Matt Reeves Will Direct ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’

Last week we showed you Fox’s list of possible directors for the sequel to last years phenomenal Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The list included some great names, such as J Blakeson (The Disappearance Of Alice Creed), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later), Rian Johnson (Looper, Brick), and Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy)

Shawn had commented that Matt Reeves had stepped down from his other projects, signaling that he may have ben the chosen one.

Looks like that is in fact the case! Deadline has revealed that Matt Reeves will in fact be at the helm of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The film is set to release on May 23rd, 2014.

What are your thoughts? Looking forward to the film? What did you think of his previous efforts, Cloverfield and Let Me In?