Gabriel Chavarria, who stars in Universal’s upcoming dramaLowriders, is being eyed for one of the two main human roles in 20th Century Fox’sPlanet of the Apes 3. We reported back in May that the the sequel is now entitledWar of the Planet of the Apes, and thismovie titlehas now been confirmed byDeadline. No details were given about his character, but the role was compared toJames Franco’s role in 2011’sRise of the Planet of the Apes.
TheWar of the Planet of the Apestitle certainly make sense, since last year’sDawn of the Planet of the Apesteased an all-out war between the apes and the humans. 20th Century Fox has already set a July 14, 2017release dateforPlanet of the Apes 3, which currently has that release date all to itself, although there is plenty of competition around it. Disney’sPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesis set for release on July 13, 2025, while Universal’sPitch Perfect 3is set for release on June 18, 2025.
Dawn of the Planet of the ApesdirectorMatt Reevesis returning to direct from a script he co-wrote alongsideMark Bomback(Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), with production set to begin this October in Vancouver. As production starts in just a few months, we’ll surely start hearing more about additional casting in the near future.Matt Reeveshas already stated that there won’t be a significant time jump in thismovie sequel, with the story set to take place shortly after the events ofDawn of the Planet of the Apes.
The filmmaker has also stated that he believes there are several more stories that can be told aboutAndy Serkis' Caesar character in this timeline, before the events of the original classic Planet of the Apes. It isn’t known if 20th Century Fox has plans for any future sequels beyondPlanet of the Apes 3, but it wouldn’t be surprising, given how popular the franchise has become. 2011’sRise of the Planet of the Apestook in $481 million worldwide at thebox officefrom a $93 million production budget, with last year’s sequelDawn of the Planet of the Apesearning $708 million from a $170 million budget.
Gabriel Chavarria’sLowridersis in post-production and doesn’t have a release date set at this time. The actor stars alongsideDemián Bichir,Theo Rossi,Yvette Monreal,Melissa Benoist,Eva LongoriaandTony Revolori. The actor’s other credits includeFreedom Writers,A Better Lifeand roles in TV shows such as Gang Related and Aquarius.
