Rise Of The Apes - Casting News

Since our last update there have been two major players added to the cast of Rise of the Apes.

First we see that Brian Cox has been cast as the co-owner of the facility where the ape drama and excitement stems from.

Secondly we have heard that Tom Felton of Harry Potter fame has been cast as the son of Cox's character.

I'm not sure how central either character will be to the storyline of the movie, but they are known names to add to the cast.

Rise of the Apes is a reboot of the original Planet of the Apes franchise and is set in modern day San Fransisco and sees the beginning of the ape rebellion with Caesar at the center of the action.

Stay tuned for more information, photos and trailers from the movie as we movie forward with production, filming and the eventual release on June 24, 2011.

Rise Of The Apes - Now Filming!

Word is out that Rise of the Apes has started filming in Vancouver!

That means that James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto are all wandering the streets of VanCity while they make the prequel to the classic Planet of the Apes movies.

There are a lot of people on the fence when it comes to this movie because of the memories that they have of the originals. But there's no stopping it now.

Stay tuned for more information and set photos from Rise of the Apes during filming and before the release date of June 24, 2011.

Rise Of The Apes - Caesar Cast!

20th Century Fox has announced, via their Twitter account, that Andy Serkis will play Caesar in Rise of the Apes.

The role will call for Serkis to done another motion capture suit again, just like he did for the Lord of the Rings movies and is rumored to be doing for The Hobbit.

Caesar is the leader of the ape rebellion which will supposedly be the climax of the movie.

Serkis joins the cast of James Franco, John Lithgow and Freida Pinto in the prequel/ origin story of the classic Planet of the Apes movies.

Rise of the Apes is scheduled for release June 24, 2011.

Rise of the Apes - Casting & Story!

The prequel to Planet of the Apes has been announced and casting has begun for Rise of the Apes.

James Franco (Eat Pray Love) was already on board to play the male lead in the flick and now there are 2 more names to add to the list of stars. John Lithgow has been cast as Franco’s father who suffers from Alzheimers and is the inspiration for Franco’s research and work to find a cure for the disease. The second name added is that of Freida Pinto who has been cast to play the female lead in the role of a primatologist who opposes Franco’s research on an ape named Caesar.

It seems that when Franco’s character tests a cure for Alzhemiers on Caesar the ape starts to evolve at an amazing and alarming pace which forces him to bring the primate home to hide and care for him.

Because this is the prequel to Planet of the Apes, and we all know what that looked like, one can only assume that something terrible is going to happen and Caesar and the other apes will turn against the humans.

Rise of the Apes is scheduled for a release date of June 24, 2011.