- Director:
- Rupert Wyatt
- Writer(s):
- Pierre Boulle
- Starring:
- James Franco, Frieda Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow
- Release Date:
- 11 August 2011
- Genre:
- Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
- Running Time:
- 1 Hour 50 Minutes
- Summary:
- 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.