Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Matt Reeves
Written by	Mark Bomback Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver
Based on	Characters by Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Premise from Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
Produced by	Peter Chernin Dylan Clark Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver
Starring	Andy Serkis Jason Clarke Gary Oldman Keri Russell Toby Kebbell Kodi Smit-McPhee
Cinematography	Michael Seresin
Edited by	William Hoy Stan Salfas
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Production companies	20th Century Fox[1] Chernin Entertainment[1][2] TSG Entertainment[2] Ingenious Media[2]
Distributed by	20th Century Fox[2][3]
Release dates	June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26) (Palace of Fine Arts) July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11) (United States)
Running time	130 minutes[4]
Country	United States[5][6][7]
Language	English
Budget	$170–235 million[2][3][8]
Box office	$710.6 million[3]

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and the writing team of Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), it is the second installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise and the eighth film overall. It stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film takes place 10 years after the events of Rise and follows human survivors as they battle to stay alive in the wake of a deadly pandemic, while Caesar tries to maintain control over his expanding ape community which could lead to an all-out war between apes and humans.

A sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes was announced in 2011, with the returns of both Serkis and Rupert Wyatt confirmed that November. Wyatt departed the film in September 2012, and Reeves was hired that October. Casting took place between February and March 2013, with none of the additional original main cast members returning. Principal photography commenced that April and lasted until that July, with filming locations including Campbell River, Vancouver Island, and New Orleans. The apes were created using visual effects and motion capture as commissioned by Weta Digital, with the film featuring greater use of these components during action sequences and to create other animals.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes premiered on June 26, 2014 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and was theatrically released worldwide by 20th Century Fox on July 11. The film received positive reviews, with praise for Reeves' direction, visual effects, the performances of the cast, Michael Giacchino's score, action sequences, and emotional depth. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was a commercial success, grossing over $710 million, making it the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2014 and the highest-grossing film in the franchise. It also received numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects. The sequel, War for the Planet of the Apes, was released in 2017.