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 …
Read More »Brian Cox Joins Cast of Rise of the Apes
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 …
Read More »Andy Serkis Will Play Caesar in Rise of the Apes
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 …
Read More »John Lithgow & Freida Pinto Join Rise of the Apes
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 …
Read More »James Franco Set to Star in Rise of the Apes
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 …
Read More »Planet of the Apes Prequel Gets Release Date
Twentieth Century Fox has announced that the prequel for the Planet of the Apes films, tentatively titled Rise of the Apes, has a release date set for June 24, 2011.In the official press release, Fox announced that the film will be using CG apes created by Peter Jackson’s Oscar winning …
Read More »Rupert Wyatt to Direct Planet of the Apes Prequel
Twentieth Century Fox is one step closer to start working on a Planet of the Apes prequel, tentatively titled Caesar. According to Deadline New York, British director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) has been tapped for the directors chair. The script has been in development for quite some time and was …
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