See James Franco, Freida Pinto, and some dude in a mocap suit on the Rise of the Apes set

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by: George Merchan Jul. 29, 2010

UPDATE: Fox has asked us to remove these images from our site, even though they don't seem like "official photos" to me, but rather, behind-the-scenes pictures, but we've taken them down anyway, just cause we're "good like that"... ;)

KinoGallery has gotten hold of some behind-the-scenes photos from director Rupert Wyatt's RISE OF THE APES. You can head on over there to check out the full gallery but you'll find the best ones below, featuring a rather normal-looking James Franco and Freida Pinto being accompanied by a short monkey-like man in a mocap suit. Wait... is that Andy Serkis in the mocap suit as "Caesar", the eventual leader of the simian uprising??

For you guys in the cheap seats, the film "is an origins story set in present-day San Francisco. [It is] a reality-based cautionary tale, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy."

RISE OF THE APES looks to unleash its gorilla goodness on June 24, 2011.

Source: KinoGallery.com

COMING SOON!

Extra Tidbit: Is it possible to be typecast as an animal?

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fat-womanizer
8:49AM on 07/30/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Pinto is hot!
Overall cast looks good and the original story is great. I have a good feeling so far.
Overall cast looks good and the original story is great. I have a good feeling so far.
 
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Terminal_83
6:20AM on 07/30/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'll reserve judgement until I see the trailer.
I'll reserve judgement until I see the trailer.
 
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AlteredEffect
12:31AM on 07/30/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Not Serkis
There's no way that's Andy Serkis. Unless the dude's had a major face lift.
There's no way that's Andy Serkis. Unless the dude's had a major face lift.
 
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Brendan M.
11:51PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm sort of on the fence with this one cause I'm just not sure we really need a new Planet of the Apes movie. I didn't realize the previous one made enough money for the studios to think it was a good idea to greenlight a new one.
I'm sort of on the fence with this one cause I'm just not sure we really need a new Planet of the Apes movie. I didn't realize the previous one made enough money for the studios to think it was a good idea to greenlight a new one.
 
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Beauski
11:14PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I don't know how this is going to turn out, so I'm neutral for now.
I don't know how this is going to turn out, so I'm neutral for now.
 
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PuffCity
10:43PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
it is Andy Serkis.
it is Andy Serkis.
 
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dillisasexyman
10:14PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
That is obviously Andy Serkis. How can you miss it? He's just hunching, you know, because he's playing a chimp.
That is obviously Andy Serkis. How can you miss it? He's just hunching, you know, because he's playing a chimp.
 
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Jig Saw 123
10:06PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
The cast has got me excited
I have to save my money for all the movie tickets I need to buy next year.
I have to save my money for all the movie tickets I need to buy next year.
 
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The_Soloist
10:02PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
James Franco, what the hell is this shit. Can't wait for a trailer.
James Franco, what the hell is this shit. Can't wait for a trailer.
 
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TheCanadian
9:34PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
huh...
wtf...I may be missing something, but how could the events in PotA have origins in present day SanFran?
wtf...I may be missing something, but how could the events in PotA have origins in present day SanFran?
 
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kdraines
8:51PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Okay, pet peeve grammar police here...
... there is no such word as type-casted. It is simply typecast. In the same vein, it is incorrect to say someone was casted in a movie. They were cast. I'm sorry, it just bugs me something fierce. Like being called a looser (although that one's actually kind of ironically funny).

... there is no such word as type-casted. It is simply typecast.

In the same vein, it is incorrect to say someone was casted in a movie. They were cast.

I'm sorry, it just bugs me something fierce. Like being called a looser (although that one's actually kind of ironically funny).
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kdraines
10:28AM on 07/30/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Typos are one thing. I let those pass. But chronic grammatical misuse should be corrected, especially since it was done by the contributor himself.

Why are you so concerned with how I come off? Why make it personal? I didn't.
Typos are one thing. I let those pass. But chronic grammatical misuse should be corrected, especially since it was done by the contributor himself.

Why are you so concerned with how I come off? Why make it personal? I didn't.
 
Thumbs
10:20AM on 07/30/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
you should probably stay away from blogs if it bothers you that much.

Policing grammar is like trying to sweep the beach into the ocean.

At the same time you come off as petty and bitchy since you obviously understood what he meant.
you should probably stay away from blogs if it bothers you that much.

Policing grammar is like trying to sweep the beach into the ocean.

At the same time you come off as petty and bitchy since you obviously understood what he meant.
 
kdraines
9:51PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Das ist gut.
Das ist gut.
 
George Merchan
9:01PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Corrected, Mein Fuhrer!
Corrected, Mein Fuhrer!
 
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Netforce
8:42PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
For extra tidbit, yeah I think actors/actresses can be type-casted. Like Frank Welker. The guy knows how to do voiceover for animal characters.
For extra tidbit, yeah I think actors/actresses can be type-casted. Like Frank Welker. The guy knows how to do voiceover for animal characters.
 
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Can Ispeak To Ken
8:39PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Although I love movies to death, I could never be an actor... look how silly that shit looks.
Although I love movies to death, I could never be an actor... look how silly that shit looks.
 
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animatorguy
8:33PM on 07/29/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Yeah it is Andy Serkis. I know me some Serkis, haha :)
Yeah it is Andy Serkis. I know me some Serkis, haha :)