It's the Apes' Show: Sure, Franco gets top billing, but Rise's motion-capture army of animals, led by Lord of the Rings alum Andy Serkis, gets all the big moments. For the record, Rise director Rupert Wyatt considers his film a prequel to the original Planet of the Apes, rather than a reimagining of Conquest.ģ. ![]() Rise and Conquest also differ on how the empowerment came about: In Rise, it's all Franco's fault-his drug called "the cure" makes primate Caesar very, very smart and possessed of superb organizational skills in Conquest, Caesar is born that way-he's the offspring of PhD-accomplished chimpanzees Cornelius ( Roddy McDowell) and Zira ( Kim Hunter) from the 1970s Apes movies. In Fact, It Might Be Helpful If You Didn't Know a Thing About All the Other Apes Movies: See, Rise takes place today, thereby screwing with the timeline established in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, which told audiences all they needed to know about how apes started calling the shots in the 1990s. So don't worry if the quote, "You maniacs! You blew it up!" doesn't ring any bells.Ģ. ![]() ![]() You Don't Have to Know a Thing About All the Other Apes Movies: Rise is billed as an "origin story," i.e., it tells you all you need to know about how apes started calling the shots.
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