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Casting: Freida Pinto confirmed for 'Apes'

Posted by AuthorFranck Tabouring | DateWednesday, June 23, 2010 at 6:46AM | In ,

Freida Pinto and John Lithgow have boarded 20th Century Fox's upcoming "Planet of the Apes" prequel "Rise of the Apes," which Rupert Wyatt will direct from a screenplay by Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa.

James Franco will play a scientist who is testing a drug against Alzheimer's on apes. One of the test subjects starts to evolve, and Franco's character vows to protect him from evil doctors, according to THR.

Lithgow plays Franco's father, and Pinto plays a primatologist. Pinto, one of the stars of "Slumdog Millionaire," is starring in "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger." Lithgow last starred in "Leap Year."

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