Fox Signs Andy Serkis For More ‘Planet of the Apes’, Campaigns For His Oscar

Caesar will rise again for multiple movies.

Andy Serkis Playing Caesar In ‘Rise Of The Apes’

Now that the human cast of ‘Rise Of The Apes’ is mostly filled in the form of James Franco and Freida Pinto among others, it’s time to fill the chimp roles. The most major one of those is a character called ‘Caesar’, the chimp that begins the revolution. We now have an actor signed to [...]

Don Cheadle And Freida Pinto In Talks For ‘Rise Of The Apes’ Roles

Something about prequels really infatuates Hollywood. What do you do when you ground a franchise to death and fail at rebooting it? Start from scratch, of course. That’s what Fox is aiming to do with the upcoming ‘Rise of the Apes’ which already has James Franco as the lead and Rupert Wyatt directing. Now, looks [...]

James Franco Leading The ‘Rise of the Apes’

The reboot/prequel of ‘Planet of the Apes’ is really being put together quickly. It now has a lead actor. Variety reports that James Franco (Spider-Man, Pineapple Express) has been cast as the leading man in the upcoming ‘Rise of the Apes’ set to be directed by Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist). He’ll play “a young, driven [...]

Planet Of The Apes Prequel ‘Rise Of The Apes’ Descending Summer 2011

The original ‘Planet of the Apes’ is a classic of its time especially because of a chilling ending. It was followed by lackluster sequels, until the awful Tim Burton remake brought the franchise to the ground. Now, Fox is planning to go back to the roots with a prequel. 20th Century Fox has officially announced [...]