On the first day of summer in the northeast region of the continental United States, it's difficult not to have contemplative thoughts of nature, the larger universe and our singular place in that grand scheme. It is fitting, then, that we bring you a sneak peak at the forthcoming film in a francise that has become the epitome of unrestricted nature gone wild: 'RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.' Starring James Franco (Spider Man 1, 2, & 3, 127 Hours), Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, and Andy Serkisset, the film is set to be unleashed on the public in wide release on August 5th. All hail Caesar!

Imagined as a prequel to the long line of other Ape films that have evolved in the man vs. simian saga, helmer Rupert Wyatt (Subterrain, The Escapist) takes as a point-of-departure a kind of mea culpa parable of humanity's noble but flawed attempt in tinkering with the very genetics of nature in its search for the cure for Alzheimer's, and a not so subtle tip of the hat to the "great debate" of evolution vs. creation (the film's tagline: "Evolution Becomes Revolution"). The film is being released by 20th Century Fox.