Posted June 7, 2011 by Sunny Subramanian
Mark your calendars for August 5 in order to be first in line to buy tickets for the highly anticipated Rise of the Planet of the Apes—because no primates were used, harmed, or exploited in the making of the film.
Producers 20th Century Fox and director Rupert Wyatt used exclusively computer-generated imagery (CGI), and not a single chimpanzee, orangutan, or monkey had to suffer the stress of behind-the-scenes beatings, confinement to cramped cages, and performing confusing tricks “on cue.”
Says Wyatt, “Personally, I had moral problems with the idea of using chimps.” An article in The Independent calls the “impressive” CGI apes a “highlight” of the film.
Do Wyatt and 20th Century Fox pull it off? Watch the trailer and judge for yourself:
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700 days ago
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The apes look no better today than they did in Jumanji. Real actors in makeup should have been used.
741 days ago
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omfg im so goin to go see this
742 days ago
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I can’t wait to see the movie!
742 days ago
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I’m glad they are using “fake” apes!
742 days ago
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Cool!
743 days ago
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I. have. to. see. that. movie. it looks awesome!
743 days ago
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Yay! So happy they aren’t using real apes!
Imagine if the apes in the trailer were real…..:(