Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. 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 United States and Canada on July 11, 2014 and was met with critical acclaim, with critics praising its visual effects, story, direction, acting and emotional depth. It was also a box office hit, having grossed over $708 million worldwide, and it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
A third installment is scheduled for release in July 2017.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. 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 United States and Canada on July 11, 2014 and was met with critical acclaim, with critics praising its visual effects, story, direction, acting and emotional depth. It was also a box office hit, having grossed over $708 million worldwide, and it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
A third installment is scheduled for release in July 2017.
Director :
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Matt Reeves |
Writers :
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Mark Bomback |
Rick Jaffa | |
Amanda Silver | |
Actors :
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Andy Serkis |
Jason Clarke | |
Gary Oldman | |
Keri Russell | |
Kodi Smit-McPhee | |
Judy Greer | |
Toby Kebbell | |
Producers :
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Mark Bomback (executive) |
Peter Chernin | |
Dylan Clark | |
Thomas M. Hammel (executive) | |
Rick Jaffa | |
Amanda Silver | |
Cinematography :
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Michael Seresin |
Composer :
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Michael Giacchino |
Editor :
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William Hoy |
Stan Salfas | |
Based on :
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Characters created by Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Premise suggested by Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle |
Productioncompany :
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Chernin Entertainment TSG Entertainment |
Release dates :
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June 26, 2014 (San Francisco) |
July 11, 2014 (United States) | |
Running time :
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131 minutes |
Country :
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United States |
Language :
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English |
Ten years after the worldwide pandemic of the deadly ALZ-113 virus (dubbed
the Simian Flu), human civilization is completely destroyed following martial
law, civil unrest and the economic collapse of every country in the world. Over
90% of the human population has died in the pandemic, while apes with
genetically enhanced intelligence have started to build a civilization of their
own.
In the ruins of San Francisco, Caesar leads and governs a new generation of apes
in a community located in the Muir Woods. While walking through the forest,
Caesar's son Blue Eyes and his friend Ash encounter a human named Carver, who
panics and shoots Ash, wounding him. Carver calls for the rest of his small
party of armed survivors, led by a man named Malcolm, while Blue Eyes calls for
the other apes. Caesar orders the humans to leave. The remaining humans in San
Francisco, who are genetically immune to the virus, are living in a guarded and
unfinished high-rise tower within the ruined city. Prompted by Koba, a scarred
bonobo who holds a grudge against humans for his mistreatment, Caesar brings a
large group of the apes to the city where he conveys the message that while the
apes do not want war, they will fight to defend their home. He then demands that
the humans stay in their territory and states the apes will stay in theirs too.
Malcolm convinces his fellow leader Dreyfus to give him three days to reconcile
with the apes to gain access to a hydroelectric dam in their territory, which
could provide long-term power to the city. Dreyfus, distrustful of the apes,
arms survivors using an abandoned armory. Malcolm then travels into the ape
village, but is captured by gorilla guards, who bring him to Caesar. After a
tense discussion, Caesar allows Malcolm to work on the dam's generator, provided
they surrender their guns. As Malcolm, his wife Ellie and son Alexander work,
they bond with the apes. Mutual distrust of both sides gradually subsides; the
truce is endangered when Caesar's infant son discovers a shotgun smuggled in by
Carver, but the two sides reconcile when Ellie offers to help treat Caesar's ill
wife Cornelia with antibiotics. Meanwhile, Koba discovers the armory and
confronts Caesar, questioning his allegiance and taunting him over his "love"
for humans. In response, Caesar severely beats Koba, but at the last moment
refrains from killing him; adhering to his philosophy that "ape not kill ape,"
Caesar hesitantly forgives Koba. The furious Koba then returns to the armory,
where he steals an assault rifle and murders two human guards. Returning home,
he secretly kills Carver, stealing his lighter and cap.
The dam is eventually repaired, restoring power to the city. During the
celebration, Koba sets fire to the apes' home, then, unseen to anyone else,
shoots Caesar in the shoulder, causing him to fall from the settlement's main
tree. In the panic of the loss of the alpha and the fire, Koba takes charge, and
having planted Carver's cap at the scene of the shooting, orders the apes to war
against the humans. Malcolm's group hides as Koba leads the apes into San
Francisco. The apes plunder the armory and charge the tower's gates. Despite
heavy casualties, the apes breach the gates using a hijacked armored car,
overrun the tower and imprison all the humans as Dreyfus flees underground. When
Ash refuses Koba's orders to kill unarmed humans, citing Caesar's teachings,
Koba kills Ash and imprisons all those known to be loyal to Caesar.
Malcolm's group finds Caesar barely alive and transport him to his former home
in San Francisco. Caesar reveals to Malcolm that Koba shot him, realizing his
notion that all apes were better than humans was naïve. While the group is
driving Caesar to safety, they stop by at the Rodman's home. Malcom leaves the
group, and heads to the city to find medical supplies for Caesar. While looking
for medical supplies, Malcolm encounters Blue Eyes; disenchanted with Koba's
leadership, the young ape spares Malcolm's life and returns to the house with
him, where he reconciles with his father. Caesar grows nostalgic watching video
clips from his childhood of his former owner and father figure Will Rodman's old
camcorder as Malcolm learns of Caesar's past. A plan is put into action: Blue
Eyes returns to the tower and frees the caged humans and apes loyal to Caesar,
then Malcolm leads the apes, unseen, into the tower from below. After
accomplishing this, Malcolm encounters Dreyfus, who informs him that his men
have made radio contact with more survivors at a military base to the north, who
are on their way to help fight the apes. Caesar confronts Koba at the top of the
tower, but as they battle, Dreyfus detonates C-4 charges he has planted beneath
the tower. The resulting explosion kills him and collapses part of the tower.
Caesar overpowers Koba, with Koba hanging over the edge of the tower. Pleading
for his life, Koba reminds Caesar that apes do not kill apes, but Caesar states
that Koba is not an ape and lets him fall to his death.
Malcolm informs Caesar of the impending arrival of human military reinforcements
and both lament the lost opportunity for peace. Caesar tells Malcolm that the
humans will never forgive the apes for the war they started and advises him to
leave with his family for safety as the two of them acknowledge their
friendship. As Malcolm disappears into the shadows, Caesar stands before a
kneeling mass of apes, awaiting the war to come.
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