Matt Reeves Talks "Apes 3"

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" director Matt Reeves is at work on the story for the next sequel in the rebooted franchise and says it will be a painful chapter for  Caesar (Andy Serkis).

Reeves is currently writing the script with "Dawn" co-screenwriter Mark Bomback and confirmed that viewers will likely see an all out war.

Reeves tells Coming Soon:

"[Rise of the Planet of the Apes] is sort of how [Caesar] goes from humble beginnings to becoming a revolutionary. In Dawn, he really rose to the occasion of becoming a leader in really challenging and difficult times. The notion of what we're after with the third is to sort of continue that trajectory and see how he becomes a seminal figure in ape history. He almost becomes sort of like an ape Moses. A mythic status... We're trying to play out those themes and continue to sort of explore it in this universe. Exploring human nature under the guise of apes."

Serkis adds: "The ape community has fallen apart. There's potential war. He's going to have to lead the apes in darker times. I think it's going to be very powerful."

'Dawn' was a critical and commercial success making $707 million worldwide.