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Gary Oldman Leads Human Resistance In ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 28, 2013 @ 3:46pm PSTTags: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Fox, Gary Oldman
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Gary Oldman is joining Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, the Matt Reeves-directed sequel to Fox‘s successful ape reboot Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Zero Dark Thirty‘s Jason Clarke and Kodi-Smit McPhee have already been set. I’m told that Oldman will play Dreyfus, leader of the human resistance after the apes have taken power. Fox has set the film for release on May 23, 2014.

Oldman most recently starred in The Dark Knight Rises, and next stars in the Robocop remake for MGM. He’s repped by Douglas Urbanski and APA.

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‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Casts Kodi Smit-McPhee

By JEN YAMATO | Friday February 22, 2013 @ 4:19pm PSTTags: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Matt Reeves

Dawn Of The Planet Of The ApesEXCLUSIVE: Kodi Smit-McPhee has scored a lead role in 20th Century Fox‘s Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. The follow-up to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes is … Read More »

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Matt Reeves In Deal To Direct ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday October 1, 2012 @ 11:25am PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Matt Reeves
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Cloverfield helmer Matt Reeves has been set to direct Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, the 20th Century Fox sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Reeves was atop the list to replace Rupert Wyatt, and the other names I’d heard were in contention were The Disappearance Of Alice Creed helmer J Blakeson, 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Take Shelter director Jeff Nichols, Pacific Rim helmer Guillermo del Toro, The Impossible helmer Juan Antonio Bayona and Looper helmer Rian Johnson (though Johnson’s reps denied he is in the hunt).

Related: Top Emerging Directors To Helm ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’

Fox production president Emma Watts was in a spot when Wyatt exited (which Deadline revealed September 17), but they’ve gotten a good director here in Reeves, who last helmed the remake Let Me In. Reeves was attached to helm The Twilight Zone movie at Warner Bros (I’m told he dropped out of that one), as well as This Dark Endeavor, with Mean Creek writer/helmer Jacob Aaron Estes writing the script for Summit Entertainment. He is also developing The Passage for Fox 2000, and Eight O’Clock In The Morning at Universal. The studio fully expects to stay on track and make the May 23, 2014 release date that Fox announced in May. Read More »

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Top Emerging Directors On Fox’s Short List To Helm ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 25, 2012 @ 5:51pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, J Blakeson, Jeff Nichols, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Matt Reeves, Rupert Wyatt
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox has come up with a short list to replace Rupert Wyatt as the director of Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. I’m hearing that Cloverfield’s Matt Reeves is atop the list, along with The Disappearance Of Alice Creed helmer J Blakeson, 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Take Shelter and Mud director Jeff Nichols, Pacific Rim helmer Guillermo del Toro, The Impossible helmer Juan Antonio Bayona and Looper helmer Rian Johnson (Johnson’s reps deny he is in the hunt). Read More »

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Another Fox Shocker: Is Rupert Wyatt Exiting ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes?’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday September 17, 2012 @ 5:47pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Fox, Rise of the Planet Of The Apes, Rupert Wyatt
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox, already undergoing seismic changes with Tom Rothman’s year end exit, might have a major director to replace on one of the studio’s most important film franchises. I’m hearing that Rupert Wyatt, who helmed the superb franchise reboot Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, will leave the sequel. I’m told that Wyatt’s exit is similar to the same reason that Gary Ross stepped out of Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Wyatt didn’t feel comfortable making the May 23, 2014 release date that the studio announced in May. Read More »

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