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20th Century Fox is hoping to breathe new live into their old Planet of the Apes franchise with the new prequel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Today, Fox has released a second trailer for the film, which opens August 5. Fox is hoping that the Rupert Wyatt’s directed …

Brian Cox is in final negotiations to join the cast of the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes, according to The Wrap. Cox will play the owner of a primate sanctuary who has no compassion for the animals he houses. After the uprising begins, he is the …

Even though we’ve all known for a while that the Planet of the Apes sequel, rise of the Apes, will have CG apes, there has to be someone inside a motion capture suit playing the apes.  Now comes word through a 20th Century Fox tweet that Andy Serkis will be …

John Lithgow and Frieda Pinto have joined the cast of Rise of the Apes, 20th Century Fox’s prequel to the Planet of the Apes franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Lithgow and Pinto join James Franco, who will play a scientist who is working on a cure …

James Franco has signed on to star in Rise of the Apes, the prequel to the Planet of the Apes franchise, according to multiple sources including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Franco will be playing a scientist who is testing a cure for Alzheimer’s …