'War of the Planet of the Apes' is the latest installment in the long-running franchise and will feature rising star Gabriel Chavarria in one of the leading human roles. Shooting is scheduled for October and will take cast and crew to Vancouver.
Chavarria is best known for his work on television series 'East Los High' and drama film 'Low Riders' and the upcoming film will be one of his biggest roles to date, according to Collider. The actor has recently signed on to play an unconfirmed character considered to be one of the main human protagonists. The third film in the series will be under 20th Century Fox and directed by Matt Reeves who also helmed the previous movie 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'.
Deadline reported that the second film brought in $708 million worldwide making it a considerable improvement from 2011's first film that only grossed $481 million. The 'Planet of the Apes' modern reboot is based on the science-fiction media franchise that began with a 1963 novel of the same name by French author Pierre Boulle. The first ever film created was released in 1968 and gained massive critical and mainstream success in the international market.
According to Screen Rant, 'War of the Planet of the Apes' won't debut in theatres until July 14, 2017 but filming is already scheduled to begin in October this year. Teams behind the new project are currently in pre-production before principal photography commences in Vancouver the following month. It was also reported that previous human lead Jason Clarke will not be returning to reprise his role as Malcolm since his character may have already served his purpose in the franchise.
'War of the Planet of the Apes' is an upcoming science-fiction film that serves as a sequel to 2014's 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'. Its predecessor received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects as well as several other nominations and awards. No formal plot has been officially announced as of the present.
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