Planet of the Apes gets an official title
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an origin story in the truest sense of the term. Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale, a science fiction/science fact blend, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
The first movie trailer is expected to hit theaters on April 15th, 2011.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released August 5th, 2011 and stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris. The film is directed by Rupert Wyatt.
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Worth5Bucks
this just makes me mad.
1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag
Emmytt
sh*tty title
1 year agoby @emmyttFlag
Dan
@moviegeek You're crazy :P
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
LuxoIII
@bawnian-dexeus but it's not a prequel to Tim Burton's version, so that wouldn't work. Being a long-time Apes fan, I like the name change. I know it's gonna be a reboot and all, but I do like how they're sort of making it like the older ones (which I love). Oh, and it's no wordier than Beneath the Planet of the Apes or Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Just sayin' :)
1 year agoby @brady1138Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Could have called it Dawn of Simos
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Bane5000
Ceasar:Rise of the Apes or just Rise of the Apes wouldve been fine
The director said before he wanted to make new trilogy to the Apes mythos, but now that they want to tie it to the previous films, i wonder if that will effect the future films if they get made...
1 year agoby @bane5000Flag
Paifa
That ain't bad
1 year agoby @paifaFlag
CUPID
The other title was better, this one is too much
1 year agoby @cupidFlag
ADDICTION NON-FATAL
Okay, I guess the word "RISE" is going to be the latest fad for movies! So when Star Trek does another movie it may be entitled "Star Trek:The Rise Of Khan" if they so happen to use the character in one of the next two movies...how cheesy.
1 year agoby @addiction-non-fatalFlag
Diaigma
Yep. That makes the title wordy :P
1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag
Mieko_Siede
Too much of a mouthful.
1 year agoby @mieko-siedeFlag
skywise
Not really interested in this BUT i do approve of the name change. The thing that has me worried is the CGI apes. I was a big fan of the original series when i was a kid so needless to say i was a little disapointed with Burtons take on that universe....i dont expect this one to be any better but...heres to hoping
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
m2
this really ain't my thing.
1 year agoby @m2Flag
Justhim_sir
alright.
1 year agoby @justhim-sirFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
Rise of the Apes sounded so badass, now its just a tongue-twister to say >:(
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Mutant
Dear lord its only a title. At least its not called Black Lash of the Planet of the Apes or a simple worded title like Ape's.
1 year agoby @zenderFlag
moviegeek
Call me crazy, but I like it. It fits the way the old sequels were titled. Is it wordy? Yes. But I like having "planet of the apes" in the title.
1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag
Pjwolsker
the other title was much better
1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Cripple
Rise of the Apes was a much better title.
1 year agoby @crippleFlag
Bane. Ferguson
That was a fitting name......but now...well now its just...meh!
1 year agoby @Zak-FFlag
dcrock
This reminds me of the new karate kid in that it should've been called The Kung Fu Kid but they changed it because they think we're too dumb to know what it is. They figure they'll make more money this way. Watch them change Prometheus to Alien begins or something.
1 year agoby @dcrockFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Even the trailer guy will have problems saying all that :/
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
mr.blonde
how about "planet of the apes: the rise" or "planet of the apes: the rising." idk."the rise of the planet of the apes" just sounds reallllly stupid.
1 year agoby @mr-blondeFlag
LuxoIII
SWEEEEEETTTT!!!!!!
1 year agoby @brady1138Flag
The Dark Knight
Rise of the Apes sounds better
1 year agoby @thedarkknight23Flag
Gonzo23
Cant wait till the trailer!!!
1 year agoby @gonzo23Flag
T.Clark
Lame. We're not stupid. We know it's a Planet of the Apes movie.
It's like in The Social Network when Sean Parker tells Zuckerberg to drop the "the." Rise of the Apes is cleaner.
1 year agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Mixlexic
Oh its related to those "Planet of the Apes" movies. I thought "Rise of the Apes" was monkey porn
1 year agoby @mixlexicFlag
ZanyZap
I like it. All the other Planet of the Apes films had "Planet of the Apes" in the title, so it's fitting, for continuity's sake.
1 year agoby @zanyzapFlag
Messenger
To many "of thes".
1 year agoby @messengerFlag