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	May 16th 2013 from variety.com


	Jocko Sims Joins Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Jocko Sims has joined the cast of Fox’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” opposite Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Kodi-Smit McPhee and Gary Oldman. Fox has set the film for release on May 23, 2014. Matt Reeves replaced Rupert Wyatt, who had directed 2011’s franchise reboot “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” in October. Produced by Chernin Entertainment, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is set in an apocalyptic future more than a decade after “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” in which the ape population far exceeds humans. Script is penned by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Sims will


	portray the supporting role of military operative Werner. Sims’ other credits include the series regular in the Starz series “Crash,” as well as the feature films “White Space” and “Something Is Killing Tate.” He’s repped by APA and Benedetti Management.


	May 15th 2013 from slashfilm.com


	Michael Giacchino to Score Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. With Matt Reeves currently filming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, it’s time to fill in the post-production team. First and foremost, Reeves went back to his roots and got himself a composer named Michael Giacchino. You may have heard of the Oscar winner, who previously worked with Reeves on an underrated track for Cloverfield, as well as on Let Me In. Since the pair already have a relationship, it’s not exactly a surprise


	they’re working together once again. The welcome surprise is we’ll get to hear Giacchino’s spin on another storied franchise. The composer himself broke the news on Twitter:


	*“This is how I will dress when recording the score for Matt Reeves DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES!…”* http://instagram.com/p/ZTuJ9BFdmS/

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which was directed by Rupert Wyatt with music by Patrick Doyle. This new film takes place a few years after that as the conflict between the few surviving humans and a growing ape population comes to a head. Here’s what the studio is currently saying:

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.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will open May 23, 2014. It features Andy Serkis as Caesar, with appearances from Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell,Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, and Judy Greer.


	May 11th 2013 from comingsoon.net


	Director Matt Reeves Tweets a Behind-The-Scenes Photo. Shooting has officially commenced on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the film's director, Matt Reeves, has revealed a new image from the New Orleans set. Featuring Andy Serkis in his motion capture suit, as Caeser on a horse, it would appear he's stumbled upon some humans. Directed by Matt Reeves with a script from Scott Z. Burns, Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa and Mark Bomback, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes continues the story that began in 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and features a cast that


	includes Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo and Judy Greer. In the film, 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.


	May 10th 2013 from fox8live.com


	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes closes streets in New Orleans. Filming of a major motion picture will shut down blocks of the Central Business District and the Lower Garden District for more than a month starting Saturday, May 11. "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" will be filming in the area. The city will shut down the 100 and 200 blocks of South Rampart Street, the 1000 block of Common Street and the 1100 block of Tulane Avenue to all vehicles and pedestrians between May 11 and June 24. Street closures and parking restrictions will also be in place on

500 Orange Street, 500 Market Street, 500 Richard Street and the 1500 and 1600 blocks of South Peters Street to accommodate filming through June 24.

You can find maps and alternate routes by clicking here for a link to the Film New Orleans website. The city says it has worked with the production company to minimize impact to area business, residents and commuters. According to Twentieth Century Fox, principal photography is under way for "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." According to a news release from the city, the production will employ about 600 local residents and involve approximately 200 visiting cast and crew members


	May 10th 2013 from comingsoon.net

	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Official Logo Unveiled by Twentieth Century Fox.


	Twentieth Century Fox's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has revealed its official logo. Directed by Matt Reeves with a script from Scott Z. Burns, Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa and Mark Bomback, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes continues the story that began in 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and features a cast that includes Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo and Judy Greer. In the film, 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.


	May 8th 2013 from heraldonline.com


	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Begins Principal Photography. Andy Serkis Reprises His Celebrated Role of Heroic Ape Caesar. Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Toby Kebbell, Keri Russell, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-Mcphee Also Star Matt Reeves Directs Newest Chapter of Beloved Franchise Now Filming on Location in New Orleans. Twentieth Century Fox announced that principal photography is underway on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. 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.

Andy Serkis, celebrated for his performance in the last film, reprises his role as Caesar. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes also stars Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Public Enemies, The Great Gatsby), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises, The Harry Potter film series), Keri Russell (The Americans, Mission Impossible III), Toby Kebbell (The Prince of Persia, Wrath of the Titans, Rock N Rolla), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In, ParaNorman), Enrique Murciano (Traffic, Black Hawk Down), Kirk Acevedo (The Thin Red Line) and Judy Greer (The Descendants, Three Kings, 13 Going on 30).

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In). The producers are Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion), Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Tom Hammel (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) is executive producing.

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.

Twentieth Century Fox will release Dawn of the Planet of the Apes worldwide on Memorial Day weekend, May 23, 2014. Rise of the Planet of the Apes opened theatrically during the summer of 2011, grossed nearly half a billion dollars worldwide.


	April 24th 2013 from fansshare.com


	Gary Oldman talks 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' The Dark Knight Rises actor Gary Oldman is set to appear in the movie Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which is currently filming. Now, Gary has been talking about the role that he will be playing in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and what it is like to shoot scenes with computer generated apes. Oldman explained, "This movie is set 15 years later and I play a man called Dreyfus who leads a human colony struggling to survive after the earth's population has been eliminated


	by an ape-born flu." He added, "A lot of the apes sequences are computer generated and you're talking to yourself on set. But I got used to that when I played a peacock in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda. You've got to be versatile these days!" As well as starring Gary Oldman, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes also stars Andy Serkis, Keri Russell, Judy Greer and Jason Clarke. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Matt Reeves and is set to hit the big screen on May 23, 2014 in both the US and the UK.


	April 24th 2013 from campbellrivermirror.com


	Campbell River 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' filmimg area cancelled. The new Planet of the Apes movie will not be filming in the Campbell River area. Forest scenes for "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" were supposed to begin shooting in mid-April when local crews and businesses were told filming would be delayed until May. On Tuesday, Island North Film Commissioner Joan Miller confirmed rumours the local forest scenes were cut and film crews will not be coming. "I was told it because of logistics and scheduling," she told the Mirror.

"There was full intent on their part to film here. They were here for months doing a lot of scouting and pre-production work." The film crew was planning to shoot in the forest, approximately 60 kilometres west of the city. "They picked this location because of the scenic forest and landscapes," Miller said in a previous interview.

She added the film crew was happy with the area, local expertise and the professional attitude in which they were treated by businesses. The segments for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes were expected to be shot over 7-10 days and local businesses stood to benefit through rentals, hotels, catering and hiring some temporary jobs. The movie, according to various entertainment websites, is being filmed in Vancouver, San Francisco and New Orleans. It's due to be released in May 2014.


	April 24th 2013 from examiner.com


	'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' casting call for paid extras in New Orleans. "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," Twentieth Century Fox's sequel to its blockbuster 2011 hit feature film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," is set to begin shooting the Louisiana portion of filming in mid-May, 2013. The extras casting director has sent out a casting call for extras to work on the film. With a $93 million budget and over $483 million at the box office, this second film in the reboot series of films is being highly anticipated. Principal actor casting for the film's lead roles co-starring roles are being cast in New Orleans. New Orleans production will run

through July, 2013. The extremely talented and necessary actor returning is Golden Globe winner Andy Serkis as the ultra-intelligent genetically altered ape Caesar. Serkis is the most highly respected and critically acclaimed motion capture actor in the entertainment industry, and has won many awards for that type of work including a Screen Actors Guild Award. Some of his credits include Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, Universal Pictures' "King Kong," Captain Haddock in Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin," and Caesar in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". Also starring in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is Golden Globe Award winner Keri Russell; Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman; Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Judy Greer; and "Zero Dark Thirty" star Jason Clarke.

Details about how to be considered to work as a background performer on "Dawn of The Planet of The Apes" can be found on the following casting post: "Dawn of The Planet of The Apes" Extras Casting Call


	April 24th 2013 from bloody-disgusting.com


	New Set Pic from ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Mo-Cap in the Woods. We’ve got our first behind the scenes look at Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Twentieth Century Fox’s 2011′'s hit franchise reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Matt Reeves is currently directing the sequel, which has already enlisted Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Gary Oldman playing some human characters with Judy Greer and Andy Serkis (and many others) playing the chimps.

These photos from the Daily Mail cropped up after a shoot in the woods that presumably features both humans and chimps, since Russell and Clarke look normal and Serkis is wearing the mo-cap dots.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, in theaters May 23, 2014, continues the story of how ultra-intelligent simian Caesar (Andy Serkis) presides over the fall of human civilization. After the apes break out of their facility, a virus breaks out that causes the collapse of human society. The new project is taking the story to the next level, with the apes on the path to emerge as society’s new rulers.


	April 1st 2013 from vulture.com


	Judy Greer Joins Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ... As a Chimp! It's a safe bet that you're bound to recognize Judy Greer from at least one of her many credits, whether it's her part as Matthew Lillard's wife in The Descendants, her unhinged Kitty Sanchez in Arrested Development, or the countless rom-coms where she played the supportive best friend to actresses like Katherine Heigl and Jennifer Aniston. But now the actress — whose upcoming short-story collection

bears the cheeky title I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star — has landed a supporting part where she'll be utterly unrecognizable: Vulture has learned that Greer will be donning a motion-capture suit to play the female chimp Cornelia in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to 2011's hit franchise reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

"For so long I haven't been able to say anything about it, so this is exciting!" Greer gushed when I talked to her last night. Cornelia was briefly introduced in the first film (where she was played by dancer Devyn Dalton) as a potential love interest to Andy Serkis's lead ape Caesar, but the role will be expanded in the Matt Reeves–directed sequel, which has already enlisted Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Gary Oldman to play some of the new human characters. "It's a very different kind of work than I'm used to," admitted Greer. "I'm not going to be wearing Manolo Blahniks in this one."

But make no mistake, Greer definitely feels an intimate connection with the Apes franchise. "I married a man who … I'm gonna use the word obsessed. He is obsessed with Planet of the Apes," she laughed. "We had a chimp husband-and-wife cake topper at our wedding. At the cocktail hour, we played Planet of the Apes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes on two separate televisions in the bar area. And on the wedding gift I bought him, a vintage Rolex, I had it engraved, 'Ape shall not kill ape.' I was then told that, technically, it's 'Ape shall never kill ape,' but there wasn't enough space for engraving purposes."

Around the same time as the wedding, Greer started attending awards-season parties in support of The Descendants, where she reconnected with her former 13 Going on 30 co-star Serkis. ("He played a human man in that one," she noted.) Serkis encouraged her to lobby for a role in the sequel, and eventually she met with Reeves and revealed the depths of her Apes fandom. "I think I might have freaked him out a little bit," she said, chuckling.

So, what is it like for Greer to go from geeky fan to Apes insider? "It's gonna be fun to have some secrets, but I have to be oh-so-careful. I'm not supposed to say anything to anyone, so once I start shooting, I won't be able to talk to anybody!" she said. "I feel like I'll be on one of those reality shows where they sequester the Survivors until it's over, or a jury where they have to put you up in a hotel so you don't talk." And no one is more sensitive to her newfound spoilers than her husband. Laughed Greer, "It's funny, because when I talk to my husband about the movie, he's like, 'I don't want to know! I do want to know! Do you think you should tell me? Don't tell me!”


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