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Rupert Wyatt No Longer Helming DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES?

In some extremely disappointing news, it turns out that Rupert Wyatt has decided not to direct the sequel to 2011's $483 million box office hit, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Fox are declining to comment, but find out why he's decided to pass on the project right here!

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By Josh Wilding - 9/17/2012

Critics and fans agreed that Rise of the Planet of the Apes was fantastic. In fact, so good was Andy Serkis' motion capture performance as 'Caesar' that there was a fair amount of outrage when he wasn't nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" at this year's Academy Awards. Well, in a disappointing turn of events, it now looks as if the sequel (titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) is without a director as Deadline reports that Rupert Wyatt will not helm the highly anticipated follow-up. Why? Well, it turns out that it's for the same reason that Gary Ross decided not to direct The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He simply doesn't want to rush the film out for 20th Century Fox's May 23rd, 2014 release date. Fox had no comment, but expect an announcement either way very soon.

Source: Deadline
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Asterisk - 9/17/2012, 5:56 PM
Carne - 9/17/2012, 6:03 PM
Damnit :(
SHHH - 9/17/2012, 6:08 PM
[frick]....
KilledHal9000 - 9/17/2012, 6:09 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Darlene1974 - 9/17/2012, 6:10 PM
:( so disappointing news ... i so can't wait for the sequel...oh well, looks like its not gonna be out anytime soon then...
marvel72 - 9/17/2012, 6:12 PM
this f*ckin terrible news,f*ck you fox.
GUNSMITH - 9/17/2012, 6:12 PM
beane2099 - 9/17/2012, 6:12 PM
If they're smart, they won't release it without him. But it's FOX.
myparentsaredead - 9/17/2012, 6:12 PM
Rush? He's had a year to get it started, plus another 2 to shoot and finish it. Gary Ross had a point, I can't make any sense of this. It didn't take them 3 years to do the first one, so this is fishy.
KingG - 9/17/2012, 6:14 PM
Sad, that was a DAMN good movie. One of the most badass movies I seen in 2011. Except for (Madea's Big Happy Family) hahahahhahahaha...............sike. But seriously, hopefully the next director will put out something amazing and even top the first.
GUNSMITH - 9/17/2012, 6:15 PM
"WANT ME TO TRY AGAIN?, LET ME CALL JHONNY DEPP FIRST.."
KingG - 9/17/2012, 6:17 PM
Even though I think no one will top the first one.
ATrueHero1987 - 9/17/2012, 6:18 PM
Oh wow...
xXkryptoniteXx - 9/17/2012, 6:20 PM
What the [frick] is fox doing now? They surprise us then all of a sudden they found there mojo back and there [frick]ing it up all over again. Patients is the key. Fox is being runned by monkeys.
RAWRG - 9/17/2012, 6:24 PM
[frick]! NOOOOO!!!!
StealthPWNAGE - 9/17/2012, 6:27 PM
@grif starring Christian Bale! :p
SpiderManofHouseStark - 9/17/2012, 6:28 PM
oh fox... you always manage to mess things up
marvel72 - 9/17/2012, 6:28 PM
can this day get any worse,no extra's on my avengers blu-ray & now this.
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 9/17/2012, 6:35 PM
I just watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes for the first time on HBO last night,and it is a good movie.It's bad news to hear that Rupert won't return to direct the sequel but this is 20th Century Fox we're talking about.
SymbioteSpidey1 - 9/17/2012, 6:45 PM
i loathe Fox with a burning passion
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/17/2012, 6:47 PM
uh oh
notmuchtotellreally - 9/17/2012, 6:56 PM
well fack me...
notmuchtotellreally - 9/17/2012, 6:57 PM
e_e
D117 - 9/17/2012, 7:00 PM
WTF!!! What could possibly be the problem now? He had plenty of time smh.
DrDoom - 9/17/2012, 7:06 PM
Fox just ruins stuff.
thewonderer - 9/17/2012, 7:07 PM
[frick] deadline

Didn't they also report Ben Affleck was being spoken to for Justice League?
RunawaysHD - 9/17/2012, 7:11 PM
How long does he want? Too long and people will forget and move on
SmithWillSuffice - 9/17/2012, 7:12 PM
Boo-urns!
Rowsdower - 9/17/2012, 7:22 PM
I just searched 'Justice League' on Deadline Hollywood and the only article I could is one with Affleck's reps denying he's been approached for JLA. Unrelated articles about Affleck did come up in the search though.
DrainBamage - 9/17/2012, 7:45 PM
Now you all know damn well what this is really about. $$$

Pay the man Fox.
DioFoRio - 9/17/2012, 7:55 PM
@Grif..you forgot Into Darkness
lokibane2012 - 9/17/2012, 8:04 PM
AmericanPsychoWolf - 9/17/2012, 8:33 PM
Damn it.
WesleyGibson - 9/17/2012, 8:55 PM
Well [frick] it then. I'm not going to sit and wait for another Tim Burton [frick] up. They may as well flush Dawn down the shitter now.
ThaReaperAssassin - 9/17/2012, 9:46 PM
tyler perry for the sequel! the kardashian family as the monkeys! james franco and seth rogan smoking mass amounts of monkey weed! jonah hill mo-cap as ceaser! So much win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
AlexDeLarge87 - 9/17/2012, 10:48 PM
Some people take years to finish their scripts. He just wants to make sure the story of the sequel is perfect.
Fox is just thinking money like all the production companies.
Valandil - 9/18/2012, 1:12 AM
Then Duncan Jones should do it.
Valandil - 9/18/2012, 2:10 AM
hahaha, FOX? Then they will hire Joe Carnahan for sure.
Even if he is still to do a really good movie.
jimoakley666 - 9/18/2012, 2:12 AM
Fox really need to sort this deadline shit out. Get the [frick]ing movie ready and into pre-production, story sorted, THEN give out a date, prick-wads. The amount of [frick]-ups this has cause with Fox is just pathetic. Any other company and the idiots in charge would have been sent packing.
rng86 - 9/18/2012, 4:16 AM
well, i guess the sequel will suck now.
BANEEE - 9/18/2012, 4:30 AM
GOD DAMMITT WHYY!
Ryguy88 - 9/18/2012, 1:09 PM
That's too bad, Rise was a pretty solid movie, maybe the best summer movie last year. It seems strange that Wyatt thought a movie that is to be released 2 years from now will be 'rushed' though.
Ryguy88 - 9/18/2012, 1:11 PM
Calm down fanboys, Fox has done nothing wrong here. The movie isn't to be released until 2014, 2 years from now! Its not being rushed!
manofmidgard - 9/18/2012, 3:21 PM
sooo, guess that means that they'd rather get a crappy movie out quick than a good movie out whenever. *sigh*
TheFox - 9/18/2012, 3:34 PM
CRAP!!!

... Well, it was nice while it lasted. Then again, you never know; they might actually get someone competent to do the sequel.

It could happen!

Really!

...

Crap.

Z
DaRaginScotsman - 9/18/2012, 3:36 PM
NO.

NO.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DaRaginScotsman - 9/18/2012, 3:44 PM

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