Rise of the Planet of the Apes [ SPOILERS FROM POST 185 ONWARD ]

JP Liz V1 · 23-06-2010 02:04PM #1

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/06/22/freida-pinto-planet-of-the-apes/

Actress Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) will star opposite James Franco in 20th Century Fox’s Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes, a Fox rep confirmed to EW.com. Pinto will play a primatologist named Caroline, while Franco is playing a scientist. Set in present-day San Francisco, Rise of the Apes depicts how mankind’s experimentation with genetic engineering ultimately results in a war between humans and intelligent apes. John Lithgow has also joined the cast and will play Franco’s father. Apes, which is being directed by Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist), is scheduled for release on June 24, 2011.

I like James Franco he is a great actor but is there really a need a for another movie in this series :rolleyes:

indough · 23-06-2010 02:12PM

there is if they do it well, if its crap i just wont watch it again like i did with the burton remake

Hank_Jones · 23-06-2010 02:49PM

It just won't be the same without Mark Wahlberg...

I'd love some original films...

monkeyfudge · 23-06-2010 09:51PM

It's not a bad cast. But I was really disappointed when they shelved the version that Scott Frank was working on called Caesar. It looked like it was going to be some awesome hard science fiction... but was proving a tad too dark for Fox.

BlitzKrieg · 23-06-2010 09:59PM

does this mean that planet of the apes has the most prequels of all film franchises?

every film after the 2nd one (excluding remake) was a prequel.

though I still have a very strong fondness for conquest of the planet apes, regardless of its cheap budget.

monkeyfudge · 23-06-2010 10:02PM

I wouldn't consider them to really be prequels.

The 3rd film involves time travel back to before the first 2 are set and the rest of the stories carry the story directly from there.

BlitzKrieg · 23-06-2010 10:09PM

but they set up how the 'planet of the apes' came about.

monkeyfudge · 23-06-2010 10:10PM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

but they set up how the 'planet of the apes' came about.

It's an overall storyline of a cyclical timeline. But the story runs from one film to the other so each one really is a sequel.

JP Liz V1 · 30-06-2010 01:59PM

Andy Serkis also joins the cast

Sanjuro · 30-06-2010 05:17PM

^^ This is a win for the film. Serkis is outstanding, even when he's not him. As in a CGI character. However, I will withhold judgement until seeing the film.

qwertplaywert · 30-06-2010 05:46PM

Fracno, Serkis and Lithgow are all quality actors. I wouldn't mind seeing this at all, despite how pointless it seems.

paddyismaddy · 01-07-2010 03:49PM

i will watch it anyways

iMax · 04-07-2010 10:03PM

Could be an interesting way to reboot the series. ("Escape" if my favourite of them)

indough · 04-07-2010 10:11PM

this sounds more like a remake of conquest, which is actually my favourite of the originals

surprisingly i like it better than the first movie which is probably a bit weird

Phony Scott · 04-07-2010 10:24PM

Loved the original series, but Burtons effort was a stinky banana. I'm optimistic about this though. It'd be nice to see another proper sci-fi, something with the intelligence of 'Moon'.

Handsome Bob · 13-07-2010 12:19PM

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a242822/cox-cast-as-rise-of-the-apes-villain.html

Brian Cox joins the cast, his role sounds interesting and kinda similar to that of William Stryker, who Cox incidently played in X2. I mean from a point of view that both characters seem to have a lack of concern for the subjects that are being experimented on. Hopefully he doesn't end up being a panto villain.

Brendog · 13-07-2010 12:23PM

URG!! i can tell its gonna be terrible...

they may aswell just edit a BBC documentary to have weapons in the chimps hands and dub it.

"Now watch as this domestic creature feeds its young"

"DIE PATHETIC HUMAN!!!!"

*throws banana*

JP Liz V1 · 14-04-2011 10:49AM

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqyKYrDta_E

constitutionus · 14-04-2011 11:50AM

that actually looks pretty good !

im not a huge apes fan but one or two of the films did appeal to me and this looks more like a straight reboot of the franchise more than anything else.

good cast too and like the concept.

sad i know but i cant help thinking of a more sinister "project x"

must say i do like the "the birds"-esque feel to some of those scene in the trailer too. just something really creepy about an ape just sitting at the end of your bed.

Mr E · 14-04-2011 12:12PM

That looks really good actually.

I'd put money on the very last shot of the movie

having an ape speaking a sentence in english.

Denerick · 14-04-2011 12:17PM

I loved the original planet of the apes; so crap, camp and 60's ish. The remake was utterly dreadful, I mean awe inspiringly bad with terrible acting, dysfunctional plotlines and absurd ape societies.

constitutionus · 14-04-2011 12:47PM

Mr E wrote: »

That looks really good actually.

I'd put money on the very last shot of the movie
having an ape speaking a sentence in english.

i was waiting for that in the trailer !

very good move not to do it though as it keeps us waiting till the film.

krudler · 14-04-2011 01:14PM

That looks.....good. So how does it tie into the Burton one? or does it at all?

pixelburp · 14-04-2011 01:36PM

Hmmm it looks like it might be half-decent as a movie in its own right (within the "Science goes Wrong" mould), but I wonder if the "Planet of the Apes" moniker is going to be a millstone around it's neck.

And I don't just mean the Tim Burton movie; the 60s original was as much a post-apocalyptic, cold-war fable as anything else - we see how humanity fooks up its planet after nuclear war, "you fools, you blew it up!" etc. etc. - the presence of the apes was really just a macabre twist. So I don't see how a straight-faced prequel's going to bridge that gap & make it believable that Apes will somehow take over. Maybe I'm just thinking too hard about this

krudler · 14-04-2011 01:40PM

pixelburp wrote: »

Hmmm it looks like it might be half-decent as a movie in its own right (within the "Science goes Wrong" mould), but I wonder if the "Planet of the Apes" moniker is going to be a millstone around it's neck.

And I don't just mean the Tim Burton movie; the 60s original was as much a post-apocalyptic, cold-war fable as anything else - we see how humanity fooks up its planet after nuclear war, "you fools, you blew it up!" etc. etc. - the presence of the apes was really just a macabre twist. So I don't see how a straight-faced prequel's going to bridge that gap & make it believable that Apes will somehow take over. Maybe I'm just thinking too hard about this

If it had just been called Rise of the Apes it would have been better, the memory of Tim Burtons godawful "reimagining" still lingers. appalling movie, only good thing about it was the makeup and Tim Roth. Oh and the main theme is fcuking awesome.

Turtyturd · 14-04-2011 01:53PM

Mr E wrote: »

That looks really good actually.

I'd put money on the very last shot of the movie
having an ape speaking a sentence in english.

And located around the statue of liberty.

MisterAnarchy · 14-04-2011 01:57PM

Its supposed to be set in present day San Francisco yet the place looks like its inhabitated by apes .
How many apes in the US ?:rolleyes:
The CGI looks poor and Franco as a scientist,lol.

scico rocks · 14-04-2011 02:00PM

Trailer looks very good:eek:
No-one more surprised than me. After Burton/Wallybergs attempt, I would have the locked up anyone who wanted to have a crack at making it.
Looking forward to it now.

MisterAnarchy · 14-04-2011 03:59PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

And located around the statue of liberty.

No doubt in this one ,it will be the Golden Gate Bridge,thats probably the main reason they chose to set it in San Francisco.I can see the execs patting themselves on the back now.

tyler71 · 14-04-2011 04:08PM

Mr E wrote: »

That looks really good actually.

I'd put money on the very last shot of the movie
having an ape speaking a sentence in english.

My vote would be for 'Get your hands off me, you stinking human!'

iMax · 14-04-2011 04:14PM

I think they should have held off on the "Planet Of..." Until about movie # 3. :Rise Of The Apes: would have been great, followed by "Battle Of The Apes" followed by "Planet Of..." (or some such)

As it stands I can't see how it ties in with the originals at all. With them the first & third (my personal favourite), were the most important as it closed plot holes etc & also gave credible stories to the other two (the second is best forgotten). I also liked Burtons as it's more true to the novel & stands alone as a single movie with no illusions of spinning off yet still able to.

It's a reboot that just takes the basic premise of (eventually) intelligent apes being the dominant creature. Other than that, nothing to do with the originals. Hope they at least got for a 15 cert though. I'm sick of PG & 12 rated movies that should be directed toward an older audience.

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