DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - Full Comic-Con Panel
Director Matt Reeves has been filming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for the past 5 months. Reeves and his cast filmed until 5:00 the morning of the panel, and they then flew directly to San Diego to do this panel and present some exclusive footage.
For the panel, Matt was joined Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Andy Serkis. The director opened up about why he loved Rise of the Planet of the Apes, how he wanted to honor what Rupert Wyatt did with the previous film, and how having the original 1968 film as a future finish line helps with telling the story for this film.
Serkis discussed the evolution of playing Caesar from an infant in the first film to the leader he is in this film, how his character is bringing a sense of humanity to the society of apes, and revealed that Caesar has a wife and teenage son. Russell, who worked with Reeves on Felicity, revealed why she joined the cast. Clarke talked about the action in the film and all the different types of athletes the director and the studio brought in to inhabit the apes.
For a brief overall reaction to the footage, click here.
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
The movie comes out on July 18, 2014!