20th Century Fox has set July 29, 2016 as the release date for the as of yet unnamed sequel to “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” The film will be the ninth Planet of the Apes film and the third since the reboot that began with 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”The announcement comes just shortly after news broke that “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” director, Matt Reeves, had finalized a deal to return for the sequel.The film adds to an already impressive list of films on Fox’s schedule for 2016, including sequels in the Avatar, X-Men, and Ice Age franchises.Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is scheduled for theatrical release July 11, 2014.
