'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Teaser Release Date: First Trailer Hinted For Release Soon, Fans Get Excited

By Jomvie Reyes - 06 Dec '16 07:58AM

Comic-Con fans had a glimpse of the teaser trailer for the latest sequel of the Planet of the Apes film series. The "War for the Planet of the Apes" 46-second teaser trailer indicates that an upcoming war between man and apes is undeniably imminent. This time, it is now confirmed with the official teaser coming soon.

According to Trailer Track, the public release of the teaser trailer for "War For The Planet Of The Apes" is expected to be released in the coming weeks. It is expected to be released before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit the theaters on December 16. Trailer Track cites TSK's report that the teaser trailer is 91 seconds long.

Caesar, the leader of the apes played by actor Andy Serkis, said in the ending of the last film of the series Dawn of the Planet of the Apes that war between their species and humankind is most likely to happen. In that film, peace between earth's top two remaining dominant species was strained by the brief yet violent rise in power of Koba, an anti-human advocate and one of the leaders in the community led by Caesar.

"War for the Planet of the Apes" is considered to be the concluding chapter in the blockbuster franchise, is set in San Francisco where Caesar and his apes will be pitted against an army of humans lead by the Colonel, played by veteran Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson. The Colonel and his men are said to plan and attempt to assassinate Caesar which prompts the ape leader and his men to fight back.

The succeeding events will determine the fate of the apes --- and mankind perhaps. "War for the Planet of the Apes" also stars Gabriel Chavarra, Steve Zahn, and Judy Greer.

Matt Reeves, the director, and co-writer of "War for the Planet of the Apes" confirmed via twitter that production is currently ongoing and the release of the film is scheduled to hit theaters in July 2017. Fans of the series are getting pumped up and excited for this upcoming sequel of the rebooted Planet of the Apes series.