Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
This franchise’s reboot began with this film that was directed by Rupert Wyatt and stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow & Andy Serkis. In this film, a chemist is experimenting with a new synthetic viral drug in order to cure Alzheimer’s. To test the cure, they use a small chimpanzee which proves to be highly successful. However, the chimp’s intellect grows at rapid pace that proves to be unstable and makes him a target by the government. This film is the first in the reboot series but the 7th film overall following the original 5 film from 1968 - 1973 as well as Tim Burton’s remake…
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