<P> Producers Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark started planning the film eventually titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes just after Rise's release in 2011 . Fox gave the film a budget of $170 million and a release date of July 11, 2014 . Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver returned to pen the script and produce, and the studio quickly signed Andy Serkis to reprise his role as Caesar . Director Rupert Wyatt withdrew from the project due to production and scheduling issues, and was replaced by Matt Reeves . </P> <P> Set ten years after Rise, the film establishes that the "Simian Flu" that increased the intelligence of the apes has killed most humans . Caesar struggles to maintain peace as his ape community is drawn into a war with nearby human survivors . Weta Digital again provided special effects work, which combined practical sets, digitally manipulated backgrounds, and performance capture ape characters . The human cast included Jason Clarke as Malcolm, Keri Russell as Ellie, and Gary Oldman as Dreyfus . The film debuted on July 11, 2014 . It was met with critical acclaim; reviewers found it a strong followup to Rise and lauded the combination of an engaging script with impressive special effects . It also performed very strongly at the box office, taking in $707,498,744 in worldwide grosses . Its special effects received several accolades, including three Visual Effects Society Awards and an Oscar nomination at the 87th Academy Awards . </P> <P> The producers were confident enough in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes that they started planning for the next installment before production had completed . They contracted Matt Reeves to return as director after seeing his cut of Dawn; he also wrote the script with Mark Bomback . Peter Chernin, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver serve as producers . The film, War for the Planet of the Apes, was released on July 14, 2017 . Woody Harrelson and Gabriel Chavarria played human characters, while Steve Zahn played Bad Ape . The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews . It earned $490,567,967 against a $150 million budget . </P> <P> In October 2016, it was reported that a fourth Planet of the Apes film was being discussed . </P>

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