Watch our exclusive interview with War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves

“For freedom. For family. For the planet” reads the tagline for War for the Planet of the Apes, the third movie in the rebooted Planet of the Apes series.

Yes, the stakes are even higher this time for the genetically evolved apes as Caesar and his army begin a war with Earth's surviving humans, led by the ruthless Colonel (Woody Harrelson).

The man in charge of this critically-acclaimed sequel is Matt Reeves, who three years ago helmed the brilliant Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. We caught up with him in London to talk about why this is the first in the franchise to be from the apes’ point of view and his plans for the fourth film...




Excited? War for the Planet of the Apes lands at Cineworld on 11 July.