The first clip from the Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) helmed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has been released, and in it, we see various members of the human cast arrive at Caesar’s home, before the ape – played via motion capture by the amazing Andy Serkis – stands his ground and speaks.
The follow-up to Rise of the Planet of the Apes is set ten years after that movie, and focuses on Caesar as he attempts to lead the colony of apes who he led to freedom from captivity several years earlier. Meanwhile, a virus has wiped out most of humanity, but those left are fighting for survival.
The new dynamics of the now much more advanced society of apes promises to be one of Dawn’s most intriguing aspects, while rumour has it that the next movie will take place in a world even more similar to the one seen in the classic Planet of the Apes movies.
Annoyingly, the clip is currently only available in the US (thanks MTV), but if you use the “Hola” app on your Chrome browser then you’ll have no trouble at all checking this latest preview out!
Be sure to stay tuned to HeyUGuys as the final trailer is set to drop a little later today…
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
Starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo and Judy Greer, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is set to be released on July 11th.
