War For The Planet Of The Apes ($484,890,536)

According to Collider, the third Planet Of The Apes prequel movie will be called War Of The Planet Of The Apes. Again, when you consider what the previous films have been building towards, most fans probably assumed it'd be something along those lines. Director Matt Reeves originally shot a different ending to Dawn which saw the human forces arrive on the scene via warships, but decided he'd rather leave things a bit more ambiguous. Still, it'd be surprising if the next movie didn't kick off in the aftermath of some type of initial skirmish.

Reeves has previously said that this story would be about Caesar becoming the "seminal figure for ape history", so does that mean we can expect the heroic simian to lead his people to victory? Well, we obviously know how all of this is supposed turn out... but that doesn't mean Reeves won't shake the journey up a bit.

Woody Harrelson will star as a villain in Fox’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” — the eighth film in the franchise.

Matt Reeves, who directed 2014’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” is returning to helm from a script by Mark Bomback. Chernin Entertainment and Dylan Clark are producing the film, which begins shooting this fall in Vancouver.

The storyline is being kept under wraps; Harrelson will play a character called the Colonel. Gabriel Chavarria of “East Los High” recently joined the movie.

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” a sequel to 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” reboot, grossed more than $700 million worldwide. “War for the Planet of the Apes” will be released in 2017.

Harrelson is nearing production on Rob Reiner’s “LBJ,” in which he stars as President Lyndon B. Johnson. He will be seen next in the final “Hunger Games” movie, “Mockingjay — Part 2,” which opens Nov. 20.

WyldeMan wrote:Oh hell yes! Woody isn't just starring but he's the villain...I love it. He was fantastic as the bad guy in Out of the Furnace.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Cool! I like Woody and he was a great bad guy in Out of the Furnace, really hated him in that one.

WyldeMan wrote:Please tell me you've also seen his much earlier insanity in Natural Born Killers?????

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:Please tell me you've also seen his much earlier insanity in Natural Born Killers?????

No, never seen it.

Steve Zahn is set to play a new ape character in War For The Planet Of The Apes, the third installment of the rebooted series for 20th Century Fox. Details of his character and the plot are under wraps. He joins a cast that returns Andy Serkis as dominant ape Caesar and Gabriel Chavarria (Low Riders) and Woody Harrelson as human types. Matt Reeves co-wrote the Chernin Entertainment pic with Mark Bomback, who returns to direct after 2014’s Dawn Of the Planet Of The Apes scooped more than $700 million worldwide. Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are producing.

Zahn starred on HBO’s Treme and recurs on Modern Family and also appeared in Dallas Buyers Club. He is in theaters next month as part of the voice cast for Disney/Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur. Other upcoming pics include Captain Fantastic, The Ridiculous 6 and Robodog.

The war rages in War For The Planet Of The Apes as Judy Greer returns in the role of Cornelia, that wife of ape leader Caesar. Karin Konoval is also back as orangutan Maurice, as is Andy Serkis as Caesar. Woody Harrelson is in to play the human villain, while Steve Zahn has also come on board in an unknown primate role.

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.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Forgot Harrelson was in this until I saw the trailer. Caesar can speak perfectly now and that voice is so awesome, doesn't sound like Andy Serkis to me. It's incredible how he disappears in these types of roles.

Trailer looks awesome and looking forward to seeing this one.

ForeverBlu wrote:Damn.

It looks good.

Rusty Cunt wrote:It does. It makes me want to go back and check out the previous films. Of which I've watched none.

Rusty Cunt wrote:

ForeverBlu wrote:Damn.

It looks good.

It does. It makes me want to go back and check out the previous films. Of which I've watched none.

Rusty Cunt wrote:Are these in any way connected to the one Marky Mark did? Because that was the only one I've seen.

ForeverBlu wrote:This looks EPIC.

ForeverBlu wrote:Andy Serkis really does a great job as Caesar.

Still need to see the previous one Dawn.

ForeverBlu wrote:Franco is a dumb ass, for not returning for Dawn.

Then shifting on the franchise.

WyldeMan wrote:When the world ends.......I want to to be like this franchise.

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:When the world ends.......I want to to be like this franchise.

LOL Hell no! Who's side are you on?

That's a nice video though, helping chimpanzees and naming it after Caesar is very cool.

WyldeMan wrote:Have you ever met people? I've been on the side of the Apes since day one, my OG people.

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:Have you ever met people? I've been on the side of the Apes since day one, my OG people.

Traitor to your own kind, you don't deserve to live! You'd be the first one to go in this world.

You think Caesar is going to die in this one? I read some people mention that in the comments.