Dawn of the Planet of the Apes WonderCon Press Room

Fox brought a block of movies to WonderCon that fairly wowed the crowd during the panels with some trailer footage. Before the panel Museled Blog sat in on the press conference for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Andy Serkis talks about what its like meeting a dub actor.

Director Matt Reeves talks about taking on the sequel, and how he humanizes the apes, and there are no villains in the story. While getting the story direction he wanted, the filming schedule was very short. He also touches on where the story will continue on in subsequent sequels.

Gary Oldman talks about character, his colony and the human state of mind going into the film. And all of the cast talk about the joys of filming in New Orleans.

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Release: July 11, 2014, in 3D

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.  They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.

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