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5 Things We Learned From The ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Teaser!

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10 years ago

December 18, 2013

This morning Twentieth Century Fox released the first trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and it looks pretty damn good. A clear continuation of the events from the first film, this thing looks as unsparingly bleak as a PG-13 tentpole can get. And it’s remarkable full of information for something so short! In less than 90 seconds we learn a lot about the film’s world.

Cloverfield‘s Matt Reeves directs with Andy Serkis, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Judy Greer, and Jocko Sims starring. The monkey business starts on July 11, 2014.

Head below for 5 Things We Learned From The Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Teaser

That Virus Has Really Taken Hold

The planet looks fairly desolate here, with pockets of survivors dotting the landscape. All signs point towards the film taking place at least 8 years or so after the original (also because I added both of those “4 years” statements together – joila). It also looks like Franco caught the virus because he’s no longer with us.

We’re At War

And what seems to be the end stages of a war at that. Losing out to the apes with the aid of a virus they’re immune to. This whole thing could have been avoided if that Malfoy kid had been just a little bit cooler to Caesar. It just takes a few people being dicks to ruin things for everyone.

It’s More Of An Action Movie

While ROTPOTA was largely a drama about Caesar’s subjugation, conflicted feelings about humans and ultimate breaking point – Dawn seems to have upped the ante in terms of action. While the first film was successful in pulling off its more intimate goals, this one seems widened up a bit. I think Mr. Disgusting is on to something when he says this could be the Aliens to the first installment’s Alien.

It Still Has A Strong Human Element

Initially I was a bit worried the whole thing would involve a ton of CGI apes running circles around a small group of select live actors. This teaser mitigates that by sharing the human POV on the war with the Caesar and co. As in ROTPOTA, I imagine we’ll get plenty of time to align ourselves with the politics of the apes, but it’s nice to get some flesh and blood performances in there as well.

Caesar Hasn’t Softened With Age

If you thought that the past 8-10 years would have allowed Caesar to cool off a bit… you’d be wrong. There’s no going back for him.

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Daniel Roebuck Has Joined the Cast of ‘Terrifier 3’! [Exclusive]

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1 week ago

April 12, 2024

Alex DiVincenzo

Daniel Roebuck has been cast as Santa Claus in Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report.

Writer-director Damien Leone is currently wrapping production on the highly-anticipated sequel, in which Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

“I’ve been holding this secret for a long time!” Roebuck tells Bloody Disgusting. “I’ve been really excited about it. I’m actually entering into the movies that I watch. It’s extraordinary. This is Terrifier bigger, badder, best.”

Roebuck appears in Terrifier 3 alongside returning cast members David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot Fullam, and AEW superstar Chris Jericho.

No stranger to iconic horror properties, Roebuck has squared off against Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, played The Count in Zombie’s The Munsters, succumbed to The Tall Man’s sphere in Phantasm: Ravager, and investigated death in Final Destination.

A distinguished character actor with over 250 credits, Roebuck has also appeared in The Devil’s Rejects, 3 from Hell, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies at the End, The Fugitive, Lost, Agent Cody Banks, and The Man in the High Castle. Incidentally, he’s also playing Santa in the family drama Saint Nick of Bethlehem, due out later this year.

Terrifier 3 will be released in theaters nationwide later this year via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting in conjunction with our partner on Terrifier 2, Iconic Events Releasing.

Terrifier 3 comes courtesy of Dark Age Cinema Productions. Phil Falcone Produces with Lisa Falcone acting as Executive Producer. Co-producers include Mike Leavy, Jason Leavy, George Steuber, and Steve Della Salla. Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, and Erick Opeka Executive Produce for Cineverse. Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor also Executive Produce.