Dawn of the Planet of the Apes plot details and full cast announced

It's already been filming for about a month now [check out some set photos here], but Twentieth Century Fox has today announced that principal photography has commenced on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, director Matt Reeves' (Cloverfield, Let Me In) follow-up to Rupert Wyatt's 2011's franchise reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes. As part of the official press release, Fox also offered up a brief story synopsis:

"A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species."

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes sees Andy Serkis returning to the role of Caesar, while the cast also includes Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Public Enemies, The Great Gatsby), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises, Harry Potter), Keri Russell (The Americans,Mission: Impossible III), Toby Kebbell (The Prince of Persia, Wrath of the Titans, Rock N Rolla), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In, ParaNorman), Enrique Murciano (Traffic, Black Hawk Down), Kirk Acevedo (The Thin Red Line) and Judy Greer (The Descendants, Three Kings, 13 Going on 30).

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is currently set for release on May 23rd, 2014.