TRUEFILM Magazine Issue 1, May 2014 | Page 36

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Serkis, Jason Clarke

James Franco may be returning
as a cameo in Dawn of the
Planet of the Apes, but… does
it really need him? Well, not
really as the great apes are the
stars of the film. Audiences
were skeptical in the months
leading up to the release of the
2011 prequel Rise of the Planet
of the Apes, directed by Rupert
Wyatt, but were soon quickly
won over by its sharp-edged
script, smart handling of the
universe’s origin story, and
the brilliant motion-capture
performance of Andy Serkis as
Caesar.
This time around we see
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Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke,
Kodi Smit-McPhee and Keri
Russell in the Ape world. Set
eight years after the events of
the 2011 reboot, genetically
modified apes roam planet
Earth, as do human virussurvivors. They reach a fragile
peace, but it proves to be shortlived, as both sides are brought
to the brink of a war that will
determine who will emerge
as planet Earth’s dominant
species.
Expectations are high for
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,
directed by Matt Reeves, and
once again starring Serkis
as Caesar. The trailer looks
strong, and the amount of
images released and new plot

details help make Dawn of
the Planet of the Apes one of
most anticipated films of the
summer.
Serkis spoke to Collider at
CinemaCon saying he’s excited
for fans to see the new Apes
film. “What I love about this
film is that it’s completely
different to the first film. People
who enjoyed the first film may
have enjoyed the domesticity of
the first film, and the intimacy
of seeing this young ape grow
into an adult and go through
all the trial and tribulations
and being ousted from a human
family and a father he thought
was his. And then having to find
his own identity as an ape and
then lead them to freedom.”

the inbetweeners
movie 2

Photo: © Film4

RELEASE 17 July
DIRECTOR Matt Reeves
CAST Gary Oldman, Andy

Photo: © 20th Century Fox

DAWN OF THE PLANET
OF THE APES

RELEASE 6 August
DIRECTOR Damon Beesley &
Iain Morris
CAST Simon Bird, James
Buckley, Blake Harrison,
Joe Thomas

Everyone’s favourite lads – Jay,
Neil, Simon and Will – are back
and this time have gone ‘down
under’ to Australia in The
Inbetweeners Movie 2. What
they will be getting up to, we
don’t know, but expect the odd
kangaroo and koala.
After a few years of not so
great British sitcom-to-film
adaptions, The Inbetweeners
Movie burst into British
cinemas in 2011 and took an
amazing £42million at the
box office. This made the film
the most successful British

comedy of all time, and a sequel
was bound to happen. There
currently isn’t any news about
the plot for the film, but we
understand it’s a reunion of
sorts for the boys. They have
been spotted all over Oz, with
scenes taking place at Gold
Coast’s Wet’n’Wild waterpark,
Byron Bay, and Maree. Will it
be as successful as the original?
That remains to be seen.
Co-creators of the TV series,
Iain Morris and Damon Beesley
are returning to direct and pen
the script, with all four actors –
Simon Bird (Will), Joe Thomas
(Simon), James Buckley (Jay)
and Black Harrison (Neil) –
returning once again. New boy
Freddie Stroma, best known for

Cormac McLaggen in the Harry
Potter films, will appear as a
wealthy traveller.
Joe Thomas recently spoke
to Digital Spy saying that this
time around, he believes both
the script and performances
are even funnier. “The first film
blew us away, we didn’t expect
that level of success, but I think
we can do it again.”
James Buckley is remaining
tight-lipped about the movie’s
plot when talking to Yahoo,
saying, “We’re in Australia. All
I can say is that it’s been really
great fun and it’s really funny.
Hopefully everyone will like it.”
He also revealed that there
would be some nudity again,
“There is. It’s what we do.”
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