Monday, November 24, 2014

Andy Serkis Talks "Apes" Sequels

Speaking with MTV News, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes star Andy Serkis says that the rebooted franchise could expand beyond Fox's trilogy plans and become a four or five film saga:

"It might be three films. It could be four. It could be five. Who knows? The journey will continue. It might not necessarily be summarized or completely fulfilled in this next one. The point being, eventually we know that we're going to end up back at The Planet of the Apes, but whether it's this film or not, I don't know."

'Dawn' was a critical and commercial success making $707 million worldwide.Director Matt Reeves is currently writing the script for the next sequel with "Dawn" co-screenwriter Mark Bomback.


Since the script for the next film is not locked, Serkis isn't quite sure what to expect. Asked what he is most excited for in the next movie, he says:

"To be honest, it's very, very early in where we choose to drop our anchor in the next film, so it could be five years after the event. It could be the night after the events of where we left 'Dawn,' so it's very difficult to know where the story is going right at this moment because it's being written as we speak. I know part of the desire for Matt [Reeves] to do this next movie about continuing the enjoyment of seeing these apes evolve."

The next 'Apes' is currently scheduled for July 29th 2016.

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