Caesar releases the humans, hoping to show the Colonel that the apes are not savages Red escapes by injuring the albino gorilla named Winter.Ĭaesar's eldest son Blue Eyes and lieutenant Rocket return from a long journey. Alpha-Omega employs other apes, derogatorily called "donkeys".Īn Alpha-Omega platoon launches an attack on an ape outpost, but it fails and four soldiers, including one named Preacher and a "donkey" gorilla named Red, are captured. military faction known as Alpha-Omega led by a ruthless colonel. In 2028 A.D, two years after the bonobo Koba attacked the human survivors in San Francisco, Caesar and his tribe of intelligent apes have been forced to fight against a rogue U.S.
A sequel is currently in development, with Wes Ball said to replace Reeves as director. It was also nominated for four Saturn Awards, including Best Director for Reeves and Best Actor for Serkis. The film received a nomination for Best Special Visual Effects at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards. It received critical acclaim, with many reviewers highlighting the performances (particularly Serkis'), visual effects, story, themes, direction, cinematography and musical score. The film was a commercial success having grossed over $490 million. War for the Planet of the Apes premiered in New York City on July 10, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 14, 2017, by 20th Century Fox. Like its predecessor, its premise shares several similarities to the fifth film in the original series, Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), but it is not a direct remake. The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn, and follows a confrontation between the apes, led by Caesar, and the humans for control of Earth, while Caesar himself exacts revenge for the murder of his family. A sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), it is the third film in the Planet of the Apes reboot series, and the ninth film in the Planet of the Apes film series.
War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves.