Why wasn't James Franco in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?

With box office returns of nearly $500 million worldwide, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was one of the surprise hits of 2011. So it wasn't surprising when Fox announced the development of a sequel to the film: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. read more

Mild spoilers if you haven't watched the movie yet. Will Rodman, the character played by James Franco in Rise, is most likely dead because of the"simian flu" pandemic that swept the world. read more

Rise of the Planet of the Apes lead James Franco has a cameo in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It was shown, briefly, in a few of the Dawn trailers. But now that we’ve been able to see the film, and the way that Matt Reeves uses Franco, and puts his character’s relationship with Caesar in an interesting new context. read more

So it wasn't surprising when Fox announced the development of a sequel to the film: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) is directing the sequel and Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Caesar, the leader of the apes, but one character that likely won't return is James Franco's Dr. read more