20th Century Fox dropped an exclusive sizzle reel for director Rupert Wyatt‘s forthcoming film, Rise of the Planet of the Apes at San Diego Comic-Con. The movie stars James Franco, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow, Freida Pinto and Tom Felton.

Check it out below!

Sizzle Reel: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

via Fandango

Synopsis:

Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale, a science fiction/science fact blend, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow, Freida Pinto and Tom Felton is slated to hit theaters on August 5th, 2011.