Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
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| Directed by | Matt Reeves |
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| Based on | Characters created Premise suggested byPlanet of the Apesby Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver by Pierre Boulle |
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| Music by | Michael Giacchino[1] |
| Cinematography | Michael Seresin |
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| Production company | Chernin Entertainment Dune Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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| Running time | 131 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $170 million[3] |
| Box office | $4.1 million |
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, and Keri Russell. It is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series. It is the eighth theatrical film in the franchise. The film was released in the United States on July 11, 2014.
While the original Planet of the Apes focused on racial relationships with the apes being allegorical references. The new movies focus on control, leadership and the rise of eastern powers in post colonial world. A montage of news reports show the collapse of human civilization in the wake of the ALZ-113 virus. Ten years after the epidemic, a middle aged Caesar now leads and governs a new generation of apes, including some of his comrades from the ape sanctuary. Caesar leads the apes on a hunting party for deer, where his adolescent son, Blue Eyes, is scarred by an attacking grizzly bear. Caesar is summoned to his home in the new ape city in the Muir Woods, where his sick wife has given birth to a newborn son. After ten years without contact with humans, a small party of survivors from San Francisco come across the apes. After one of their members panics, shooting and wounding a young ape, Caesar leads the apes to the human settlement and forbids the humans from entering the woods.Plot[edit]
The party's leader, Malcolm, convinces the human leader Dreyfus to give him three days to make peace with the apes to gain access to a hydroelectric generator at a dam in their territory, which could provide power to the city. Dreyfus is distrustful of the apes, and begins to arm the survivors in preparation for war. Meanwhile, Caesar's lieutenant Koba, who had been experimented upon by humans in the past, encourages Caesar to wipe out the humans while they are desperate. Caesar, seeing a chance for peace with the humans, agrees to allow Malcolm access to the dam. As Malcolm, his wife and son work on the generator, they begin to form a bond with the apes, despite several tense situations arising from the mutual distrust of both sides.
Koba learns of the humans' armaments, and confronts Caesar about his tolerance of the humans. Caesar beats Koba for his insolence, causing Koba to make plans to usurp him. Koba manipulates Blue Eyes into believing Malcolm and the humans are dangerous, while stealing a gun from the human armory. The night that power is restored to the city, Koba uses the human gun to shoot Caesar from hiding, apparently killing him as the body falls off a ledge. Blue Eyes finds the gun, and Koba takes advantage of the resulting confusion from the rest of the apes to place the blame on humans and whip their forces into a frenzy, and he orders a raid on the humans' armory. Using human weapons, they storm the San Francisco settlement, breaking through the gates and taking every human prisoner.
Malcolm and his family find Caesar still alive in the forest, and transport him to San Francisco while they look for medical supplies to help them operate on Caesar. In the midst of the chaos, Blue Eyes and the other younger apes refuse to take lives, prompting Koba to kill Blue Eyes' friend, Ash, as an example. Malcolm finds the supplies, along with a vengeful Blue Eyes, and takes him to Caesar, where the two make plans to re-take the city. Caesar is weakened by his wounds, but together with the help of Blue Eyes, Malcolm and those apes still loyal to him, he leads a confrontation atop the human settlement's skyscraper, which is now Koba's new seat of power. While Caesar and Koba battle atop the tower, Malcolm unsuccessfully tries to prevent Dreyfus from detonating C-4 explosives underneath. The explosion kills Dreyfus and collapses part of the tower, injuring several apes and sending Koba even deeper into madness. As he begins firing on other apes, Caesar is able to knock Koba over a ledge. None of the apes aid Koba as Caesar drops him off the edge, avenging Ash in the process, and declaring Koba "is not ape".
Malcolm learns that Dreyfus was able to establish communication with other humans, who are sending reinforcements to their location. Knowing that war has already begun, both Caesar and Malcolm mourn the lost chance at peace for both their kinds. Malcolm slips away into the shadows while Caesar stands tall at dawn, ready to lead the apes into war.
Cast[edit]
- Humans
- Jason Clarke as Malcolm, a survivor of the ALZ-113 virus who, along with a small group of other survivors, forms a strong bond with the apes and Caesar.
- Gary Oldman as Dreyfus, the leader of the surviving humans.
- Keri Russell as Ellie, a former nurse with the CDC and survivor of the virus. She is Malcolm's second wife, Alexander's step-mother and knows the virus wasn't caused by the apes.
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Alexander, Malcolm's teenage son.
- Jocko Sims as Werner, an ally of Dreyfus.
- Kirk Acevedo as Carver, a member of Malcolm's group. He has an attitude problem and a strong hatred for apes.
- Enrique Murciano as Kempt, a member of Malcolm's group.
- Kevin Rankin as McVeigh
- Keir O'Donnell as Finney
Additionally, James Franco, who played Dr. Will Rodman in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, is seen in a "posthumous cameo via video".[4]
- Evolved Apes
- Andy Serkis as Caesar, a common chimpanzee who is the leader of the apes, king of the ape colony, husband of Cornelia, and father of Blue Eyes and an infant son. He is also the honorary uncle of Rocket's son, Ash.
- Judy Greer as Cornelia, Caesar's wife, mother of Blue Eyes and a newborn son, and honorary aunt of Ash.
- Toby Kebbell as Koba, Caesar's ruthless bonobo adviser who believes his leader is too affectionate towards humans. He is the primary antagonist of the film, though his retaliation against humanity displayed in Rise of the Planet of the Apes was seen as heroic.
- Terry Notary as Rocket, a common chimpanzee who is Caesar's second-in-command and one of his most trusted friends. Because of this, he is Caesar's children's honorary uncle.
- Karin Konoval as Maurice, Caesar's Bornean orangutan third-in-command and member of the ape council who gets captured and held hostage by Koba.
- Nick Thurston as Blue Eyes, Caesar and Cornelia's teenage son, honorary nephew of Rocket, and honorary cousin and best friend of Ash.
- Doc Shaw as Ash, Rocket's teenage son, Caesar and Cornelia's honorary nephew, and Blue Eyes' best friend and honorary cousin.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
After the release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, director Rupert Wyatt commented on possible sequels: "I think we're ending with certain questions, which is quite exciting. To me, I can think of all sorts of sequels to this film, but this is just the beginning."[5] Screenwriter and producer Rick Jaffa also stated that Rise featured several clues as to future sequels: "I hope that we're building a platform for future films. We're trying to plant a lot of the seeds for a lot of the things you are talking about in terms of the different apes and so forth."[6]
In an interview recorded after the release of Rise, Wyatt stated, "We want to grow and evolve, in the films that will [hopefully] come after this, to the '68 original."[7] Wyatt also stated that he wants it to take place eight years after Rise, as a whole new ape generation can be born, and explore the dynamics of Caesar and Koba's relationship.[8] According to screenwriter Rick Jaffa, a version of the spaceship from the 1968 Planet of the Apes under the name Icarus was in Rise as a deliberate hint to a possible sequel.[9]
In November 2011, Andy Serkis was the first to be announced as having closed a deal for a sequel to Rise. It was reported to be a "healthy seven-figure deal" for him to reprise his role as Caesar, the ape leader.[10] On May 15, 2012, it was announced Scott Z. Burns had been hired to do rewrites on the original screenplay by Rise writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.[11] On May 31, 2012, 20th Century Fox announced that the sequel, now titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, was scheduled for release on May 23, 2014.[12]
On September 17, 2012, there were reports that director Wyatt was considering leaving the sequel due to his concern that a May 2014 release date would not give him enough time to make the film properly.[13] On October 1,Cloverfield director Matt Reeves was confirmed as his replacement.[14] Reeves had been working on developing a new Twilight Zone film.[15] On October 18, Mark Bomback, writer of Live Free or Die Hard, was reported to be doing a re-write for Reeves.[16] It was announced on June 20, 2013 that the release date for Dawn was being pushed back two months to July 18, 2014.[17] On December 10, 2013, the film was pushed up one week to July 11, 2014.[18]
Casting[edit]
In December 2012, after the departure of director Wyatt, James Franco speculated that he would not be returning for the sequel, saying, "Now Rupert's not a part of it so I don't know. My guess is I won't be in it. Nobody's talked to me since Rupert left."[19] Later, Matt Reeves revealed that Franco would be seen in a cameo in the film.[20] Freida Pinto, who played primatologist Caroline Aranha in Rise, confirmed that she would not be returning for Dawn.[21] In April 2014, when asked by IGN about the fate of Franco and Pinto's characters, producer Dylan Clark said, "I mean, they’re the ones that died," and "They were ground zero of the virus."[22]
In February 2013, actors Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, and Kodi Smit-McPhee were cast in lead roles for the sequel, set 15 years after the events from the first film.[23][24] In March 2013, actressKeri Russell was cast in a role.[25] That same month, Judy Greer was cast as Cornelia, a female chimp and love interest for Caesar.[26] Toby Kebbell, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo joined the cast during filming.[27] On May 15, 2013, Jocko Sims was cast in a supporting role of military operative Werner.[28]
Filming[edit]
Filming began in April 2013 around the town of Campbell River, British Columbia.[29] The location of Vancouver Island was chosen for its similarity to the locations depicted in the film, the forests, and the variety of landscapes.[30] Filming in New Orleans started in May 2013 and continued in July 2013 at various locations such as the former Six Flags park Six Flags New Orleans.[31]
Release[edit]
The film closed the 36th Moscow International Film Festival on June 28, 2014.[32]
Box office[edit]
Dawn of the Panet of the Apes was released across North America in 3,967 theaters of which 3,133 locations were in 3D.[33] It earned $4.1 million from midnight screenings (Thursday) from 2,750 theatres.[34] The film did better than it's predecessor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes which earned $1.3 million during its midnight screening (up 215%).[35]
Overseas, the film was released in over 28 territories including Australia and South Korea.[36]
Critical reception[edit]
Upon its release, the film was met with critical acclaim from critics. It currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 92% based on 145 reviews with an average rating of 8 out of 10. The website's consensus reads, "With intelligence and emotional resonance to match its stunning special effects, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes expands on its predecessor with an exciting and ambitious burst of sci-fi achievement."[37] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating based of top film critics, the film has a "generally favorable" rating score of 79 out of 100, based on 22 reviews.[38]
Guy Lodge of Variety said, "An altogether smashing sequel to 2011's better-than-expected Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this vivid, violent extension of humanoid ape Caesar's troubled quest for independence bests its predecessor in nearly every technical and conceptual department, with incoming helmer Matt Reeves conducting the proceedings with more assertive genre elan than Risejourneyman Rupert Wyatt."[39] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the film "manages to do at least three things exceptionally well that are hard enough to pull off individually: Maintain a simmering level of tension without let-up for two hours, seriously improve on a very good first entry in a franchise and produce a powerful humanistic statement using a significantly simian cast of characters. In the annals of sequels, Dawn is to Rise of the Planet of the Apes what The Empire Strikes Back was to Star Wars—it's that much better."[40] Tim Robey of The Telegraph said, "There's evident patience and intelligence to the filmmaking all over, as well as an engagement with genuine ideas about diplomacy, deterrence, law and leadership. However often it risks monkey-mad silliness, it's impressively un-stupid."[41] Drew McWeeny of HitFix awarded the film "A+" and said "Dawn is not just a good genre movie or a good summer movie. It's a great science-fiction film, full-stop, and one of the year's very best movies so far."[42]
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