Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Short description
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes takes place in the San Francisco area roughly ten years after a devastating virus has reduced the human population. Caesar leads a growing community of genetically modified apes, teaching them to communicate among themselves, and he now has a mate and an infant son. A small band of survivors, led by Malcolm and Dreyfus, encounters the apes and works out a fragile truce, but distrust on both sides, including from Caesar's rival Koba, soon pushes the two groups toward a war that will decide which species dominates the Earth.
Matt Reeves directed the film, the fourth he made, following Let Me In, and he later returned to the series with War for the Planet of the Apes. Mark Bomback wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, who also produced with Peter Chernin. Andy Serkis plays Caesar, with Jason Clarke as Malcolm, Toby Kebbell as Koba, Gary Oldman as Dreyfus, Keri Russell as Ellie and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Alexander. The production cost about 170 million dollars and earned roughly 711 million worldwide.
On IMDb the film holds 7.6 out of 10 from about 510,000 votes, while on TMDB it has 7.3 from over 12,500. A critics' rating of 8 out of 10 from 318 reviews places it above both audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- This is the first "Planet of the Apes" film shot in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
- This is the first "Planet of the Apes" film shot and released in 3D.
- Actors Andy Serkis (Caesar) and Toby Kebbell (Koba) both played King Kong. Andy Serkis appeared in Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” (2005), where, in addition to King Kong himself, he also played the small role of cook Lumpy, while Toby Kebbell appeared in “Kong: Skull Island” (2017), where, in addition to King Kong himself, he also played the small role of Major Jack Chapman. Notably, the supporting characters in both films die by the middle of the film at the hands of the monsters from the island, but not King Kong.
- The book Alexander (Kodi Smit-McPhee) gives to Maurice is "Black Hole" by Charles Burns. It's a story about a sexually transmitted disease among American teenagers that caused physical mutations, resulting in the teenagers becoming outcasts and living in the woods. The book's plot is largely similar to the story of "Planet of the Apes."
- Several times, when the heroes enter the subway (the BART tunnel under San Francisco Bay), they jump over classic turnstiles. In reality, the stations on this tunnel have turnstiles of a more modern design.
- Terry Notary previously worked as a movement coach on the film "Planet of the Apes" (2001).
- In the film, people and monkeys mostly shoot from M16 rifles, which have magazines designed for 30 rounds. However, all the characters fire far more shots without changing magazines.
- Judy Greer's husband is a big fan of "Planet of the Apes" (1968). In an interview, Greer said that their wedding cake even featured chimpanzee figurines as the bride and groom, and during cocktail hour, the original film and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011) were shown on two televisions.
- The director of the first film, Rupert Wyatt, left the project in 2012 when he felt he wouldn't have enough time to realize all his ideas in the sequel. James Franco also withdrew from the continuation along with the director.
- When Malcolm is gathering belongings in his room to go repair the dam, Ellie’s left hand appears on Malcolm’s shoulder, then disappears with each change of frame.
- Gary Oldman was considered for the role of General Taid in "Planet of the Apes" (2001). He played the role of Dreyfuss in that film.
- The phrase “A monkey won’t kill another monkey,” mentioned several times in the film, is nothing more than an allusion to one of the commandments from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”: “No animal shall kill any other animal.”
- Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, and Karin Konoval are the only actors to reprise their roles from "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011).
- The character Judy Greer, Cornelia, is a reference to the chimpanzee named Cornelius from the film "Planet of the Apes" (1968), played by Roddy McDowall.
- The orangutan named Maurice is a reference to Maurice Evans, who played Dr. Zaius in the original "Planet of the Apes" (1968).
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