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POTA: Everything You Need to Know in Under 5 Minutes

Originally posted on the eve of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' release, this video encapsulates the entire Apes saga (original series plus reboots) and does so in less than five minutes. 

TOY CORNER: Maurice from Dawn Action Figure Review

Jumping ahead a number of years and switching branches of the Apes saga, DarthDevious turns his critical eye towards the Maurice action figure from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

BUILDING A BETTER APE: Koba in Dawn of the Apes

Toby Kebbell created a villain for the ages with his portrayal of Koba in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - find out how in this behind the scenes footage.

MATT REEVES: Interview With "Dawn" Director

From Collider.com: "With Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes arriving on Blu-ray/DVD December 2, I was recently able to sit down with the busy director to talk about the film. As I've said again and again, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is easily one of my favorite films of 2014 and the rare commercial movie that’s also deep and thoughtful. Dawn is also atypical in that tells a complete story, but also opens the door for another sequel. During the interview Reeves talked about the reception to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, what fans can look forward to on the Blu-ray, the status of the next Apes sequel, how they're currently outlining the story, teases that the title may be "one word shorter," and a lot more.

ANDY SERKIS: Career Retrospective Interview

The great Scott Mantz (one of the most pop culturally enthusiastic people we've ever met) conducts a career retrospective interview with actor Andy Serkis for the Screen Actors Guild. Scott, of course, is a commentator for Access Hollywood.

DIRECTOR MATT REEVES: Talking Caesar & "Apes"

Director Matt Reeves recently sat down to talk about the upcoming 3rd installment of the Planet Of The Apes franchise which is scheduled to hit AMC Theatres onJuly 29th 2016. Reeves said the following: "The first one is sort of how Caesar goes from humble beginnings to becoming a revolutionary. In 'Dawn,' he really rose to occasion of becoming a leader in really challenging and difficult times. The notion of what we're after with the third is to sort of continue that trajectory and see how he becomes a seminal figure in ape history. He almost becomes sort of like an ape Moses. A mythic status... We're trying to play out those themes and continue to sort of explore it in this universe. Exploring human nature under the guise of apes.”

FROM RISE TO DAWN: An Interview With Director Rupert Wyatt

While promoting his new film The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt also addressed the original intention he had for what would have been his follow-up to 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes. He also shared his feelings about Matt Reeves' take on that sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

"For me, the majority of revolutions, probably the American Revolution aside, 9 times out of 10 result in civil war," he said. "A revolution happens and then it fragments, and you have a civil war. So we always set out on that path with Caesar and Koba becoming in a way the Martin Luther King Jr. and the Malcolm X of the revolution and the clash as the result of that. I think the fundamental thing I wanted to do, which I think the franchise will probably do—and I haven’t talked specifically to Matt or Mark Bomback, the writer, of where they’re going with this—but I would imagine the thing that they’re going to go to was the thing I was hoping to do with the sequel, which is go into the cities. Evolve technically, sort of figure out the combustion engine, so in a way interact with our society. And for me, I found that fascinating, and I guess what Matt wanted to do—and obviously it was his first Apes film—was play out more the interim aspect of it. Keep them in the forest for longer and stuff, so that was the fundamental difference between our takes on it.

BOOM! Their POTA Comics Continue

FROM TALKINGCOMICBOOKS.COM: "The idea of Apes rising up as a civilization on the wreck of human hubris is one of those ideas that demands to be adored by every generation of six year olds that encounters it. That six year old stays inside us forever. BOOM! Studios is releasing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in September (pre-order now), a story that takes place between the two 'modern' Ape flicks: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Written by Michael Moreci, with art by Dan McDaid, I should be excited. Am I excited? YES! I’m excited! BOOM! does two types of Ape stories. Their ongoing series told the story of a maybe-utopian city-state, Mak, led by the Lawgiver, set about twelve hundred years before Taylor and Zira have their first kiss. Humans and apes live in uneasy peace in this city until the Lawgiver is assassinated (no spoiler, it happens in the first issue). ...The other set of BOOM! stories have to do with Ape City in the years leading up to Taylor’s fall from the sky. Zaius, Cornelius, Zira, and Lucius all show up in these tales, which, again, are great in their own right, while knitting together the fascinating skeins of ape continuity.... So, now, BOOM! is promising to do its simian magic with the Andy Serkis ape world. (Who would have thought anyone could wrestle ape primacy from Roddy McDowell?). Am I excited? Yes, I am excited." For the full article, click HERE.

GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE: Koba With a Gun Kills People

FROM THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH: "An ad for the film Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes that showed an ape shooting a man dead with an automatic weapon has been cleared following 119 complaints. The television ad, which was screened on ITV during coverage of the World Cup semi final at around 9.50pm, began with an ape approaching two men, one of who pointed a gun at him. A second exchange showed the ape turning on the men, stealing an automatic weapon from one of them and shooting the other dead, and the ad closing as gunfire resounded in the background. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the majority of complainants believed the ad was inappropriate for children to see, while others believed the theme and content was unsuitable for juxtaposition with a mainstream sporting event.

DAWN OF THE APES: Global Box Office As of 9/7/2014

The latest estimated figures are in and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes continues to amaze with its growing numbers. Below is the latest image from Boxofficemojo.com detailing the global breakdown. The total is over $640, which, if you believe in the formula of doubling your production budget to figure out the break-even point, means that Dawn should be about $300 million in profit...so far.