Working on RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES became all about the performances and the actors interacting with one another. We would take care of the rest – the actual visual effects – later.” ...

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” gives one or two nods to the original Charlton Heston classic, but unlike the original Franklin Scaffner masterpiece, the apes are CGI.

Those Damn Dirty Apes Like the saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Rise of the Planet of the Apes begins in a lab, as Dr.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes achieves the unthinkable. It’s a prequel film to an iconic classic that approaches the material in a fresh, interesting way, stands on its own, and doesn’t ...

Suffice it to say that Rise of the Planet of the Apes — this weekend’s surprisingly not-terrible surprise box office champ — is simultaneously a prequel to the original Planet of the Apes, a ...

The original ending to Rise of the Planet of the Apes reveals a major nod to the original film’s ending: a view of the destroyed Statue of Liberty. Thanks to Film Sketchr , we now have concept ...

Letteri showed video of apes, including one that Wyatt said was “Andy’s inspiration for Caesar.” “There’s the look, the physicality — bones, muscle, tissue, fur,” Letteri said.

Caesar was not in the 2001 Tim Burton-directed “Planet of the Apes” (which is not considered a remake), but returned under a different storyline in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011).