It was founded by director peter jackson, richard taylor, and jamie. Dawn of the planet of the apes visual effects have reached. Dawn of the planet of the apes is a 2014 american science fiction action film directed by matt reeves and written by mark bomback, rick jaffa and amanda silver. War for the planet of the apes is the official novelization of the film war for the planet of the apes. It recognizes the importance and urgency of efforts to work for peace.
Dawn of the planet of the apes is both a deeply humanistic film, in the best sense of that word, and a deeply pessimistic one. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, caesar wrestles with. It was adapted into the 1968 film planet of the apes, launching the planet of the apes media franchise the novel tells the tale of three human explorers from earth who visit a planet orbiting the star betelgeuse, in which great. Buy dawn of the planet of the apes firestorm by greg keyes isbn. Firestorm the official movie prequel is the prequel novel to dawn of the planet of the apes. It is 2026, and humanity has been pushed to near extinction by a deadly virus.
Firestorm which is also set between the events of the first two films was published in may 2014 by titan books. The book was written by greg keyes and was released on may 27, 2014. Weta digital is the company behind dawn of the planet of the apes visual effects, which resides in wellington, new zealand. When a group of survivors desperate to find a new source of power travel into the woods near san francisco, they discover a highly evolved community. It is a particularly excellent prequel that practically.
In fact, it will dominate the box office, even if it barely managed to live up to its predecessor. Dawn of the planet of the apes followed in 2014, with war for the planet of the apes opening this summer, bringing the story strands ever closer to. Dawn of the planet of the apes the official movie novelization. Gary oldman, andy serkis, jason clarke and keri russell star in this thrilling next chapter of the planet of the apes. War for the planet of the apes, which just arrived on bluray and dvd, received a couple of tiein books. He was portrayed mainly by actor roddy mcdowall, but also by david watson in the second apes movie in 1968s planet of the apes, cornelius is.
One last chance for peace a group of scientists in san francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent. Matt reeves dawn of the planet of the apes travels down the dark path. Dawn of the planet of the apes, directed by cloverfield and let me in filmmaker matt reeves, literally begins where rise of the planet of the apes ended. Its the best of the the planet of the apes movies since the original charlton heston movie in terms of getting away from the simplistic good apes, bad people message of the last few movies. I just finished the novelization of dawn of the planet of the apes tonight, and highly recommend it. Revelations is a worth a peep for fans and takes place shortly after the end of dawn of the planet of the apes, depicting the first clash between. Dawn of the planet of the apes, starring serkis as caesar, along with gary oldman, jason clarke, keri russell and toby kebbell, arrives in theaters. A scene from the original movie planet of the apes from 20th. As caesars search group ropes new apes into the fold, pope begins to implement his siege for power and dominance over his newfound tribe.
The official movie novelization kindle edition by irvine, alex. Apes together strong, caesar thought, remembering when he had first been able to recognize that thought before, in the shelter. A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a. A war begins to brew between man and ape in this sequel to the 2011 hit rise of the planet of the apes. Pcs exclusive limited to 150 pcs and includes two additional switchout spears. 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.
No planet of the apes fan should miss out on this original apes story written by new york times bestselling author greg keyes, whose previous works include the star wars. Dawn certainly falls on the side of the apes, but its not a clear black and white depiction of good apes versus bad humans, which is one of the films most appealing factors. While dawn of the planet of the apes debuted theatrically with a stunning dolby atmos surround mix, fox has elected to release this bluray in 7. Awesome dawn of the planet of the apes concept art. The novel was released on july 15, 2014, exactly four days after the films american release. Dawn of the planet of the apes caesar is one of recent cinemas most enduring characters. Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army humans led by a ruthless colonel.
Swinging in at 2 hours, dawn of the planet of the apes has a solid mixture of story, character, and action. Everything about the mighty planet of the apes saga, from the original novel, via. Written by author alex irvine, the novel is a retelling of the films plot. Firestorm the official movie prequel novel by greg keyes disclosure. Its been ten years since the simian flu wiped out most of humanity, and somewhere deep in the woods outside of san francisco, caesar voice and performance capture by andy serkis and his primate companions have established a thriving village built on the principles of peace and community. Is titan books new prequel novel worth going ape for. The film stars andy serkis, woody harrelson and steve zahn, and follows a confrontation between the. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves shortlived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine. Kobas apes sprang up in front of them, breaking into small groups to cut off escape and separate the old and the slow from the main body of the herd. Apes and humans are torn between a wary truce and mutual obliteration in a striking addition to. Dawn of the planet of apes, the weeks big blockbuster release, is technically a sequel to a reboot, picking up at least a decade after the events of 2011s origin. Dawn of the planet of the apes is the official novelization of the film dawn of the planet of the apes.
The book bridges the gap between the events of rise of the planet of the apes and dawn of the planet of the apes. If you are avoiding spoilers, please look away now. Planet of the apes was reconfigured from the satire of pierre boulles 1963 novel. A space odyssey 1968 is the first time one ape kills another, solidifying his position as leader. The 1968 film was, among other things, a fierce satire. This jaundiced view of humanity is entirely in keeping with the 1960s70s franchise revived in 2011 with rise of the planet of the apes, directed by rupert wyatt, and dawn of the planet of the apes, directed by matt reeves a devoted fan of the earlier apes movies. It stars andy serkis, jason clarke, gary oldman, keri russell, toby kebbell, and kodi smitmcphee. On the other side of america, malcolm must decide between two worldsa community built on stability and support or going back on the road for the rumored cure in austin.
After the rise and the dawn, the apes are going to war. I found it deeply affecting and it will end somewhere among my top four or five films of all time. Midway through dawn of the planet of the apes, which opens this weekend, there is a nice little moment when teenage human alexander kodi. One last chance for peace a group of scientists in san francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes. The evolution of planet of the apes movie franchaise. Dawn of the planet of the apes takes another step toward a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The official movie prequel to the eagerly anticipated dawn of the planet of the apes movie, scheduled for release in july 2014. Introducing our second series of detailed action figures from dawn of the planet of the apes, the exciting sequel to 2011s rise of the planet of the apes. The transformation of planet of the apes, from book to movie legend. Dawn of the planet of the apes subtitles 351 subtitles. Not only does it flesh out motivations and thoughts for each character, giving me a richer understanding behind certain plot developments in the movie, but it also has quite a different ending than the movie what i suspect was the original. See more ideas about planet of the apes, planets and plant of the apes.
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. Revelations, the official prequel to the hotlyanticipated summer blockbuster. How the war for the planet of the apes novelization differs from the. A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by. Dawn of the planet of the apes has a very strong emotional ending that makes the movie excellent and covers over a multitude of flaws. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Catch the planet of the apes triple feature on july 12.
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But being a fan is a double edged sword that brings with it the baggage of huge expectations. Dawn of the planet of the apes firestorm starts to tell a story that dawn of the planet of the apes is the eventual end result of. Caesar decided to take her in as his own and teach her the ways of the apes live. Dawn of the planet of the apes is the only new wide release of the week and since last weeks new releases underperformed, it will dominate the box office this weekend. Elk could kill apes, but only if the apes did not fight together. Tweetemail tweetemail to celebrate the epic final showdown between apes and humans in the upcoming war for the planet of the apes, twentieth century fox film will give audiences a chance to experience a special planet of the apes triple feature on wednesday, july 12th. A space odyssey 1968, this moment is the dawn of civilization and happens at dawn, hence, dawn of the planet of the apes. Dawn of the planet of the apes 2014 rotten tomatoes. Before director matt reeves presents his threequel war for the planet of the apes at this. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dawn of the planet of the apes.