War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

Official film logo[1]
Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by
Written by
Based on
Starring
Music by Michael Giacchino[2]
Cinematography Michael Seresin
Edited by William Hoy
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
Country United States
Language English

War for the Planet of the Apes is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves. It is a sequel to the 2014 film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and a third installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot series. The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Gabriel Chavarria, and Judy Greer. Principal photography began on October 14, 2015 in Vancouver.

The film is scheduled to be released on July 14, 2017.

Plot

Following the events of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar and his ape colony are embroiled in a battle with an army of humans. When the apes suffer heavy losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts as he resolves to avenge his kind. The battle puts Caesar against the humans' leader, a ruthless Colonel, in an encounter that will determine the fate of their species and Earth's future.[3]

Cast

Apes

Humans

Production

Development

Matt Reeves, Andy Serkis and Dylan Clark at New York Comic Con 2016 for War for the Planet of the Apes panel

After seeing his cut of Dawn, 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment signed Matt Reeves to return as director for a third installment of the reboot series. On January 7, 2014, the studio announced a third installment with Reeves returning to direct and co-write along with Bomback. Peter Chernin, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver will produce.[14][15] During an interview of Andy Serkis with MTV in mid-November 2014, Serkis said that they did not know the next film's setting yet, "it could be five years after the event. It could be the night after the events of where we left 'Dawn.'"[16] In May 2015, the title was revealed as War of the Planet of the Apes.[17]

In interviews for Dawn, Matt Reeves talked a bit about the inevitable war Caesar would have with the humans; "As this story continues, we know that war is not avoided by the end of Dawn. That is going to take us into the world of what he is grappling with. Where he is going to be thrust into circumstances that he never, ever wanted to deal with, and was hoping he could avoid. And now he is right in the middle of it. The things that happen in that story test him in huge ways, in the ways in which his relationship with Koba haunts him deeply. It’s going to be an epic story. I think you’ve probably read that I sort of described it where in the first film was very much about his rise from humble beginnings to being a revolutionary. The second movie was about having to rise to the challenge of being a great leader in the most difficult of times. This is going to be the story that is going to cement his status as a seminal figure in ape history, and sort of leads to an almost biblical status. He is going to become like a mythic ape figure, like Moses."[18] Toby Kebbell, who portrayed Koba in Dawn, has expressed interest in reprising his role or performing as other characters.[19]

In August 2015, Deadline reported that Gabriel Chavarria was cast as one of the humans in the film.[20] In September 2015, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Woody Harrelson had been cast as the film's antagonist, and that Chavarria's role was small.[10] In October 2015, TheWrap reported that Steve Zahn was cast as a new ape in the film, retitled as War for the Planet of the Apes.[5] It was also announced that young actress Amiah Miller was cast as one of the film's humans, with Judy Greer and Karin Konoval reprising their roles as Cornelia and Maurice,[4][13] while Aleks Paunovic and Sara Canning were cast as the new apes.[8][9] Chad Rook later joined the film's cast in November 2015.[12]

At New York Comic-Con 2016, Reeves explained that he and Bomback were influenced by many films before writing. He said, "One of the first things that Mark and I did because we had just finished Dawn was that we decided to watch a million movies. We decided to do what people fantasize what Hollywood screenwriters get to do but no one actually does. We got Fox to give us a theater and we watched movie after movie. We watched every Planet of the Apes movie, war movies, westerns, Empire Strikes Back... We just thought, 'We have to pretend we have all the time in the world,' even though we had limited time. We got really inspired."[21]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on October 14, 2015 in the Lower Mainland in Vancouver, under the working title Hidden Fortress.[22][23] Filming was expected to take place there until early March 2016.[24] Parts of the film were expected to shoot for up to five days in the Kananaskis in late January and early February.[25] In March, Serkis confirmed that he had finished shooting his portions.[26]

Release

The film was initially set for a July 2016 release. However, in January 2015, Fox postponed the film's release date to July 14, 2017.[27]

Marketing

A special behind-the-scenes footage for the film was aired on TV on November 22, 2015 as part of a contest announcement presented by director Matt Reeves and Andy Serkis.[28] It was aired during The Walking Dead on AMC.[1][29] This announcement allows winners to wear a performance-capture suit and be in a scene as an ape.[30] On the same day, the announcement was later released on 20th Century Fox's official YouTube page.[31]

At a New York Comic Con special event on October 6,[32] Reeves, Serkis and producer Dylan Clark debuted an exclusive look of the film.

Serkis also mentioned that the film will be accompanied by a video game, for which he's performing motion capture.[33]

Sequel

During an interview with MTV News in mid-November 2014, Andy Serkis talked about possible sequels: "It might be three films, It could be four. It could be five. Who knows? The journey will continue."[16] In October 2016, it was announced that a fourth Planet of the Apes film is already being planned.[34][35]

References

  1. 1 2 Chitwood, Adam (November 20, 2015). "'War for the Planet of the Apes' Logo Revealed; Trailer Coming Sunday?". Collider. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Jayson, Jay (October 17, 2015). "First Official War For The Planet Of The Apes Set Photo Released". Comicbook.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "'War for the Planet of the Apes' Synopsis Teases Epic Battle Between Apes and Humans". Collider.com. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kit, Borys (October 20, 2015). "Judy Greer Returning to "Planet of the Apes" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (October 12, 2015). "Steve Zahn to Play New Ape in Next 'Planet of the Apes' Movie". TheWrap. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ Trumbore, Dave (November 23, 2015). "'First Look at 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Reveals Motion-Capture Mayhem'". Collider. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ghosh, Subhro (October 28, 2015). "'War for the Planet of the Apes' Commences Filming in Vancouver; Sara Canning, Judy Greer and Aleks Paunovic Join the Cast". Movie News Guide. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Ross A. Lincoln (October 22, 2015). "Aleks Paunovic To Make 'War for the Planet of the Apes'; Newcomer Zachary Haven Joins 'Bastards'". Deadline. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Sara Canning To Monkey Around In 'War For The Planet Of The Apes'". Deadline. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Kit, Borys (September 15, 2015). "Woody Harrelson to Play Villain in New 'Planet of the Apes' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike; Hipes, Patrick (August 24, 2015). "'War Of The Planet Of The Apes' Recruits Gabriel Chavarria For Lead Role". deadline.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  12. 1 2 A. Lincoln, Ross (November 4, 2015). "Elaine Hendrix Joins 'Shot'; Chad Rook Fights In 'War For The Planet Of The Apes'". deadline.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Pedersen, Erik (October 13, 2015). "Eugene Cordero Heads To 'Kong: Skull Island'; Amiah Miller Joins 'War For The Planet Of The Apes'". deadline.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ Fleming, Mike (January 7, 2014). "Matt Reeves To Direct 'Planet Of The Apes 3'". Deadline. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Twitter / ERCboxoffice: The damn dirty apes will return yet again, as UNTITLED PLANET OF THE APES (not the official title) stakes out 7/29/16.". Twitter.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  16. 1 2 P. Sullivan, Kevin (November 20, 2014). "Current 'Planet Of The Apes' Series Might Not Be Just A Trilogy". MTV News. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  17. ↑ "New Planet of the Apes Movie Title Revealed". Collider. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Matt Reeves Talks About New 'Apes' Films Eventually Reaching the 1968 'Planet of the Apes' Story". Slashfilm. December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  19. ↑ Couch, Aaron (November 10, 2014). "Andy Serkis on Next 'Planet of the Apes': "There's Potential War"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  20. ↑ Fleming, Jr, Mike; Hipes, Patrick (August 24, 2015). "'War Of The Planet Of The Apes' Recruits Gabriel Chavarria For Lead Role". Deadline. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  21. ↑ McKittrick, Christopher (October 12, 2016). "Interview: 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Matt Reeves & Dylan Clark". About.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  22. ↑ Brown, Scott (September 15, 2015). "Bruce Lee biopic begins filming in Vancouver next month". calgaryherald.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  23. ↑ SuperHeroHype. "War for the Planet of the Apes Filming Starts". SuperHeroHype. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Big Budget: War for the Planet of the Apes With Motion-Captured Andy Serkis & Steve Zahn And Woody Harrelson Starts Filming Mid-Week in Metro Vancouver". yvrshoots.com. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  25. ↑ Volmers, Eric (12 November 2015). "Parts of Planet of the Apes sequel to be shot in Alberta in January". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  26. ↑ "Andy Serkis unsure about Tin Tin sequel". TV 3. March 29, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  27. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (January 5, 2015). "Fox Pushes 'Apes' Sequel By A Year; 'X-Men' Spinoff, 'Assassin's Creed' Set For 2016". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  28. ↑ Jayson, Jay (November 22, 2015). "First War For The Planet Of The Apes Footage; Contest To Be An Ape In The Film Announced". Comicbook.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  29. ↑ Jayson, Jay. "War For The Planet Of The Apes Announcement Coming During The Walking Dead". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  30. ↑ "#WarForTheApesContest". 20th Century Fox. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  31. ↑ 20th Century Fox (November 22, 2015). "War for the Planet of the Apes | Contest TV Commercial [HD] | 20th Century FOX". YouTube. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  32. ↑ "War for the Planet of the Apes Footage Coming to NYCC". Comingsoon.net. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  33. ↑ Paget, Mat. "War for the Planet of the Apes Video Game Coming to Consoles". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  34. ↑ http://www.slashfilm.com/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-sequels/
  35. ↑ Owen, Luke (12 October 2016). "Planet of the Apes 4 already being developed". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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