Director Matt Reeves confirmed for Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

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Matt Reeves will direct the sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes , Deadline have confirmed .

The news comes shortly after the Cloverfield and Let Me In director was named as the frontrunner to take the megaphone from departing director Rupert Wyatt.

Wyatt dropped out of the sequel for reasons similar to Gary Ross’ decision to leave The Hunger Games franchise: namely, because the time contraints for turning around the sequel were too tight.

Reeves handled large-scale carnage with visceral immediacy in Cloverfield , and Let Me In proved he could treat established properties with reverence (even if it wasn’t the most necessary remake).

And his appointment suggests he’s confident he’ll hit the 22 May 2014 UK release date that’s pencilled in.

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Matt Maytum is the former Editor of Total Film magazine. Over the past decade, Matt has worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.