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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Genre
Sci-Fi
Rating
PG-13
Released
5 August, 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Andy Serkis, James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, and David Oyelowo. Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the Planet of the Apes series, intended to act as an origin story for a new series of films. Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, but it is not a direct remake of that film. In the film, a substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee named Caesar, who administers the same treatment to an animal shelter full of other great apes. This leads to an uprising against humanity after Caesar and other super-intelligent apes suffer abuse at the hands of the shelter's staff. A new society for free apes of all kind is founded in the forests northwest of San Francisco as a result.

Director Rupert Wyatt
Produced by Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Writer(s) Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Starring Andy Serkis, James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo
Music Patrick Doyle
Cinematography Andrew Lesnie
Edited by Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt
Production, company Chernin Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Big Screen Productions, Ingenious Film Partners
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Released August 5, 2011
Running time 105 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $93 million
Box office $481.8 million
Netflix ID 70155535

About Rise of the Planet of the Apes

20th Century Fox's reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise serving as an origin story to the saga similar to 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. In the film, a substance designed to help a brain repair itself is given to a chimpanzee, leading to an ape revolution.

Achievement of Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The movie received an Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Visual Effects. It spawned sequels titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.

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