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20th Century Fox Joins With Jane Goodall Institute To Help Rescued Chimpanzees In Honor Of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Only if we care can all be saved.

In our interview with screenwriters of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, now producers, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, about the use of real chimpanzees in the 2011 movie, Silver said, “it’s all about animal rights. Man’s hubris for testing on animals – they’re sentient beings! So using real animals goes against our theme.”

The two are now co-producers alongside Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES.

20th Century Fox has just released “Compassion” – a special video created in conjunction with the Jane Goodall Institute.

In honor of the upcoming release of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, 20th Century Fox has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to provide care for rescued chimpanzees, many of whom are victims of the illegal commercial bushmeat and pet trades.

Goodall first discovered in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools and redefined the relationship between humans and animals. In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute to advance her work around the world in conservation, and the role people play in the well-being on animals and the environment. She continues to travel the world with her message of how both humans and animals are all interconnected.

Caesar (Andy Serkis) and Cornelius (Devyn Dalton) anticipate the journey ahead in Twentieth Century Fox’s WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Housed and cared for on three forested island sanctuary sites and a mainland sanctuary site at the Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in Republic of Congo, nearly 150 chimpanzees will benefit from this partnership.

Housing on Tchindzoulou Island for rehabilitated chimps will be named “Caesar’s Home”, after the movie’s simian hero.

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Tchindzoulou Island dormitory. January 2017

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.

Directed by Matt Reeves, the film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer & Terry Notary.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES hits theaters everywhere July 14, 2017!

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Luca (Michael Adamthwaite and Nova (Amiah Miller) star in Twentieth Century Fox’s WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Maurice (Karin Konoval) stars in Twentieth Century Fox’s WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Serkis! Zahn! Harrelson! It’s All Out WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES In Final Trailer For Matt Reeves New Film!

20th Century Fox has released the final trailer, along with a new poster, for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, the culminating chapter of the latest Planet of the Apes trilogy. All of human history has led to this moment!

The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer and Terry Notary.

The epic movie hits theaters in two months and WE…CANNOT…WAIT!

In 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.

Directed by Matt Reeves, the film is produced by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, writers of the 2011 hit RISE OF PLANET OF THE APES.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES hits theaters everywhere July 14, 2017.

Visit the official site: http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes

Woody Harrelson stars in Twentieth Century Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes.”

Steve Zahn as Bad Ape in Twentieth Century Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes.”

First Trailer And Poster For WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

20th Century Fox has debuted the first trailer and poster for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Check out the first trailer for director Matt Reeves latest film coming out this summer, just a year shy of a big anniversary for the beloved franchise.

The first film, PLANET OF THE APES, starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly and Linda Harrison, was released on February 8, 1968.

Stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval & Terry Notary.

The film is written by Mark Bomback & Matt Reeves and produced by Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES hits theaters everywhere July 14, 2017.

Visit the new website: http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes

JURASSIC WORLD Opens In One Month on June 12; Watch The New InGen Video

In one month, moviegoers will return to Isla Nublar in director Colin Trevorrow’s JURASSIC WORLD.

Get your tickets now, plus watch the new InGen video from Masrani Global, and download the new Mobile MovieMaker app to be a part of Jurassic World.

Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, JURASSIC WORLD.

Colin Trevorrow directs the epic action-adventure based on characters created by Michael Crichton.

The film stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong and Irrfan Khan.

The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Derek Connolly & Trevorrow, and the story is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley produce.

JURASSIC WORLD will be released in 3D by Universal Pictures on June 12, 2015.

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DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Goes Red, White And Blue On 4th Of July

The Apes will finally descend upon cinemas on July 11th.

This Fourth of July, prepare for the movie with a special Independence Day message from DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Check out the early reviews and get a load of the new posters from the movie over on DAWN OF APES’ official Facebook page HERE.

Enter our BullGuard/Apes Sweepstakes HERE.

A decade has passed since apes and man have come face-to-face. Now the two societies face a difficult choice between working together to co-exist or battle to become the dominant species.

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.

The film’s screenplay is by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. The film’s score is by Michael Giacchino.

The film stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Karin Konoval, and Judy Greer.

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Rave Reviews For Matt Reeves’ DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES; Plus Global Premiere Photos

In the week that was DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, fans of the franchise were able to get their fill of all things ape with the global premiere in San Francisco, a Live Google+ Hangout chat which included the film’s cast and director, a new clip and featurette, and Andy Serkis improvising a Gollum/Caesar conversation during a visit to Conan O’Brien.

The early and overwhelmingly positive reviews for the film came in Saturday morning:

Guy Lodge (Variety) – “‘Cloverfield’ director Matt Reeves helms a bleak but spectacular sequel to the 2011 man-vs.-monkey hit.”

Steve Weintraub (Collider) – “Reeves has hit a massive home-run with this film and I truly hope audiences and critics embrace this special movie.”

Drew McWeeny (HitFix) – “Heartbreaking and harrowing, “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” is as good as big-budget science-fiction gets, technically dazzling and emotionally demanding.”

Todd McCarthy (THR) – “There is no question that Andy Serkis gives the most expressive, soulful, deeply felt performance of a non-human character the big screen has ever offered as the mature Caesar.”

In DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES a growing nation of genetically evolved apes, led by Caesar, are 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.

Google+ Hangout

Andy Serkis visits Conan O’Brien

At one time the concept of successfully rebooting the PLANET OF THE APES series into a viable new franchise seemed impossible. But 2011’s RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, along with the majestic performance of Andy Serkis and groundbreaking visual effects from Weta Digital, did indeed launch a new franchise. The film became a global hit, grossing nearly $500 million and receiving critical and audience acclaim. It was the first live-action motion picture to star and be told from the point of view of a sentient animal — a character with human qualities and with whom moviegoers experienced a real emotional bond.

Rise was an emotionally arresting story, which the filmmakers wanted to carry forward in DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Rise of the Planet of the Apes concluded with the apes breaking free from their human captors – just as a deadly human-created virus spread globally. Caesar, the benevolent ape leader, leads the apes to Muir Woods, a haven outside of San Francisco, where Caesar, then a young chimpanzee, was taken by his human friend Will to escape the confines of the city.

Matt Reeves

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES director Matt Reeves wanted the continuity of his movie to fit into that timeline. “The story we are telling will lead to Planet of the Apes, and not Planet of the Humans and Apes, so it’s about how this film fits into that narrative.”

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES also explores how the apes evolved from the mostly mute but intelligent animals of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, into articulate, civilized beings that emerge as Earth’s dominant species within the canon of the Planet of the Apes franchise.

Reeves explains: “In Rise of the Planet of the Apes the apes said only a few words. With this film we show the apes at the dawn of their society, and learning to truly speak. Inevitably, the younger generation will be better with language than their parents, which leads to a very complicated portrait of the apes’ cultural order. This is the ape society that eventually evolves into what we see in the 1968 Planet of the Apes with an organized government, military and science.”

Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES co-screenwriter Mark Bomback says one of the script’s biggest challenges was to depict how the apes communicate with each other and how much the apes articulate verbally. “At the end of Rise of the Planet of the Apes it’s shocking when Caesar speaks an entire sentence. In this film, we explore how much further the apes have advanced in their language skills.”

Producers and screenwriters Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa were at the San Francisco premiere and likened Caesar to a cross between Moses and Pinnochio. “He starts off wanting to be a real boy in RISE and by the end is leading his people to the Promise Land.”

20th Century Fox will release
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES in theaters
on July 11

Photos – Premiere presented by 20th Century Fox at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, June 26, 2014 (Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)

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Apes Together Strong In Final Trailer For Matt Reeves’ DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

On July 11th, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES at long last hits the big screen.

As director Matt Reeves tweeted out –

Apes Together Strong! http://t.co/yGIWocN6dE

— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) June 19, 2014

The final U.S. and international trailers for 20th Century Fox’s highly anticipated film have arrived and both are loaded with new, emotional scenes of family (both human and ape), epic battles and untold sacrifice. The music clinches it and Reeves appears to have captured the essence of what made the original films one of the best loved franchises in cinematic history.

Here’s a brand new clip from the film.

A decade has passed since apes and man have come face-to-face. Now the two societies face a difficult choice between working together to co-exist or battle to become the dominant species.

The film’s screenplay is by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. The film’s score is by Michael Giacchino.

The film stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Karin Konoval, and Judy Greer.

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Chilling New DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Featurette

20th Century Fox has released a new featurette for DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES that’s very unnerving. Beginning with RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, the video connects the two movies and shows what happened to mankind after the 2011 film finished. It ain’t good folks.

<br /> <A href="http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-trailers/?videoId=38ea2760-40bc-4aa4-8888-c194a937b412&from=shareembed-syndication&from=en-us_msnhp&gt1=42010&src=v5:embed:syndication:" target="_new" title="'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' exclusive featurette">Video: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ exclusive featurette</A><br />
(via MSN)

Plus, via the film’s Facebook page, a new photo of “Caesar’s loving partner” Cornelia, along with their baby, was unveiled.

The pair in the original APES franchise were Zira and Cornelius. Their chimpanzee baby born in the third film, ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971), is hidden by Armando (Ricardo Montalbán) and grows up to become Caesar in the fourth film, CONQUEST OF PLANET OF THE APES (1972).

The screenwriters from RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, hid easter egg names throughout the film. It was a fantastic wink to the original movies. I hope they’ve done the same with DAWN.

A decade has passed since apes and man have come face-to-face. Now the two societies face a difficult choice between working together to co-exist or battle to become the dominant species.

The film’s screenplay is by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver.

The film stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Karin Konoval, and Judy Greer.

Oscar-winning visual effects house WETA Digital – employing a new generation of the cutting edge performance capture technologies developed for Rise of the Apes and Avatar – will again render photo-realistic, emotionally-engaging apes. The film’s key behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Michael Seresin, production designer James Chinland, and VFX Supervisors Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon, VFX producers Ryan Stafford, editor Bill Hoy and Stan Salfas, and costume designer Melissa Brunning. The score is from the Academy Award winning composer Michael Giacchino (UP).

Director Matt Reeves’ movie hits theaters July 11, 2014, in 3D.

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Exciting New DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES TV Spot Is Here

Get excited. Get VERY excited. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is hitting theaters in a little over a month on July 11th.

20th Century Fox has released a brand new TV spot for director Matt Reeves’ film.

A decade has passed since apes and man have come face-to-face. Now the two societies face a difficult choice between working together to co-exist or battle to become the dominant species.

The film’s screenplay is by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver.

The film stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Karin Konoval, and Judy Greer.

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20th Century Fox Brings Their A Game In New DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Posters

(via IGN)

Gorillas. Chimpanzees. Orangutans.

Caesar rallies the troops for war in these super cool posters for DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.

For ape fans like myself, these are bad-ass!

Director Matt Reeves’ movie hits theaters July 11, 2014, in 3D.

Apes… together… strong! The awesome trailers and latest TV spots really grab you.

A decade has passed since apes and man have come face-to-face. Now the two societies face a difficult choice between working together to co-exist or battle to become the dominant species.

The film’s screenplay is by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver.

Check out my interview HERE with the husband and wife screenwriting team when RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, which grossed nearly half a billion dollars worldwide, was released. I’m hoping they’ve hidden more “Easter Eggs” as they did with the fabulous 2011 film.

A third Apes movie is planned for a July 29, 2016 release.

The film stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Karin Konoval, and Judy Greer.

For APE collectors, NECA is offering a new merchandise program based on the beloved franchise, which is set to include new products based on the upcoming film DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES as well as the classic movies. Available summer 2014, the program will include a wide assortment of collectible products designed to excite audiences of all ages such as action figures, giftware, apparel, accessories and more.

Order here: http://necaonline.com/?s=Planet+of+the+Apes

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