Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Director: Rupert Wyatt
- Writer: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
- Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto
- Language: English, Czech
- Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 2011
- Awards: 2012 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects
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Tagline: Evolution Becomes Revolution.
Synopsis: During experiments to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease, a genetically-enhanced chimpanzee uses its greater intelligence to lead other apes to freedom. [Synopsis Courtesy of IMDb.]
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Gary Oldman will be joining Jason Clarke and Kodi-Smit McPhee to star in Matt Reeves' "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." He will play Dreyfus, the leader of the human resistance. The Fox film is slated for a May 2014 release, just months after he stars in Sony's "Robocop" with Joel Kinnaman.
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Ironically, some of us were just having this conversation this morning. Would 20th Century Fox rush its "X-Men: First Class" sequel into production like they did in 2010 for its 2011 release (there was about an eight-month window to shoot and edit the picture and the film suffered bec...
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'Contagion' Writer Scott Z. Burns To Pen 'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' Sequel
We don't need to rehash the story of how "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" became the unexpected box office hit of last summer. We'll let the $480 million-plus worldwide haul for the movie speak for itself. The sequel has been brewing for a while now, with Fox locking up Andy Serkis...
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'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' Sequel Aiming For A 2014 Release Date & More From The Floor At CinemaCon
This past week saw Hollywood types descend on Las Vegas -- not for a "Hangover" reboot, but for the annual CinemaCon trade show, which sees all the studios showing off their upcoming wares for exhibitors and members of the press. And this year was a big one, with footage from "The Dark Knight Rises,...
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