In 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' (2011), Will Rodman (James Franco) is a genetic engineer working in present-day San Francisco performing scientific tests on apes in his attempt to find a cure for Alzheimer's. His first test subject is Caesar (Andy Serkis), the prototype of a new breed of ape with human-like intelligence. But when Caesar breaks free a revolution is triggered and an epic war.
However, the reboot trilogy, which kicked off with 2011's 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' and starred James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy.
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is a revolution; an action-packed epic featuring stunning visual effects and creatures unlike anything ever seen before. At the story's heart is Caesar (Andy Serkis), a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator (James Franco), Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes. John Landon is a different version of the character from the original film; now Landon runs the San Bruno Primate Shelter where Caesar was incarcerated following his attack on Hunsiker. The apes inside the facility were treated cruelly by his son, Dodge, who worked as a guard there. Landon was handed an envelope full of cash in perhaps hundreds or thousands of.
John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American movie, stage, voice, television actor, poet, author, and musician. He began acting in 1972. He was in the movies The World According to Garp, Footloose, Terms of Endearment, Shrek, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and in The Campaign.Lithgow was nominated for an Academy Award for each movie. He played Arthur Mitchell on Showtime's.
As a big Planet of the Apes fan, it was hard not to get excited about the latest film in the series, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. In this 2011 update on the classic series, James Franco stars as a genetic scientist attempting to find a cure for alzheimers disease. This drug is tested on an ape, resulting in highly increased signs of intelligence. Being a Planet of the Apes film, it’s.
The last 'Planet of the Apes' installment, War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) ended the Andy Serkis-Ceasar trilogy. But, writer-director Matt Reeves has plans to continue the series featuring a new story line, as the ape community forges ahead without its longtime leader, Caesar. Which 'Planet of the Apes' theatrical franchise human character do you most go ape over?
Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Sky Cinema. Scientist James Franco discovers how to enhance brain DNA, but will his experiments on astute ape Andy Serkis change mankind forever? Gripping action. Contains violence. 2011. 105 min. Watch. Download. Cast. Freida Pinto Caroline Aranha. Tyler Labine Robert Franklin. John Lithgow Charles Rodman. Andy Serkis Caesar. David Oyelowo Steven Jacobs. Tom.