War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Directed by

Matt Reeves

Genre

drama film, action film, war film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 9,787 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Caesar leads the apes in a war against humans. He seeks revenge for the apes he has lost.

tensebleakvisceralmelancholicslow-burnvisually lushsombergritty

What happens

War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves, who co-wrote it with Mark Bomback. The sequel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), it is the third installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot film series and the ninth film overall. It stars Andy Serkis alongside Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn. The film concludes the story of Caesar as he sets out to avenge those he has lost in the war between apes and humans. Development for War for the Planet of the Apes began in January 2014, after 20th Century Fox viewed Reeves's cut of its predecessor; his return was soon confirmed, along with Bomback's. A conditional 2016 release date was announced in May 2015, which led to a closer and faster pre-production relationship between writer and director. The film bears similarities to Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), with emphasis on the effect of psychosocial development and interaction of apes and humans. Casting began in August 2015 and finished that October, with principal photography commencing soon thereafter and concluding in March 2016, with filming locations including Lower Mainland and the Kananaskis Range. War for the Planet of the Apes premiered on July 10, 2017, at the SVA Theatre in New York City, and was theatrically released worldwide by 20th Century Fox on July 14. A critical and commercial success, it grossed over $490 million, and received nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Special Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards and 71st British Academy Film Awards, respectively. A standalone sequel, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, was released in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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