The great Gary Oldman has joined the cast of Fox’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Oldman will play a character named Dreyfus, who is the leader of the human resistance after the apes take over control of power from people.

The actor has of course starred in a list of great movies playing a bunch of great characters, last being seen in The Dark Knight Rises and Lawless and with the RoboCop remake up next. He joins a cast that already includes Kodi-Smit McPhee (The Road, Paranorman), William Clarke, and of course, Andy Serkis.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will be directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In), and is currently slated for release on May 23, 2014.

[Source: Deadline]