“Making History” Featurette For WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Andy Serkis on the set of Twentieth Century Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes.”

20th Century Fox has  released “Making History” – WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES and Weta Featurette.

“Making History” highlights Andy Serkis’ amazing performance in WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES and the incredible VFX work done by Weta Digital to bring this movie to life.

Over the course of three films, Weta Digital has mastered the art of translating human actors to apes. The apes level of sentience has developed throughout each film and so too have Weta Digital’s techniques and toolsets.

Steve Zahn stars as Bad Ape in Twentieth Century Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes,” also starring Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson.

L-r, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Andy Serkis and Michael Adamthwaite on the set of Twentieth Century Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes.”

Developing some of the most advanced techniques in the industry Weta artists employ these tools to create exceptional CG characters.

Check out the latest clip from the film.

In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.

After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

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The film hits theatres July 14.

PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, thematic elements, and some disturbing images