Forget His ‘The Batman’ Sequel, Matt Reeves’ Best Follow-Up Is a Free Streaming Hit



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All eyes have been on director Matt Reeves ever since he gave fans a dose of vengeance with The Batman. The fan favorite director was able to create a world of his own with the most iconic IP on the planet at a time when Warner Bros was going through major transition. Starring Robert Pattinson as the titular vigilante and a slew of great artists like Zoë Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, and Paul Dano, among others, populating Gotham with a compelling mystery at its core, The Batman enticed long-time fans and casual onlookers alike.

So, the curiosity around The Batman: Part II is growing with each passing day, especially now that the full cast has been revealed. While initially the scripting took time, the wheels are finally rolling on the project, as we got the first look at the sequel four years later. But it has just started filming, so there’s still some time before we return to Gotham on the big screen. But while fans wait, they are returning to Reeves’ other iconic franchise. Before Reeves took over Batman, he helmed the Planet of the Apes reboot. Rebooted by Rupert Wyatt with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the long-running franchise was taken over by Reeves next with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and its follow-up War for the Planet of the Apes. The reboot trilogy is credited for revolutionizing the franchise with the use of motion capture tech, with Ceaser played by Andy Serkis to perfection.

Fans are flocking to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on its free streaming home, as per FlixPatrol. In a few days since its arrival on the platform, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has risen to fifth spot as of last week on Tubi’s top 10 chart that also has Michael B Jordan’s Creed II and Creed III, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, Dwayne Johnson’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, and more.



















































Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz
Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?
The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.

💊The Matrix

🔥Mad Max

🌧️Blade Runner

🏜️Dune

🚀Star Wars

01

You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
The first instinct is often the truest one.





02

In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely?
What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.





03

What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.





04

How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.





05

Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.





06

Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.





07

Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all?
Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.





08

What would actually make survival worth it?
Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.





Your Fate Has Been Calculated
You’d Survive In…

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.


The Resistance, Zion

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

  • You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
  • You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
  • You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
  • The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.


The Wasteland

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

  • You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
  • You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
  • You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
  • In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.


Los Angeles, 2049

Blade Runner

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

  • You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
  • In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
  • You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
  • In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.


Arrakis

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

  • Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
  • You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
  • Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
  • In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.


A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

  • You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
  • You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
  • You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
  • In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.

‘Dawn of The Planet of The Apes’ Was a Big Hit

Set a decade after the events of Rise, Dawn follows a group of scientists in San Francisco who struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes. The film not only brought technological refinements but also added a lot of emotional weight to the franchise. It was a commercial hit, earning $710.6 million worldwide, and earned critical appreciation with a 91% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Check out Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.


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Release Date

July 8, 2014

Runtime

130 minutes

Director

Matt Reeves


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