Behold a clip from the 20th Century FOX's latest science fiction prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes that features Caesar (performed through motion capture by Andy Serkis of Lord of the Rings Franchise) as he escapes his captivity and begins administering Will's wonder drug to other Apes. This is the start of the revolution.  Watch the clip after the jump.

Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale where man’s experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Amidst the confusion of his study’s sudden termination, scientist Will Rodman (Franco) secretly raises a young chimpanzee named Caesar (Serkis) as his own, at home, while caring for his ailing father. Due to exposure in Will’s miracle drug, young Caesar displays intelligence and behaviors unusual for an ape of any age. Inspired by his observation of Caesar’s unexpected gifts, Will, against his better judgment privately continues his research at home, using his father and Caesar as test subjects. But he soon discovers, it has taken him – and ultimately the entire human race – on a ruinous path.

There are a lot more clips released by 20th Century Fox and all of them are promising. The problem is, it seems that they've already showed everything. I hope the movie has more than what these clips show and I'm expecting for an epic cinema experience. Will be watching this later and I'm excited.


“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” opens August 4 in more than 100 cinemas from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.