Join TJ and Clark to talk about one of the better summer block busters: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’. Sure, ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ may have been a pretty decent film, but this one far surpasses it. It’s intelligent sci-fi with a lot of emotional resonance and great story telling. Also up for discussion are ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ performing better than initially thought over its lifetime, the trailer for ‘Exodus: Of God’s and Kings’ which is the upcoming film from Ridley Scott, Disney’s upcoming live action ‘Dumbo’ which sounds about like its name implies, and Jon Favreau’s upcoming live action ‘The Jungle Book.’
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Well, turns out, while it’s still not the biggest hit here in the U.S., overseas it has had a very different life — raking in $256 million so far. That brings the worldwide total up to $350.4 million.
Purley from an artistic perspective, I think Ridley Scott is the right man for the job.
Wow. “Dumbo” seems to be the correct title for this live action film. What is the deal with turning these animated classics into live action these days anyway?
His name is Neel Sethi. The 10-year-old New Yorker has been cast as Mowgli in the film, which is scheduled for release October 6, 2015.
In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race.
With intelligence and emotional resonance to match its stunning special effects, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes expands on its predecessor with an exciting and ambitious burst of sci-fi achievement.
Domestic Total as of Jul. 14, 2014: $80,828,184
Distributor: Fox Release Date: July 11, 2014
Genre: Sci-Fi Action Runtime: 2 hrs. 10 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $170 million