Tom Felton is set to star in 20th Century Fox's prequel to the Planet of The Apes franchise, Rise of the Apes. The movie is set around a research facility that utilizes cruel testing on primates in order to find a cure for Alzheimer's. It will ultimately tell the events that lead to the great primate uprising and show how the apes gained domination over man.
Tom joins veteran actors, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, David Hewlett, and Andy Serkis along with younger talent such as James Franco, Freida Pinto, and now, Felton.
Brian Cox is set to play the villainous owner of the primate facility (Tom will play his son). Andy Serkis (Gollum in Lord of the Rings, King Kong) will do another motion-capture performance as Caesar, the primary test chimp who leads the uprising among the apes. Franco is set to play the kind hearted scientist who takes Caesar home to get him out of danger of Felton's character.
WETA digital of Lord of the Rings fame, will be rendering the CG apes, which will be a significant departure from the other films in the franchise which relied on costume and make-up.
What do you think? Will CG apes be believable in this prequel?
Read a brief exposé, including Tom Felton's own words about his character and the script, here:
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