Release Date: August 5th, 2011
DVD Release Date: December 13th, 2011
PG-13|1 hr 45 min
Plot Summary
Will Rodman (James Franco), a scientist in San Francisco, is experimenting with a drug that he hopes will cure his father's (John Lithgow) Alzheimer's disease. After his work is deemed a failure, Will becomes the guardian of Caesar, an infant chimp who was exposed in-utero to Will's drug. Caesar displays unusual intelligence, and Will decides to continue his experiments secretly. But as Caesar's intellect and abilities grow, he comes to represent a threat to man's dominion over Earth.
Cast: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Andy Serkis, Tyler Labine
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Emotional, Transformation, Girlfriend, Rivalry, Father, Gripping, 2010s, Quest
