John Lithgow and Freida Pinto are coming on board "
Rise of the Apes," Fox's prequel to its "Planet of the Apes" franchise starring James Franco.
Rupert Wyatt will direct the feature, which focuses on a scientist (Franco) who has been working on a cure for Alzheimer's that is being tested on apes. The test subject named Caesar evolves rapidly, and the scientist takes him home to live with him and protects him from cruel doctors.