Andy Serkis Joins Rise Of The Apes

Andy Serkis Joins Rise Of The Apes

Yes indeed, Lotr fans will be going bananas, as Gollum himself, Andy Serkis, no stranger to a bit of monkeying about as King Kong, swings into the cast of Rise Of The Apes as head chimp Ceaser.

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 29, 2010 02:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Variety

No more ape puns.. probably. Variety are reporting that Serkis has joined the cast of the upcoming Apes reboot, Rise Of The Apes. Apparently he will be playing Ceaser, the chimpanzee who leads the revolution against mankind after being raised by a father and son team of scientists(John Lithgow and Lames Franco).



Fans will of course know Serkis best as Gollum In The Lord Of The Rings movies, but he also provided the stop motion movements/voice and facial features for another famous ape, King Kong. Anyway, they couldn't have found a better actor for this imo, the mans fantastic. This project also reunites Serkis with WETA Digital, the special effects team behind LOTR.


Chernin Entertainment are producing the film which also stars Frieda Pinto(Mmmm). Rupert Wyatt will begin directorial duties next month, and the film is expected to hit theaters 24th June 2011.



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Ven0m
Ven0m - 6/29/2010, 2:22 PM
FIRST off im not that excited about the new apes movie. Didnt really like the other one. Hopefully this will be better.
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 6/29/2010, 2:22 PM
Um, let me think about it...oh yeah, PERFECT!
Creature
Creature - 6/29/2010, 2:24 PM
Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I know of.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 6/29/2010, 2:25 PM
I love Serkis in everything I've seen him in.

Anybody wanting a good laugh, check out my Conan The Barbarian: The musical article in features. :)
Spock
Spock - 6/29/2010, 2:26 PM
I really wish they just continued the story line with Mark Wahlberg-Tim Burton.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/29/2010, 2:33 PM
A joke I assume? Travesty of a film. Bollox. Awful, Laughable. Bad. I'm not a fan can you tell?:)

Yep, this is looking good I must say. But a cast isn't everything, I haven't a clue who Rupert Wyatt is!

InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 6/29/2010, 2:35 PM
That's certainly a step in the right direction, at least.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/29/2010, 2:44 PM
Im actually very interested about this movie! Hope its better than Wahlberg vs. Slaver Apes sh*t! Tim Roth and Michael Clarke Duncan were the best think in that crap!
cologne
cologne - 6/29/2010, 2:45 PM
I liked the Burton movie..It offered an interesting take on the whole series
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 6/29/2010, 3:10 PM
When this was first announced, I had little to no interest in it. Now, after several great casting announcements (including this one) I'm really looking forward to finding out more! :)
Ven0m
Ven0m - 6/29/2010, 3:12 PM
Marky mark and the funky bunch movie wasnt that great. Hopefully this will redeem then series.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 6/29/2010, 3:37 PM
what a surprise....
kyle
kyle - 6/29/2010, 3:51 PM
andy serkis as the riddler, or maybe robin williams
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 6/29/2010, 4:54 PM
Sounds cool I love the original movie but Burton's version was sort of same and boring I hope this is as good as the original.
Warmaster
Warmaster - 6/29/2010, 9:29 PM
Wha..Why are they doing this movie?
Shaman
Shaman - 6/30/2010, 6:46 AM
I hate anything Ape or Zombie related. Can't get it to appeal to me.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/30/2010, 12:17 PM
SirPrize@ Thats one sick chimp man!!:D I thought that those things are smart?!:D
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