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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Release Date: 5 August 2011

Production: Chernin Entertainment

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Directed by: Rupert Wyatt

Writer: Pierre Boulle (suggested by novel "La planete des singes"), Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jamie Moss

Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, David Hewlett, Tyler Labine, Sonja Bennett, David Oyelowo, Leah Gibson, Jamie Harris

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Plot Summary

An origin story in the true sense of the word, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is set in present day San Francisco. The film is a reality-based cautionary tale — a science fiction/science-fact blend where mankind’s hubris leads to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Oscar(R)-winning visual effects house WETA Digital – employing certain of the groundbreaking technologies developed for “Avatar” – will render, for the first time ever in the film series, photo-realistic apes rather than costumed actors.