JackFetch Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 20th Century Fox has set James Franco to star in Rise of the Apes, the Rupert Wyatt-directed prequel that the studio has dated for a June 24, 2011 release. Chernin Entertainment's Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark are producing with Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa. Silver and Jaffa wrote the script. Production begins July 5. Franco and Wyatt met last week and sparked to a collaboration, giving production president Emma Watts a whopping tent pole for summer, 2011. It's the second in recent weeks, after she set Matthew Vaughn to direct X-Men: First Class, which is set for June 3, 2011 release. The film is set in contemporary San Francisco, where a genetic engineering experiment leads to the creation of intelligence in apes, causing an inevitable conflict between species. Fox has already partnered with Peter Jackson's WETA Digital for the cutting edge visual effects. Franco plays a young scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes. Makes sense that the studio would be high on Franco right now because they've recently seen his work in 127 Hours, the Danny Boyle-directed fact-based drama. Franco plays Aron Ralston, the hiker whose arm got pinned under a boulder for hours. He was forced to saw off the limb with a dull knife and found the strength to climb down the mountain. http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/exclusive-james-franco-in-talks-to-star-in-fox-prequel-rise-of-the-apes/ Quote
Dread Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 Yeah! A Planet of the Apes prequel with CGI apes. That's what the fucking world needs. Quote
Missy Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 I heard John Siuntres talking about this on a recent Word Balloon. He made it sound like it's a prequel to the original series, not the Tim Burton remake. However, the Wiki page for the movie says the opposite. Does anyone know which is true? Quote
Delete Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 So they're remaking Conquest of the Planet of the Apes? Seems random. Quote
Dread Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 If they did a prequel to Burton's film how awesome would an Ape Lincoln leading the Simian War against the South be? Quote
Delete Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 Why? Do you really need a Conquest of the Planet of the Apes remake? Quote
D-Man Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 Yes please to Simian Civil War. Ape-men in hot air balloons, flinging their own feces at Rebel fighters is where it's at. Quote
Delete Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 Would the Ape Union troops be fighting to free the Humans? Quote
Stavros Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 Its like Terminator with Apes. Someones going to come back in time to save a young Charleton Heston so he can become leader of the resistance. Quote
Delete Posted May 21, 2010 Report Posted May 21, 2010 If it was like Terminator Salvation it can be a movie where they feel obligated to use Taylor despite not wanting to have anything to do with the character and then an idiotic plot twist can get leaked and the backlash can cause the ending to change yet the rest of the movie can still be blatantly leading to the stupid swerve that will no longer be happening. Quote
Delete Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Anyone see the plot summary to this? A scientist makes a chimp super smart trying to cure Alzheimer's. It's Deep Blue Sea with monkeys. Quote
JackFetch Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Posted June 23, 2010 Anyone see the plot summary to this? A scientist makes a chimp super smart trying to cure Alzheimer's. It's Deep Blue Sea with monkeys. Quote
SuaveStar Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Anyone see the plot summary to this? A scientist makes a chimp super smart trying to cure Alzheimer's. It's Deep Blue Sea with monkeys. If he was in this. I'd go see it, just for him to say that line, or something similar. Quote
JackFetch Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Posted April 14, 2011 trailer I can't take Franco seriously as a scientist after the Oscars. Quote
MaxPower Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Damn, that actually looks really good. Agree that Franco doesn't look like he could solve a rubiks cube, let alone the human genome! Quote
KnightWing Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Goddammit. Now I have to add ape revolution to my list of potential apocalypses. Quote
Molly Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 It still looks terrible, but it's a solid concept. Quote
Mull Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 For some reason Apes is something that I will always give a chance to and get hyped about Quote
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