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The MacDonalds are a human family headed by Malcolm and the main human family of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Known Members[]

Member Status Relatives Occupation Ape Counterpart Photo
Malcolm Deceased
  • Rita
  • (first wife; deceased)
  • Alexander (son)
  • Ellie (second wife)
  • Sarah (step-daughter; deceased)
  • Architect; (formerly)
  • Leader of small group of humans
Caesar
Malcolm and others encounter apes

Alexander

Alive
  • Rita (mother; deceased)
  • Malcolm (father)
  • Ellie (step-mother)
  • Sarah (step-sister; deceased)
N/A Blue Eyes
Alexander (CE)
Rita Deceased
  • Malcolm (husband)
  • Alexander (son)
N/A N/A
Young Alexander and his late mother

Ellie

Alive
  • Malcolm (husband)
  • Alexander (step-son)
  • Sarah (daughter; deceased)
Cornelia
Ellie
Sarah Deceased
  • Ellie (mother)
  • Unknown (father; status unknown)
  • Malcolm (step-father)
  • Alexander (step-brother)
N/A N/A

Notes[]

  • Ellie never told Malcolm and Alexander about her daughter, Sarah. Sarah is mentioned twice when Ellie is ridiculed for not hating the apes and when Alexander asks about her while talking with Ellie. Alexander and Ellie's conversation is the only time Sarah is mentioned by name.
  • Malcolm's first wife is only mentioned once during the entirety of Dawn while a photo of her with a young Alexander is viewed during Caesar's council meeting by Maurice who is looking through Alexander's lost bag.
  • Despite not being referenced by name in the film or in the official film novelization, the upcoming six part comic series set before Dawn, an article by Digital Spy revealed that Malcolm's first wife was named Rita.
  • According to the official Dawn movie novelization, Sarah was only four-years-old when she died. She contracted the Simian Flu and died 36 hours later.

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Image Gallery[]

Planet of the Apes - Chernin Entertainment Series
Planet of the Apes (CE) Movies
Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | War for the Planet of the Apes | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Main Evolved Ape Characters
Caesar | Bright Eyes | Koba | Maurice | Rocket | Buck | Cornelia | Blue Eyes | Luca | Ash | Cornelius | Winter | Lake | Bad Ape | Red | Noa | Soona | Anaya | Raka | Koro | Proximus Caesar | Coastal Ape Colony Gorilla
Supporting Ape Characters
Alpha | Burke | Verdon | Tinker | Grey | Stone | Andy | Wolfie | Jeanpierre | Lucky | Koba's Mother | Sparrow | Pope | Fifer | Cora | Rex | Bon | Dallas | Milo | Herman | Spear | Ajax | Oak | Fox | Aghoo | Ursus | Percy | Beardface | Armando
Main Human Characters
Will Rodman | Charles Rodman | Caroline Aranha | Robert Franklin | Steven Jacobs | Dodge Landon | John Landon | Douglas Hunsiker | Malcolm | Ellie | Alexander | Dreyfus | Carver | Foster | Colonel McCullough | Nova | Mae
Supporting Human Characters
Rodney | John Hamil | Rita | Sarah | Maddy | John | Edward | Roger Mason | Werner | Kemp | Clancy Stoppard | Corbin | Daniel Nygun | David Flynn | Finney | Kuo | Malakai Youmans | Max (Firestorm) | McVeigh | Terry | Roger | Rod Wilson | Preacher | Boyle | Lang | Travis
Families
Rodman Family | Caesar's Family | Malcolm's Family | Rocket's Family | Dreyfus' Family
Animals
Horse | Elk | Grizzly Bear | Eagle
Items / Weapons
Simian Flu
Important Events / Battles
Ape Rebellion | Human-Ape War | Simian Flu Pandemic | Battle on the Golden Gate Bridge | Battle in San Francisco | Battle of Muir Woods Park | Attack on Ape Waterfall | Battle of the Border
Organizations / Colonies / Companies
San Francisco Ape Colony | Caesar's Council of Apes | Caesar's Ape Army | Gen-Sys Board | San Francisco's Human Colony | Dreyfus' Human Army | Malcolm's Group | Alpha-Omega | Donkeys | Florida Ape Colony | Rocky Mountains Ape Colony | Eagle Clan | Coastal Ape Colony
Locations
West African Jungle | San Francisco | San Francisco Zoo | Gen-Sys Laboratories | Rodman House | San Bruno Primate Shelter | Golden Gate Bridge | Muir Woods Park | Ape Mountain | Ape Gate | Ape Village | Caesar's Home | Warehouse | Ape Waterfall | The Border | Oasis
Comics
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (webcomic) | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Contagion | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (BOOM! Studios) | Before the Dawn | War for the Planet of the Apes (BOOM! Studios) | Planet of the Apes: The Time of Man | Planet of the Apes: The Simian Age | Planet of the Apes: Devolution
Novels
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization | War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations | War for the Planet of the Apes - Official Movie Novelization | Caesar’s Story
Other Books
Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: The Art of the Films
Soundtracks
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album) | War for the Planet of the Apes (Soundtrack Album)
Video Games
Plague Inc: Simian Flu | Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier | Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR
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