Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writer: Pierre Boulle, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton
Released: August 4, 2011
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Story: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a completely new take on one of the most beloved and successful franchises. Oscar-winning visual effects house WETA Digital - employing certain of the groundbreaking technologies developed for AVATAR - have rendered, for the first time ever in the film series, photo-realistic apes rather than costumed actors. This is an origin story in the truest sense of the term. Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale, a science fiction/science fact blend, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
Cast:
James Franco Will Rodman
Freida Pinto Caroline Aranha
John Lithgow Charles Rodman
Brian Cox John Landon
Tom Felton Dodge Landon
David Oyelowo Steven Jacobs
Tyler Labine Robert Franklin
Jamie Harris Rodney
David Hewlett Hunsiker
Ty Olsson Chief John Hamil
Madison Bell Alice Hunisker
Makena Joy Alice Hunsiker (Teen)
Kevin O'Grady Animal Control Officer #1
Sean Tyson Animal Control Officer #2
Jack Kuris Boy in Muir Woods