Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Casts Gary Oldman as the Leader of the Human Resistance

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:45 pm, March 1st, 2013

A fair number of big news items have popped up today. The Hobbit is being pushed back by five months. Tim Curry will be in The Clone Wars. Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have some interesting post-Potter films lined up. But there’s only one thing that made me squeal at my computer. And that’s that Gary Oldman has joined the cast of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. This was my reaction.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Casts Jason Clarke As Its New James Franco

by Rebecca Pahle | 4:18 pm, February 20th, 2013

We already knew that James Franco probably wouldn’t be facing off against any damn dirty apes in Matt Reeves‘ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to 2011′s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. And now we know who’ll be fulfilling the role of ostensible-lead-because-they’re-human-but-really-we-all-know-Andy-Serkis-is-the-star-here: Zero Dark Thirty‘s Jason Clarke.

James Franco Might Not Be In Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, But As Long As Andy Serkis Is Still There We’re Cool

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:49 am, December 17th, 2012

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might find itself James Franco-less. In an interview with MTV, the Rise of the Planet of the Apes star has said that he might not be in the movie’s sequel at all, or if he is, it might be in a very small role.

I’m OK with that. I don’t think anyone came out of the (surprisingly good) Rise of the Planet of the Apes, saying “Man, that James Franco did a good job.” I mean, he did. I think he did. I don’t really remember. The majority of my post-Rise thoughts were more along the lines of “Andy Serkis, YOU ARE A GIFT!“

Andy Serkis Is Going To Direct George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Will Probably Play Everyone

by Jill Pantozzi | 3:59 pm, October 20th, 2012

Fresh off his gig as second-unit director for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, motion-capture actor Andy Serkis is ready for the big time. He’ll be directing a retelling of the George Orwell classic, Animal Farm. But will he play one of the animals as well?

Andy Serkis Secured For Another Planet of the Apes Film But What About An Oscar?

by Jill Pantozzi | 1:57 pm, November 4th, 2011

Those who saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes know that the new take on the film series left the door wide open for sequels. And I’ll bet the $453 million worldwide gross didn’t hurt either. The film’s motion capture star, Andy Serkis, has just been officially confirmed for the sequel, and it seems the studio is readying a big Oscar push for the actor as well.

Andy Serkis Wants More Award Recognition for Motion-Capture Actors

by Alanna Bennett | 2:04 pm, August 17th, 2011

Andy Serkis has had quite the prolific career as a motion-capture actor. Perhaps most famous for playing Gollum in Lord of the Rings (as well as the upcoming The Hobbit(es)), he’s also taken turns as Kong in King Kong, and, most recently, the ape Ceasar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Now, Serkis is speaking out about the lack of respect his profession is paid in the awards circuit, saying that actors who perform under motion-capture are just as deserving of Academy Awards as their live-action counterparts.

When the Cats Take Over … [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 5:59 pm, August 13th, 2011

Planet of the Cats

This parody of the trailer for The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, showing what happens when cats from the Internet stop getting polite and start getting real, is in French, but you’ll easily get the idea. But we should all be really concerned. I don’t think we’ve ever followed a cat picture with a cat video, and that’s the first sign of a takeover.

(UFUNK)

Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: A Terminator Cake

by Susana Polo | 5:07 pm, April 14th, 2011

At Buzzfeed.

Rise of the Apes Gets New Name, Release Date

by Susana Polo | 2:39 pm, April 7th, 2011

20th Century Fox is returning to the well of Planet of the Apes movies with Rise of the Apes, a sort of reboot/sort of prequel. After all, we’ve already heard the story of how apes came to rule humanity (the basic territory of Rise of the Apes) in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (no, it doesn’t really make sense), so it must be a reboot.

But we’ve already had a reboot, thanks, Tim Burton, that we guess this could be a prequel for? I’m honestly not sure if it could be, because at the end of Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes I stood up in the theatre and begged somebody to please explain what the hell had just happened. No one answered.

So it turns out that in August we can all go see, not The Rise of the Apes, but, no foolin’, The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

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