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And 'First Steps' co-writer Josh Friedman is on writing duties.

Matt Shakman and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

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20 th Century Studios is returning to Planet of the Apes .

Matt Shakman , who directed Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four : First Steps , has been tapped to helm a new installment of the long-running sci-fi property, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Josh Friedman, who co-wrote First Steps as well as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , will write the new script.

In a twist worthy of an astronaut seeing the Statue of Liberty on a seashore, the new feature project will not be a sequel to Kingdom , which made $397.3 million worldwide and is generally considered a success.…