The reboot season is in, and it all began with Batman Begins. The concept of re-visiting popular franchises and re-making them with a fresh twist at the beginning of the story is now a common one (think X-Men: First Class, The Amazing Spiderman, Conan The Barbarian, amongst others). As Rupert Wyatt admits, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes aims to achieve the same goals that other reboots set out to do - get the fan base of the original series to look at it in a new, contemporary light.
Originally based on a 1963 French novel, the series, Planet Of The Apes, has its share of loyal ....