Planet Of The Apes | featured news

WETA Digital, the industry-leading and Academy Award® winning visual effects house behind the wizardry of films such as Avatar, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and District 9, will host a livestream event on Facebook, for RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. On April 13, at 2:30PM PDT, from WETA’s headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand, WETA’s Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon will give viewers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at their work on the film, a reality-based cautionary tale that blends science fiction and science-fact – and is the last big event movie of the summer.

After beating "a number of Hollywood's young elite actors for the coveted role," former "Spider-Man" star James Franco has been cast as the lead in the upcoming "Planet of the Apes" prequel, titled "Rise of the Apes." The story follows the development of the genetic process that gives apes human intelligence, and the war that ...