<P> In February 2013, actors Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, and Kodi Smit - McPhee were cast in lead roles for the sequel, set ten years after the events from the first film . In March 2013, actress Keri Russell was cast in a role . That same month, Judy Greer was cast as Cornelia, a female chimp and love interest for Caesar . Toby Kebbell, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo joined the cast during filming . On May 15, 2013, Jocko Sims was cast in a supporting role of military operative Werner . </P> <P> Filming began in April 2013 around the town of Campbell River, British Columbia . The location of Vancouver Island was chosen for its similarity to the locations depicted in the film, the forests, and the variety of landscapes . Filming in New Orleans started in May 2013 and continued in July 2013 at various locations such as the former Six Flags park Six Flags New Orleans . </P> <P> Like Rise, visual effects for Dawn were done by Weta Digital . In addition to the apes, Weta created other digital animals, such as a herd of elk, a grizzly bear, and CG doubles of the live horses . The elk were created using key - frame animation and the digital crowd enhancement software MASSIVE, the bear through key - frame animation, and the horses with a mixture of key - frame animation and motion capture . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dawn of the Planet of the Apes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Soundtrack album by Michael Giacchino </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> August 12, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Film score </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 77: 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Sony Masterworks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Michael Giacchino film scores chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) </Td> <Td> Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) </Td> <Td> This Is Where I Leave You (2014) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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