick up after Kingdom is a curious one, since Kingdom writer Josh Friedman (who also co-wrote Fantastic Four ) is returning to script the new film. However, as Deadline reports, “Plot details are being kept under wraps other than the film making a return to the planet where Apes are the superior species ruling all.…