Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movie

Evolution Becomes Revolution

Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie poster

Who's Involved:

Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Ralph Winter, James Franco, David Oyelowo, Peter Chernin, Rupert Wyatt, Amanda Silver, Jamie Moss, Tom Felton, Dylan Clark, Scott Frank, Rick Jaffa, Tyler Labine, Chelah Horsdal

Release Date:

Friday, August 5, 2011 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
intense and frightening sequences of action and violence
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Set in present day San Francisco, "Rise of the Apes" deals with the aftermath of man's experiments with genetic engineering that lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. James Franco will play a driven scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes.

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Who stars in Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Cast List

... Will Rodman

Sausage Party , King Cobra  

... Caroline

Immortals, Slumdog Millionaire  


Cabrini, Killers of the Flower Moon  

... Caesar

Luther, The Batman Part II  


Some Other Woman, In Secret  


The Book of Clarence, Role Play  

... Franklin

Escape Room, The Boss  

... Irena

If I Stay, AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem  

Who's making Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Crew List

A look at the Rise of the Planet of the Apes behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Rupert Wyatt last directed Captive State and The Gambler. The film's writer Jamie Moss last wrote Hunter Killer and X-Men: First Class.

Producers

Peter Chernin
Dylan Clark
Rick Jaffa
Amanda Silver
Ralph Winter

Production: What we know about Rise of the Planet of the Apes?

Key Facts

  1. Said to be a reboot of the "Planet of the Apes" franchise. Peter Jackson's visual effects house WETA Digital will render photo-realistic apes, rather than costumed actors, for the first time in the franchise.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2011 - July: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2011 - April: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2010 - August: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2010 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  5. 2010 - January: The film was set to Development  status.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Release Date: When was the film released?


Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, August 5, 2011 in around 3,647 theaters. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including The Change-Up, The Whistleblower and Mysteries of Lisbon.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 .

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