First Two Clips from Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Go ape for two clips from Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”. The thing to take from these clips? Caesar is one smart ape.

Set in present-day San Francisco, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” reveals the origins of a war that ultimately led to a global apocalypse – and to Earth becoming the Planet of the Apes. The Oscar-winning visual effects team that brought to life the worlds of Avatar and Lord of the Rings is taking on its most ambitious challenge, creating for the first time a non-human CGI character that delivers a dramatic performance with real emotion and intelligence.

Starring James Franco, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, Tyler Labine, Chelah Horsdal, Leah Gibson, and due to rise August 5, 2011.