DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014): Matt Reeves is Sequel Director

Matt Reeves Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director. Matt Reeves has been selected as the director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Matt Reeves is replacing Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, who “left the project due to a rumored problem with the production and release schedule.”

On the writers and plotline of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes:

Once again written by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes which will continue the story of Caesar (Andy Serkis) and tell the next chapter of how he, along with the help of a rapidly spreading virus, will eventually change the world into what’s seen in the 1968 film starring Charlton Heston.

On Caesar and James Franco’s character from the first film:

Andy Serkis has signed for the sequel but other cast members, chief among them James Franco, have not yet been confirmed to return.

I am looking forward to seeing what Reeves does with the sequel. Are you?

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