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Director Matt Reeves on 'War for the Planet of the Apes'
Filmmaker Matt Reeves knew his new film, War for the Planet of the Apes, had to work even without any help from computer-generated effects. He tells us about shooting whole film first with his actors in special motion capture suits, and shares early thoughts on his next project, The Batman.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenBefore directing the two most recent Planet of the Apes movies, director Matt Reeves worked on films with much smaller budgets. He tells us how he made the transition to big studio movies, and why he said yes to the ‘Apes’ after turning down other franchise work. He also talks about his method of making his newest film, War for the Planet of the Apes, and why he insisted on shooting the entire movie with actors in motion capture suits before adding any special effects.
Photo: Matt Reeves directing War for the Planet of the Apes (Doane Gregory)
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Read the story7 minDirector Matt Reeves on 'War for the Planet of the Apes'
War for the Planet of the Apes -- the third film in Fox's recent reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise -- tells the story of chimpanzee Caesar and his struggle to save his clan of apes from murderous humans.
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