
Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Caesar, the super-intelligent chimp, opposite Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Judy Greer and Keri Russell (see "'POTA' Casting").
In the movie, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes, led by Caesar, is threatened by a band of humans who survived the devastating virus unleashed a decade ago. They reach a fragile peace, but both sides are brought to the brink of war in a battle will determine the dominant species of the planet.
BOOM! Studios has the comics license (see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--November 2013").
Rise of the Planet of the Apes took in $481.8 million worldwide at the box office. The film sequel will hit theaters July 11th, where it was recently moved up from July 18 (see "Geek Movie News Round-up").