Matt Reeves To Helm DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Matt Reeves To Helm DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

It has been confirmed that the Cloverfield and Let Me In director has signed up to helm the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes after Rupert Wyatt decided not to return for the follow-up. Read on for further details.

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By JoshWilding - Oct 01, 2012 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Deadline


It's official! After reports last week that Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), J Blakeson (The Disappearance Of Alice Creed), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later), Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter), Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy), Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible and Rian Johnson (Looper) were all in talks to helm Dawn Of The Planet of the Apes, it is Reeves who has officially signed on to direct. Deadline has broken the news, and while Reeves was always the frontrunner (especially after dropping out of Warner Bros.' The Twilight Zone) and is expected to still deliver the film for the planned May 23rd, 2014 release date.

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NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 10/1/2012, 11:32 AM
Eh, not sure how I feel about this.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/1/2012, 11:58 AM
Could be good.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/1/2012, 11:59 AM
pretty good choice,can't wait.
mattattack
mattattack - 10/1/2012, 12:00 PM
Ehhhhh...
PureLionHeart
PureLionHeart - 10/1/2012, 12:03 PM
The "Let Me In" director? I have confidence.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 10/1/2012, 12:03 PM
Hell Yeah, but that means so sequel to CF still -_-
Kayo
Kayo - 10/1/2012, 12:04 PM
yesssssssss
RedeyeJedi
RedeyeJedi - 10/1/2012, 12:12 PM
Damn, I was really hoping for Jeff Nichols after seeing Take Shelter. Oh well, we'll see I guess.
TheMaster2011
TheMaster2011 - 10/1/2012, 12:16 PM
Director of Let Me In. YESSS PLEASE!!! Let Me In was awesome. This has the potential to be better than the first
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/1/2012, 12:23 PM
random
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 10/1/2012, 12:23 PM
Called it.
thewonderer
thewonderer - 10/1/2012, 12:28 PM
I loved Cloverfield and heard great things about Let Me In

Fantastic news
Bigred20
Bigred20 - 10/1/2012, 12:33 PM
I don't like the idea of this
but we'll see
Mysterion
Mysterion - 10/1/2012, 12:37 PM
My choice was Del Toro but Matt Reeves is also a solid choice. "Let Me In" ruled!!!
mattattack
mattattack - 10/1/2012, 12:46 PM
Cloverfield was ASS, the only reason why im semi intrigued (but still ehhhh) is due to "Let Me In".
TheFox
TheFox - 10/1/2012, 12:47 PM
Nice! The guy is a great filmmaker, and I look forward to seeing what he does with this franchise! Sure, he has a lot to live up to after the last film, but I'm sure he's up to the task.

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Asterisk
Asterisk - 10/1/2012, 12:57 PM
I love, love, LOVE Cloverfield, so I'm actually really happy with this choice. Still wish Wyatt would return, though.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/1/2012, 12:58 PM
Good choice. Enjoyed Cloverfield. Can't wait to see this.
lokibane2012
lokibane2012 - 10/1/2012, 1:06 PM
It'll be good
ComfortablyNumb
ComfortablyNumb - 10/1/2012, 1:32 PM
Let Me In was one of the better "We can make it better in America" movies of the last decade.
grambo90
grambo90 - 10/1/2012, 2:25 PM
I personally think this could be good news! Yeah its not Rupert Wyatt & yeah it may not be quite as good as ROTOPA buttt out of the list given I think he best suits this film.
Rothwilder
Rothwilder - 10/1/2012, 3:06 PM
Awesome news. Love both.
MrCameron
MrCameron - 10/1/2012, 4:25 PM
scrappybuttons
scrappybuttons - 10/1/2012, 4:48 PM
Eh...what a wasted opportunity. Cloverfield sucked.
NostalgicYouth
NostalgicYouth - 10/1/2012, 4:52 PM
Why do people got to hate on Matt Reeves? Put all that hateration out the window, because this movie is going to officially rule now
TheSnuggler
TheSnuggler - 10/1/2012, 5:54 PM
I would have much rather preferred for Wyatt to have returned, but I'll see what Reeves can do.
scrappybuttons
scrappybuttons - 10/1/2012, 5:55 PM
@NostalgicYouth
False.
Boekelaar
Boekelaar - 10/1/2012, 8:50 PM
WOOOO! I'm pumped about this, Reeves is a great director just hasn't had too many opportunities to show it. Hopefully he brings his friends over at Bad Robot to the party, that would be amazing.
NostalgicYouth
NostalgicYouth - 10/1/2012, 11:42 PM
@Scrappybuttons
No, true
ChaosLord
ChaosLord - 10/2/2012, 12:19 PM
Mixed emotions - last director was awesome - Cloverfield SUCKED - Let Me In was damn good - hmmm
ronnie42
ronnie42 - 10/2/2012, 4:53 PM
Can't wait for this.lol
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