Franco: Human, animal relations focus of ‘Apes’
Even though he scored an Oscar nomination for his performance in “127 Hours” last year, James Franco is hoping that his new movie will put more focus on his acting career and less on his critically panned Academy Awards hosting stint and disastrous follow-up film, “Your Highness.”
In “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” he plays a scientist in what is a prequel to the “Planet of the Apes” movie that launched four sequels, one remake and a couple of TV series.
Q: Were you a fan of the original “Apes” movies?
A: Well, the first movie came out in 1968, so I wasn’t even born yet. … When I was a little older though, I watched the first one and was blown away. It’s still an iconic film with one of the most famous endings in cinema, so it’s a series that I respect, and it has a lot of concepts and ideas that I think are very interesting.



Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
Lovelace (2012)
Cherry (2012)
The Broken Tower (2011)
The Stare (2012)
Maladies (2011)
Rise of the Apes (2011)
Rebel (2011)
As I Lay Dying (2012)
Sal (2011)


















