James Franco To Star In 'Planet Of The Apes' Prequel

MTV Movie News:

Hot on the heels of the recent announcement that James Franco will return to "General Hospital" for another run, Variety reports that the "Pineapple Express" and "Spider-Man" alum has signed on to star in the "Planet of the Apes" prequel, "Rise of the Apes."

Franco reportedly beat out a "number of Hollywood's young elite actors for the coveted role" in the prequel, which is said to be an origin story set in present-day San Francisco.

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Comments

[inkongirl]

01:18 PM on 05/24/2010

I guess I'll have to start watching General Hospital again.

[RationalRadioJack]

05:30 PM on 05/23/2010

He can Planet my APE anyday...

and no I have no clue what that means.

[jabailo]

10:54 PM on 05/22/2010

Don't Enter the Forbidden Zone...Unless James Franco is Your Mandate!!

[hubbahubba77]

10:01 PM on 05/22/2010

Will he be wearing a loin cloth? -----droool------- :-)

[cargocult]

07:05 PM on 05/22/2010

I think a real opportunity was missed in the last decade. With a little tweaking, Charlton Heston's great dystopian trilogy: "Soylent Green, Omega Man, Planet of the Apes" could have been re-envision a a three (or more) film franchise with one central hero/anti-hero stumbling through all three stories. coulda been grest.

[kapalabhati]

08:20 AM on 05/22/2010

His brother has that look, too; they're both adorable.

[hubbahubba77]

10:02 PM on 05/22/2010

OMG, so agree. His brother is a doll, but James is just a little more 'perfect' imo, haha.

[SkippyJiffy]

04:40 AM on 05/22/2010

Why does he always look wasted.

[kapalabhati]

08:20 AM on 05/22/2010

Sorry, my post went above yours.

[UncleJimbo]

11:10 PM on 05/21/2010

The Only GOOD Human.....Is A DE@D Teabagger!......Ha! Fooled Ya!

[AlexNYC]

08:36 PM on 05/21/2010

I hope it's better than the Planet of the Apes film with Marky Mark.

[HHarvey]

07:30 PM on 05/21/2010

why?

[RBLRDR]

06:21 PM on 05/21/2010

... so long as he's naked.

[OutWest08]

07:05 PM on 05/21/2010

... and with whiter teeth (judging by the photograph)

[RBLRDR]

07:18 PM on 05/21/2010

The last thing I would be looking at are his teeth ;-)

[hubbahubba77]

10:05 PM on 05/22/2010

The man likes his red wine! And I'd like him after he's a little tipsy.

[OutWest08]

01:05 PM on 05/24/2010

oh you people, that was absolutely priceless, funny - still like his teeth to be whiter whichever end he'll end up being... and naked.

[snoopjohnny]

06:05 PM on 05/21/2010

So the story will take place before Charlton Heston lands? Wasn't the premise that the apes had "evolved" from us in a post-apocalyptic world? Maybe it'll show "The Fall of Man", with actors playing actual people. I mean, before the apes "Rise", you know? Hey, the monkey suits were swell in the Tim Burton film, but a little fur goes a long way.

[rising sun]

05:47 PM on 05/21/2010

It looks like I'll be watching the new Planet of the Apes movie after all.

[thehoopoe]

05:35 PM on 05/21/2010

i want him

[hubbahubba77]

10:03 PM on 05/22/2010

He's mine! ;)

[Rozanna]

04:40 PM on 05/21/2010

I'll see him in anything. He is very cute, a good actor, and a PhD candidate at Yale. What more could you ask for in a movie star.

[hubbahubba77]

10:03 PM on 05/22/2010

Drool....