<Li> Amiah Miller as Nova, a mute orphan whom Maurice aides . </Li> <Li> Gabriel Chavarria as Preacher, a human soldier working under the Colonel in Alpha - Omega . </Li> <P> After seeing his cut of Dawn, 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment signed Matt Reeves to return as director for a third installment of the reboot series . In January 2014, the studio announced the third film, with Reeves returning to direct and co-write along with Bomback, and Peter Chernin, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver serving as producers . During an interview in mid-November 2014 with MTV, Andy Serkis said they did not know the next film's setting . "...It could be five years after the event . It could be the night after the events of where we left' Dawn ."' In May 2015, the title was first given as War of the Planet of the Apes . By October 2015, it had been retitled as War for the Planet of the Apes . </P> <P> When director Reeves and screenwriter Bomback came on board to helm Dawn, the film already had a release date, which led to an accelerated production schedule . However, with the third installment, Fox wanted to give the duo plenty of time to write and make the film . Taking advantage of this, the two bonded with each other more than before . </P>

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