Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a worldwide success with a $500 million worldwide take in 2011. The sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes isn’t even out yet, it hits theaters this July, but the director of Dawn, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) has already signed on to direct the third installment of the franchise. Read on for more information below.
According to Deadline, Right after 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment began screening his cut of Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Matt Reeves has signed on to direct the third installment of the franchise. This time, he will write the script with Mark Bomback, who scripted the sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, which grossed $482 million worldwide in 2011. The directing deal is done and the writer deals are being worked out right now. It is likely that Reeves will go right into the third film, a priority for the studio.
The sequel is set to debut July 11, 2014, and it stars Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke and Keri Russell, with Andy Serkis reprising his role as Caesar, the intelligent ape that led the breakout from a lab before much of the human race was wiped out at the close of the first film. The survivors square off against Caesar’s growing army in the second film. The pic is based on the Pierre Boulle novel, and was first turned into a film that starred Charlton Heston in 1968.
We will bring you more on the film as it comes out, so keep it tuned right here to Horror Society for all the latest updates!
Source: Deadline
