A prequel and reboot to the Planet of the Apes franchise, Rise of the Planet of the Apes stars James Franco as pharmaceutical chemist Will Rodman. While working with apes, Rodman befriends Caesar (Andy Serkis), a particularly intelligent chimpanzee. Not all humans are as gentle with the apes as Rodman, however, and Caesar is destined to start the line of super-intelligent apes that will one day inherit the Earth.
The Planet of the Apes timeline is a bit confusing, so we arranged them in their proper chronological order
Michael Bay’s Transformers and the MonsterVerse films are examples of a recurrent sci-fi trope that Planet of the Apes fortunately avoided.
The Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy skipped over the originals’ time travel element, which helped set Caesar’s journey apart from the other films.
Jurassic World Dominion marks a return to the original's "science thriller" subgenre. Check out similar movies like Frankenstein and Deep Blue Sea.
There are a significant number of science fiction movies that manage to nail their final scene, many of which manage to stick with the viewer.
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Rocket is a foe turned friend in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but here's why he survived his planned death and Buck took his place in the finale.
The Planet of the Apes franchise is one of the longest-running in sci-fi movie history but which movies are considered the best amongst critics?
The classic Planet of the Apes movies are great, but they pale in comparison to the critically and financially successful reboot series.
Brian Cox is a veteran actor of stage and screen who is currently receiving praise for his work in Succession. Here are his other key roles.
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Ape's didn't reveal the fate of James Franco's scientist through dialogue, but a subtle detail confirmed his death.
Movies about virus capable of destroying humanity are plentiful but which are best & are worst? From Planet Of The Apes to Cabin Fever, here we go.
Tom Felton might be best known as the Harry Potter franchise's Draco Malfoy, but he's had a varied career on the big and small screen too.
Disney acquired Planet of the Apes' owner 20th Century Fox in March; yet, the company's plan to produce more films in the series is a bad idea.
Most remakes pale in comparison to the original, but a few honor and improve upon what came before. Here are the best movie remakes of the 2010s.
A San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, 20th Century Fox will be selling copies of films like Deadpool and Logan with stylized vinyl albums of the score.
An exclusive look at the War for the Planet of the Apes comic book that fills in the gap between it and 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Movie sequels can go only so far before hitting diminishing returns. Hence: the movie prequels! Here are some of the better ones.
Not all movie reboots are proof that Hollywood is running out of ideas. Here are 5 great franchise reboots that pleasantly surprised us.
'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' has sparked a new debate: should actors or animators get the credit for performance capture roles?
The story of 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' is teased in a new series of short films produced by Twentieth Century Fox and Motherboard.
