Kodi Smit-McPhee will be reunited with director Matt Reeves for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, according to a new report. While it has been confirmed by Deadline that he's been cast in a lead role, no character details have been released. Kodi Smit-McPhee (pictured below) is probably best known for appearing in Let Me In and The Road, and also voiced the lead character in ParaNorman.
Smit-McPhee will be joined by previously announced cast members Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) and Andy Serkis. It was recently revealed that the new story takes place fifteen years after the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes:
“One focus is on the group of human scientists who are struggling to survive alone in San Francisco. Another aspect of the story is the struggle of intelligent ape Caesar, played by a returning Andy Serkis, to maintain dominance over his kingdom.”
Production is set to begin this spring and a release date has been set for May 23rd, 2014. The script was written by Mark Bomback, from a draft by Rise of the Planet of the Apes writers Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa.
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After more than a decade as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industries, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror entertainment. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who work tirelessly to explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He has also been consulted as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering his insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, radio stations, film festivals, and fan conventions.
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