Is 2011 the summer of the good prequel? With X-Men: First Class hitting theaters and earning mostly good reviews, it would be great to see that trend continue with Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The film, which stars James Franco, Brian Cox, and Frieda Pinto, hits theaters in August, but the latest trailer seems to show much of that uprising in action. Check it out…
In the flood of Rise of the Planet of the Apes coverage, we’ve also recieved concept art for the Rupert Wyatt film. These were images done to give a scale to what looks to be the third act of the film where the Apes take over San Francisco, or at least San Fransisco in the art. Such then reminds of Hitchcock, if only because of Vertigo. Take a look…
You can say this for the Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer , it bears no resemblance to the last attempt to relaunch the Planet of the Apes franchise. This one suggests no connection to the other films in a good way. Rupert Wyatt‘s film is a revamp of the fourth film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes without the time travel, and instead has scientists led by James Franco making super-smart apes that then turn on the human populace. The film opens August 5. Check out the trailer…
Starting at 2:30 PST, Weta will be live streaming a presentation on the new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. They will be addressing questions asked on the facebook page, and should be showing footage. You can also watch on their Facebook page, but there’s an embed below. Check it out…
Recently the new Planet of the Apes film got a longer title (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and moved itself to August. The film still stars James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto, and is still directed by Rupert Wyatt. But no footage has been made available, and the sole image has been one of Franco looking at a computer. With summer looming, we should be getting a trailer right? Well, it looks like this week will feature a number of Apes bits, starting with the first look at the CGI animals in the film.Take a look…
20th Century Fox just can’t seem to make up it’s mind—it seems that the endlessly Rubik’s cubing of Rise of the Apes, the prequel/ sequel/ unnecessary cash-in of an exhausted franchise, continues on, as Fox has shifted the release date for a third time.
A couple new photos have surfaced from two established film franchises. The first one is from the set Scream 4 and it features the masked killer, Ghostface. We haven’t seen him in a decade and now he’s back to slicing and dicing as usual. Then there’s a shot of James Franco, Freida Pinto, and Andy Serkis filming the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes. The photo shows Serkis in a motion capture suit playing the main primate, Caesar. Take a look…
Daniel Radcliffe isn’t the only Harry Potter star getting work these days. Bleach-blond actor Tom Felton has landed a new gig in another well known film franchise. Twentieth Century Fox has announced that he’s joined the cast of their upcoming prequel, Rise of the Apes the latest installment in their long running Planet of the Apes series. Who will he play? Find out…
Veteran actor Brian Cox is the latest star to join the talented cast of the Planet of the Apes prequel entitled, Rise of the Apes. The film currently stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, and John Lithgow. According to The Wrap, Cox is the newest addition to the 2011 summer blockbuster that will revive the Apes franchise that was last seen in 2001 with Tim Burton and Mark Wahlberg‘s remake.
