Retro Apes, Most Beautiful Ape & Tiny Puppet Apes Herald Rise of the Planet of the Apes DVD Release

Adult Swim presened its own unique ad for the DVD/Blu-Ray release today 12/13/11.

The next time someone in Hollywood gets the bright idea to reboot, remake or re-watever a popular franchise they better look at this movie for how to do it right. This went from "OMG - Why did they make another Apes movie?!?" to "OMG - You have to see it!!!". Combining the perfect mix of fresh ideas, clever homage,  top notch FX, and real heart - it was probably the best movie this summer.

Artist Anthony Lister was commissioned to create this cool wall mural in LA to mark the DVD release.

And just for fun - some photos from behind the scenes during filming of the Original movies (back in the day - before motion capture) as well as the Most Beautiful Ape Contest Promotion.

Original POTA series photos & contest via The Retronaut.

The Sound of Rise of the Planet of The Apes Featurette from SoundWorks

Fascinating featurette on sound design and it's importance in Rise of the Planet of The Apes.

SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of Rise of the Planet of the Apes from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

Eerie Intense Rise of the Planet of the Apes Concept Art

Find more stunning Rise of the Planet of the Apes concept art via Aaron Sims Studio and also here.

Ape Weekend Extras! Real Ape Mash-Up, Rise of the Apes Easter Eggs, and Original Planet of the Apes Trailer

The viral campaign for Rise of the Planet of the Apes unleashed clips of real life advanced ape behavior via Facebook, etc. The final trailer features a clever mash-up of these clips intercut with the movie footage.

MTV Lists Five POTA Easter Eggs to look for in the new movie.

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And finally the Original Planet of the Apes trailer from back in the day.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Weta Special Effects Featurette

Excellent Making of Featurette highlighting the Andy Serkis Mo-Cap work and more.

Free Apes! Rise of the Planet of the Apes Prequel Comic - Plus Retro Coloring Books & Papercrafts

Read the Rise of The Planet of the Apes Prequel Comic - online free @ Boom Studios

Download PDF's of Classic POTA Coloring & Activity Books @ Hunter's Planet of The Apes Archives

 And monkey around with papercraft figures from Marshall Alexander and Go-Hako

Super Spoilery Angry Ape Sizzle Reel - Comic-Con Teaser - Rise of The Planet of the Apes

Every media site I trust has shared this with a pretty strong SPOILER warning. I just glanced 

at the opening shots - but I've read the most spoilery stuff is at the end. 

The choice to proceed - as always - is yours.

Ape Clips Will Rise! 2 New Clips from Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Andy Serkis introduces two scene clips featuring Caesar. 

Some may consider full scene clips spoilery -- so be warned.

New UK Rise of the Planet of the Apes Trailer - Warning: It Might Make You Cry

Rise of the Planet of the Apes May Actually Have More to Offer than Just Mobs of Angry CG Monkeys - New Trailer

I've been burned by an Apes reboot before. In fact I think the utter letdown of Tim Burton's POTA may be the root cause of my now intense dislike of remakes in general. But I'm liking the reveal of the sympathetic nature of Caesar in this trailer -- it's starting to look more interesting than just a lot of James Franco and major ape mayhem as shown previously.