Sometimes America makes the right choice at the multiplex, and we’re certainly not talking about the bonkers opening for "Transformers: Age Of Extinction." Instead, this past weekend moviegoers gave a vote of confidence to Matt Reeves‘ smart and accomplished "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes." That certainly means Fox will be ready to make a third entry in the series (indeed, they’ve already dated it for 2016) and ‘Dawn’ ends with Jason Clarke‘s Malcom warning Caesar that the military are on the way. In short, the apes battle for survival has only begun.
But apparently there was even more to that finale that was shot, but didn’t make it through the editing process. Speaking with Slashfilm, Reeves shares some details of the sequence and why he ultimately decided to trim it:
Indeed, it’s another example of Reeves’ very thoughtful approach, one that tends to see him favor character and theme over a more obvious blockbuster route. Frankly, that scrapped ending would’ve taken away from the arc between Malcolm and Caesar — the thematic and emotional weight between them — seeing the worst in their species force a wedge between them. The movie nicely pauses on that moment instead of racing to what’s coming next. Wise move. And you can see more of Reeves’ thought process in a New York Times video where he narrates an early sequence from the movie.
And finally, some apes whet to see "Dawn Of The Planet The Apes" and yes, ABC News (via Bloody Disgusting) was there to capture the magic.
