Set in the present day San Francisco, “Rise of the Apes” deals with the aftermath of an ambitious father and son scientist team experimenting with genetic engineering that leads to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. James Franco will play a driven scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes. James Franco, John Lithgow, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis and Brian Cox round out the stellar cast. In theaters everywhere August. Take a peak.