War for the Planet of the Apes is in the works and material from the set is coming frequently our way. The reboots of Planet of the Apes were successfully developed. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a great revival of the movie, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is among the best films from last year. So we expect War for the Planet of the Apes to carry forward the good work.
Earlier in October we got to see the first image from the set, and so the excitement about the upcoming Planet of the Apes reboot grew wings.
https://twitter.com/mattreevesLA/status/655509181881954304/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Few days ago we heard again from the director himself. The movie does not have a trailer yet, but stay tuned because Matt Reeves revealed trough a tweet that Sunday night, during The Walking Dead, there will be an announcement. The post features the official logo of the movie.
And something else begins… Tune in to @WalkingDead_AMC Sunday night for a special #WarForTheApes announcement… pic.twitter.com/4X2Yt3wP7g
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) November 20, 2015
We don't know anything about the details behind the announcement but we guess that it might be related to revealing first trailer's debut, or they will run a teaser trailer. We wait and see.
So we have caught up with the main happenings since the filming for War for the Planet of the Apes has begun, let's jump to the latest news.
Behind the Scene – War for the Planet of the Apes First Footage
War for the Planet of the Apes will feature a new war ape
Director Matt Reeves and star Andy Serkis (Caesar) orchestrated a surprise for the fans of the franchise and they revealed it in a video. So if you have the skills to imitate an ape, you can join a contest and you might win a visit on the set of War for the Planet of the Apes and hang around with Caesar. With this announcement, we also get to see first footage from the set and it looks like a war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0AdZlN-puw
Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Caesar, and Judy Greer returns as well as his lover. War for the Planet of the Apes will also feature newcomers Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn. Harrelson (The Hunger Games) will supposedly play the role of a villainous character while Zahn will portray a new war ape. So far there are two human leaders (Harrelson and the other will be portrayed by less known Gabriel Chavarria) and a new ape.
War for the Planet of the Apes is scheduled to premiere in theatres on July 14, 2017.
