Planet Of The Apes Director Talks New Trailer
War For The Planet Of The Apes got its first official trailer yesterday. And with it came a lot of questions about what was going on in the film. When does this one take place in context to Dawn? Who is the mysterious girl? What can we expect from this film? Director Matt Reeves sat down with IGN to lay down some details about some of these questions. First off, a synopsis in what’s happening in War:
“Caesar has been fighting, as we begin the story, for two years just trying to survive a war that he never wanted. And he and the apes retreated from the city into the woods and they are finding a way to survive there as he leads the war, from the apes’ perspective, from a hidden command base. The humans have been searching for Caesar. He’s taken on almost legendary status because somehow — though the army is armed with all kinds of weaponry from the armory, the apes of course only have scavenged weapons, they have weapons that they’ve made — yet they’re surviving in the woods and part of that is because of Caesar’s intelligent command. And they believe that if they could find him, the apes would fall.”
He also went into more detail about the human girl the apes interact with, which was apparently a highspot in the film for him:
“One of the things that was thrilling for me on Dawn was to see [Karin] interact with Kodi Smit-McPhee. Their few interactions were some of the best scenes in the film, because behaviorally, the way that she reacts to Kodi and the way he related to her was so beautiful. [Co-writer] Mark Bomback and I, when we were setting out to write the new story, we knew we really wanted to tap into that vein because that was one of the really emotional and almost mystical places — this connection between humans and apes that the films could explore. And this is an even larger part of this story. Amiah Miller, who plays the girl, she’s a critical part of the story. She’s part of a giant mystery but she’s part of the emotional core. In the film, it’s not just a war between humans and apes. It’s a war within Caesar’s heart for his own sense of humanity, for lack of a better term. It’s really about him losing empathy. As he’s driven to a darker and darker place, the presence of this little girl keeps that flicker of humanity somewhere alive in the back of his heart. And so she’s a very, very important part of the story.”
War For The Planet Of The Apes releases July 14th.
Jester85
December 10, 2016 @ 8:59 am
I thought Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was miles ahead of Rise and one of the best movies of the year. Hopefully this one stays at the same level.
Also curious to see whether this wraps up a trilogy arc, or if more films continue to link up with the original Planet of the Apes film.
kamai
December 30, 2016 @ 3:18 am
According to the story line shown in the blog this movie is going to be one the best movies I have watched in a while. I hope it is equal or exceeds my expections since I really love the first ones.
I can't wait to see the further interactions the apes will have with the humans, that will definately be beautiful. The mystery girl must do a great job to keep up with the excellence of the movie.
Jasmin Cottontail
December 30, 2016 @ 4:59 am
I never watched the Planet of the Apes yet and I've been hearing people saying that it was a great movie. I doubt it at first since I wasn't really a fan and when they released the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I wasn't thrilled at all. My hubby then told me to watch it since he likes the first two movies and so we did. Right after watching the film, I was convinced to watch the first two and I wasn't disappointed.
Now I have seen the new trailer of War for the Planet of the Apes and it's mind blowing. I can't wait to watch it! I agree with the comments here and that I hope that it will be as great as the first ones released 😀