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Cast
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  • James Franco

    James Franco

    Will Rodman

  • Freida Pinto

    Freida Pinto

    Caroline Aranha

  • John Lithgow

    John Lithgow

    Charles Rodman

  • Tom Felton

    Tom Felton

    Dogde Landon

  • Brian Cox

    Brian Cox

    John Landon

  • David Oyelowo

    David Oyelowo

    Steven Jacobs

Credits
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  • Rupert Wyatt

    Rupert Wyatt

    Director

  • Rick Jaffa

    Rick Jaffa

    Screenwriter / Producer

  • Amanda Silver

    Amanda Silver

    Screenwriter / Producer

  • Peter Chernin

    Peter Chernin

    Producer

  • Dylan Clark

    Dylan Clark

    Producer

  • Mike Larocca

    Mike Larocca

    Co-Producer

  • Thomas M. Hammel

    Thomas M. Hammel

    Executive Producer

  • Andrew Lesnie

    Andrew Lesnie

    Director of Photography

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Summary

Will Rodman (James Franco), a scientist in San Francisco, is experimenting with a drug that he hopes will cure his father's (John Lithgow) Alzheimer's disease. After his work is deemed a failure, Will becomes the guardian of Caesar, an infant chimp who was exposed in-utero to Will's drug. Caesar displays unusual intelligence, and Will decides to continue his experiments secretly. But as Caesar's intellect and abilities grow, he comes to represent a threat to man's dominion over Earth.

Company Info

  • 20th Century Fox Studio
  • Chernin Entertainment Production Company