RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES BLU-RAY/DVD ANNOUNCEMENT

UPDATE 10/18/11 — Today Fox Home Entertainment released cover art and disc details for the Blu-ray/DVD release of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES arriving in North America on December 13, 2011 after an international release date of December 7th.

Directed by Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist), this special effects blockbuster stars James Franco (127 Hours) and features fantastic supporting performances from Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), Brian Cox (Red), Tom Felton (Harry Potter films) and Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) in a ground-breaking performance. The RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Blu-ray is loaded with bonus material including deleted scenes, making-of featurettes commentaries and more.

Get a high-resolution file of the Blu-ray/DVD cover art and full bonus materials list on FilmEdge.

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STORY SYNOPSIS

A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other — and to the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.

The Oscar-winning visual effects team that brought to life the worlds of AVATAR and LORD OF THE RINGS is breaking new ground, creating a CGI ape that delivers a dramatic performance of unprecedented emotion and intelligence, and epic battles on which rest the upended destinies of man and primate.

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CAST and CREW

Starring:  James Franco, Frieda Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton and David Oyelowo

Directed by:   Rupert Wyatt

Written by:  Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver

Suggested by novel 'La Planet des Singes' by:  Pierre Boulle

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES IMAGE GALLERY

View many high-resolution production stills from the feature film and the concept art which inspired it in our expanding Image Gallery.

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COMIC-CON TRAILER

20th Century Fox has been unleashing a steady stampede of video clips and trailers for RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and this weekend was no exception. Earlier today at San Diego's massive Comic-Con 2011 event, Fox premiered this new teaser trailer, which features many extended shots of the apes' revolution we've glimpsed, plus many never before seen clips and action. The more FilmEdge sees of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, the more we and many others are impressed with the film's potential as a modern origin story telling how mankind fell and apes rose to rule the Earth.

WATCH ALL AVAILABLE TEASERS, TRAILERS AND TV SPOTS
FOR RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES IN OUR VIDEO LIBRARY

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FILE DOWNLOAD CENTER

Access FilmEdge's collection of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES posters, wallpaper designs, buddy icons and more in our File Download Center. We just added a first look at the new RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES quad poster design available for download, though it's not yet available in a high-resolution file from Fox. Check back at FilmEdge often for updates and subscribe to our blog to get first alerts on APES movie news.

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RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES ONLINE COMIC PREQUEL

Episode 1 of the free digital comic prequel to RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is available now from Twentieth Century Fox and Boom! Studios. FilmEdge has full details on weekly installments and panel art previews, read the Press Release and link to the APES prequel comic.