British actor Gary Oldman will star in 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' as a man struggling to survive the global monkey takeover.
The 54-year-old 'Dark Knight Rises' actor has become the latest star to sign on to Matt Reeves' sci-fi sequel, set 15 years after the events of the James Franco-fronted 2011 film, 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes', reported Deadline.
Oldman will play Dreyfus, a man who leads a human colony struggling to survive in San Francisco after society has been eliminated by the ape-borne flu seen spreading at the end of the last movie.
He joins returning cast member Andy Serkis, who is reprising his role as CGI-enhanced intelligent ape Ceasar, the leader of the monkey rebellion.
'Zero Dark Thirty' actor Jason Clarke and 'The Road' star Kodi Smit-McPhee also recently joined the film's line-up.
Franco has denied being involved with 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'.
His cameo role was scrapped after Rupert Wyatt - who directed 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' - pulled out of directing the film.
'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' begins filming this month in New Orleans for a May 2014 release.
