Keth Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) A few little movie details. Zero Dark Thirty star Jason Clarke has signed on to star in the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the Matt Reeves-directed followup to 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The news arrives courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter and the article also makes note of a few minor plot details. Dawn, the outlet reports, is set 15 years after the events of Rise and finds most of humanity wiped out and the intelligent apes ruling over the world. Part of the film's focus is said to be on a small group of San Francisco-based scientists that are forming a resistance against the apes and part follows Andy Serkis' Caesar as he, like his namesake, tries to maintain order and power within his new civilization. Featuring a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns, Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa and Mark Bomback, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes hits theaters on May 23, 2014. Edited February 19, 2013 by axel_napalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Who's Matt Reeves again? Name sounds familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Directed Cloverfield and the American Let Me In. Should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Dawn, the outlet reports, is set 15 years after the events of Rise and finds most of humanity wiped out Shit, man. The original five movies also had a jump from the genesis of intelligent apes but with human civilization still dominant in the 4th film (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) to years later when Ape civilization is dominant in the atrocious 5th film (Battle for the Planet of the Apes). I want to see how the Apes take down the humans, god dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 The apes probably didnt have to do much considering the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I want to see how the Apes take down the humans, god dammit! Seconded! I was hoping the follow up to ROTPOTA (Also the name of a beetle indigenous to Madagascar.) would be the initial battles and guerrilla Heh. tactics Caesar and his clan would use to overthrow and enslave humans. I guess the virus credit sequence in ROTPOTA is as close as we'll get to it though, Jax. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It seems like they're skipping a movie here. Why fast forward 15 years? This is going to demand a pre-sequel-post-prequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Im sure it will be treated with a nifty 15 minute opening title sequence montage. Which could qork if done right, but you gyys make a good point. 15 years is an awful long time to skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I don't think the apes enslaved humanity in those 15 years, they probably just chilled out in the redwoods while humanity slowly died off from the virus. Not much of a movie premise there. This will probably be those apes now coming back and finding humanity mostly gone. And besides, the apes needed time to achieve second generations and continue to learn how to talk. I find no issue here. You all wanted to see the war between humans and machines go down in Terminator as well and you saw how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I don't think it was a war, but I think there's a movie there. Environmentalists/humanitarians protesting their right to exist peacefully, and surely the people who feel strongly otherwise. Turning the redwoods into a protected reservation of sorts. How they interact with the human world, if at all, and how it reacts to them. How Caeser runs his new civilization. Just sayin'. Or maybe the virus hits like 10 minutes after the end of the first movie and there's not much to talk about. They just chill for 15the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Well considering the dickhead neighbor was a pilot and it showed him infecting people at an airport like the end of 12 Monkeys I'd say that humanity probably only lasted a few months. Everybody just wants to see the inevitable schism between Cesar and that creepy ass bonobo anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 I'd take more of that Koba was fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 That's what I'm saying, fuck the people, it's all about the apes now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Bonobo's love to FUCK. I just wanted to point that out, for no particular reason. They totally do though, and it should be a plot device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Easy there, Mark Millar, not everything needs a rape scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Right now I'm reading: Tales From Development Hell (New Updated Edition): The Greatest Movies Never Made? It's a great read that talks about the nightmare that was getting Rise to get made. Worth checking out if you have an e-reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Hakujin Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 They shot here in New Orleans last month, so apprently there will be some sort of urban chase sequence/scene. Here's what they wanted for extras/background actors... All background must be physically fit and/or athletic. Running will be involved! Hair Don'ts: No faded clipper cuts on Caucasian or ethnic hair (start growning out your hair) No hair that appears colored No chemically straightened ethnic hair No visible hair products Hair Do's: Afros or grown out ethnic hair Natrual greying hair on younger people some dread locks on ethnic hair (ok) grown out looking hair cuts on men bald heads (ok) - or even grown out evenly from bald no blown out hair - leave it in natural clean curly or wavy state Makeup Don'ts: No Veneers Artificial Nails Facal Piercings Color Contacts Tattoo Eye Brows or Eyeliner Makeup Do's: Beards/Moustaches for Men Missing and/or Stained Teeth Men with 2-3 day of beard growth women natural eye brows no makeup - cleaned face no nail polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I kinda felt Rise's August release date in 2011 was evidence that Fox didn't have much faith in it, as August is often a dumping ground for big-budget duds (kind of like January), and that they were kinda caught off guard by its critical and box office success. I'm happy to see a May release date, as to me it demonstrates confidence in the film. Anyway, as Rise was a pseudo-remake of Conquest, this one appears to be a pseudo-remake of Battle, unquestionable the worse of the original 5 films, the only one which I found to be outright boring. But there is no reason this one would have to be. They've changed the mythology enough that they can practically go in any direction they want (as long as the Apes win, of course). I'm curious if they decide to make another sequel if they will jump to straight to remaking the next of the original films in the original time frame, that being the first Apes film when Astronaut George Taylor lands back on Earth (they teased his launch in Rise). Or will they go forward in time further with Caesar's story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I'm with Baytor. Fucka war because there was no war. During the credits of Rise you see the virus take the Earth for the apes. Done. Fast forward to monkeys on horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Yeah a movie directly after the first movie might not work. But they could, in the opening scenes show a montage of what happened both apes and humans. Then bang onto horses and Zaius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) Dr. Zaius shouldn't be born for a few hundred years. I mean I know that Caesar wasn't born of a time traveling Zira and Corneleus but I just like to think that just means the current Caesar is Caesar zero and this is the start of the time loop. Edited May 11, 2013 by Iambaytor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Yeah I was kind of joking with Zaius, I totally agree that this Caesar should be the same Caesar from Conquest and Battle. Though after this, and maybe one more sequel I'd like them to jump forward to Planet of The Apes time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 isnt this series independant of the old films thpugh? with just references to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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