Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes & X-Men First Class 2 Get Release Dates

      20th Century Fox have set a release date and a title for the sequel to the surprise hit, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.  The sequel will hit theaters on May 23, 2014 and be called Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.   Director Rupert Wyatt is returning to direct.
     Fox also announced that the sequel to X-Men:First Class will hit July 18, 2014 with Matthew Vaughn once again directing.

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Sequel On The Way

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was one of the big surprises of 2011 and now, 20th Century Fox has officially given the sequel a green light for a hopeful 2014 release.  Fox CEO Tom Rothman had this to say about the sequel:  "That’s very much on the tracks. We’re developing a script. Rupert Wyatt, who directed the first one, will direct the second one. We’re pushing forward aggressively, so the script’s being written now."  Rothman also went on to confirm a possible 2014 release date for the film: "Yeah, I think it would make sense if we can, you know we serve no wine before it’s time, but the goal for us would be summer of 2014, if that’s possible."  
     In an interview with MTV Rothman had even more to say about the film: "I think one of the big questions they're wrestling with now, which is kind of the fun, is how far forward do we skip?" Rothman said. "When does it start? Does it start the next day? The next year? Does it start in 10 years? Does it start in 50 years?"
      "The script for that 'Apes' film was fantastic," Rothman explained. "We had the script for 10 years, and I always knew it was one of the best scripts. I just didn't think it was possible to do it. I thought it couldn't be done. We've got to have a great script. Because now, having made that good a movie, we better make the next one better."
     Rothman also confirmed that Andy Serkis will return for the sequel to be motion captured once again.  The untitled sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes will be in theaters in 2014. 

Andy Serkis Returns To The Planet Of The Apes

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was one of the years biggest and best surprises.  The film was very well received by critics and audiences, and overall just one of the better films this year.  The sequel is finally beginning to be set in motion with director Rupert Wyatt will return and the studio has just inked a deal to bring back actor Andy Serkis to reprise his role as Cesar.  No word on a title or release date for the film, but most likely 2013 at the earliest.

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Pays Tribute To The Original Films

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes continues to bring int he money at theaters, but did you know there are several nods to the original series of Planet Of The Apes films in the new version.  The obvious one is Tom Felton's character saying the line "Take your stinkin’ paw off me you damn dirty ape!” is the obvious one.  Hero Complex though has several more you may have missed.  Check out their article here explaining the references in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes!

Director Talks About Possible Sequel To Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

As you may very well know right now Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was number one at the box office this past weekend with about $54 million and drawing rave reviews from critics and movie goers.  The film was fantastic, hands down the best movie this summer.  Naturally sequel talk has already begun and director Rupert Wyatt spoke with Bleedingcool.com about the direction the sequel may take and this is what he had to say: "There’s so much we could do… The ideas I’ve had are all sorts of things, ranging from FULL METAL JACKET with apes… you could start this story again eight years from where we left off, the next generation of apes, those that have come from our protagonists, perhaps going in to a conflict with humans and showing real fear, in the same way as going into war for young soldiers in this day and age, telling their story. Or how apes are taking over cities, and being moved into human environments and having to interact with them and deal with things that are part of our culture and understand and evolve through them. Spies that are in the employ of the apes, working against humans and humans maybe existing underground, because that’s a way they can avoid the virus, coming up above ground wearing gas masks, and maybe that’s what dehumanises them."  Bring on the sequel as soon as possible as I would love to see more Apes films and soon!

Watch Two Clips From Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes hits theaters on August 5th and check out these two amazing clips from the film introduced by Andy Serkis, who plays Cesar in the film.

Who Knew Apes Could Use Machetes?

The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes viral marketing campaign continues with two new videos.  It seems these apes have learned to use machetes for combat!  To the left is a poster used in European markets where the film comes out August 12th.  Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes hits theaters on August 5th in North America..

Apes Comic Book Prequel Online

Apescomics.com is showcasing a brand new comic book prequel to the upcoming film Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.  They are updating every Wednesday with a new page of the story.  The comic is being done by Boom Studios, the same company responsible for the recent hit Planet Of The Apes comic series. Hit the link here to check it out.

Third Rise Of The Planet of the Apes Trailer

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes will hit theaters on August 5th and the more I see of this movie I am getting very excited.  As a big fan of the original set of films, this looks amazing and could surprise everyone to be one of the better films of the summer.  Or I can hope at least!  For now check out the third trailer for the film!

New TV Spots For Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes hits theaters on August 5th and here are two new television trailers running on networks now!

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Intelligence Test Viral Video & German Trailer

Viral marketing is a very common promotion in movie marketing in today's age.  Some studios use it well and others don't.  So far 20th Century Fox's viral marketing for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has been very cool and here is another video to promote the film along with the new German trailer just below it.

Apes Go Viral

These new videos popped up in my email and are part of the viral marketing campaign for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.  Never knew a chimp could play a video game did you?

The Ape Revolution Is Coming With A New International Poster & Trailer

This very cool new international poster for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has hit cinemas overseas as well as a new international trailer you can watch below.  The new trailer is a bit spoiler filled as it pretty much tells the plot of the film so if you don't want it ruined, then don't watch it! The film hits theaters in North America on August 5th and overseas on August 12th.

New Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Images

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes continues to have it's buzz grow every day it seems.  Now three new images have been released showing off the highly impressive computer generated imagery of the main ape, Cesar.  The film is a prequel/reboot of the original franchise from the 1960's and 70's.  It has nothing to do with the  Tim Burton film and looks to be a refreshing and nice new start for the series from the look at the first couple of trailers.  The film hits theaters August 5th!

International Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes just had a new U.S. trailer and now comes this short but action packed trailer for international audiences where the film opens up a week later on August 12th.  It opens in North America on August 5th!

New Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer

Hot on the heals of the images and concept art comes a brand new trailer for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.  This film is a prequel to the 1968 original film which tells the story of the apes beginnings and their rise in evolution.  The film stars James Franco and hits theaters August 5th.

New Ape Images From Rise....

Comicpalooza 2011 is over and we begin the long wait for 2012, but the news goes on..... Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes hits theaters this August and seems to be lost admist the hype of movies like Green Lantern and Captain America.  Personally I think Rise... looks very cool.  These new images have popped up featuring Andy Serkis being transformed into Cesar as well as some awesome concept art from the film.

The Digital Rise Of The Apes

ABC News has this very cool interview up with the director of the upcoming Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes talking about the digital Apes and more.  Very cool stuff!

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer!

The film has now been titled Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and the first trailer is here. I'm a  huge fan of the original franchise and so far this reboot looks pretty amazing to me.  It will have my butt in theaters this August.  Check out the first trailer below!