20th Century Fox has released a new theatrical trailer for
Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco. The Rupert Wyatt (
The Escapist) directed film aims to reboot the series and acts as a prequel to the original
Planet of the Apes films of the late sixties and seventies. Franco plays Will Rodman, a scientist who stumbles upon a mutation drug for apes while working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Also making appearances in the film are John Lithgow, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton, Brian Cox and Andy Serkis.
The trailer showcases many of the effects done by Weta Digital, who play a major role in the film since the apes will be entirely CGI this time around.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes hits theaters on August 5th.