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Gary Oldman Cast In 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes'
One of the things that worked so well about Rupert Wyatt's 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' is that it was not only able to humanize its digital chimpanzee protagonist, but also develop the characters in the film who were fully human. James Franco was as sympathetic a lead as was Andy Serkis' mo-cap Caesar. Matt Reeves ('Cloverfield'), who is taking over directing duties for the sequel, seems to understand the importance of this balance. It has just been reported that Gary Oldman has joined the cast. The new film is set fifteen years after the events of 'Rise' and finds the human race all but wiped out and apes running the world. A group of scientists decide to form a resistance against the apes as Caesar tries to maintain order in the society he has created. Oldman is apparently playing the leader of a human colony. 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' begins filming this spring for a May 23rd, 2014.
Excellent! This is a considerably wise move that will no doubt benefit 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.' Gary Oldman is one of the most accomplished actors working today, and one of those rare talents who is just as much at home in blockbuster genre films as he is in artier fare. Christopher Nolan's Batman films certainly aided in his cultivating new legions of fans, as did his appearances as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films. This is the second major franchise to which Oldman has signed on in the last year. He will also be appearing in Jose Padilha's 'Robocop' remake. I hadn't thought about it before, but the plot description for 'Dawn' actually resembles that of 'Battle for the Planet for the Apes,' the final film of the original franchise. My favorite of the series is 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes,' the film that preceded 'Battle,' and which formed much of the basis for 'Rise.' Though nowhere near as good, 'Battle for the Planet of the Apes' is enjoyable and does have its moments. It'll be interesting to see how the new movie updates, and admittedly no doubt improves the franchise entry to which it appears to be beholden.
What do you guys think? Excited Oldman is coming aboard? Anyone think he's actually involved in too many geek properties at this point?
Source: Comingsoon
Views: 2101
Tags: Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Caesar, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Gary, Matt, Oldman, Reeves, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert, Wyatt, More…
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Comment by Biz on March 5, 2013 at 10:02am -
Gary Oldman = yea!
new Planet of the Apes series = pptthhhhh
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on March 4, 2013 at 4:09pm -
Oldman vs Gorillas? Oldman ALL the way! ;)
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Comment by Mike Salcedo on March 4, 2013 at 1:12pm -
Great! I'm really looking forward to this.
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Comment by Mike on March 3, 2013 at 9:51pm -
I would be more excited for Oldman if he played one of the ape's! Still good choice as a human.
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Comment by That Guy Jv on March 3, 2013 at 6:56pm -
Oh shit, I hope it turns out as good as Rise!
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on March 1, 2013 at 4:47pm -
Roboto also approves!
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Comment by Marz on March 1, 2013 at 3:19pm -
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Comment by Allan on March 1, 2013 at 2:28pm -
Yes... Yes!... YES!
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Comment by Lt. Commander Armstrong on March 1, 2013 at 11:49am -
Fuck yes Gary Oldman!
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Comment by Joseph E T Hughes on March 1, 2013 at 11:36am -
Damn straight, I'm excited.
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