Reaction Paper
Reaction Paper
Reaction Paper
Prepared by:
CHRISTIAN BLANCAS
Presented to:
March 2019
CHARACTERS
Humans
James Franco as Dr. William "Will" Rodman, a biologist who is trying to discover a cure for
his father's Alzheimer's disease by testing ALZ-112 on chimps; he is a father figure to
Caesar. James Franco was cast after talks with Tobey Maguire broke down.
Freida Pinto as Dr. Caroline Aranha, a primatologist who begins a relationship with Will
and grows attached to Caesar.
John Lithgow as Charles Rodman, Will's Alzheimer's-afflicted father and a former music
teacher who improves after Will gives him the ALZ-112 and forms a grandfatherly bond
with Caesar.
Brian Cox as John Landon, manager of the San Bruno Primate Shelter where Caesar is
confined for a time.
Tom Felton as Dodge Landon, John's son and an animal caretaker at the shelter, who abuses
the apes for sport. His first and last name are references to two of the astronauts in the
original Planet of the Apes.
David Oyelowo as Steven Jacobs, Will's arrogant boss.
Tyler Labine as Robert Franklin, a chimp handler at Gen-Sys and one of Will's friends.
Jamie Harris as Rodney, a caretaker and a nightwatchman who is much kinder to the apes at
the sanctuary and is regularly mocked by Dodge for this.
David Hewlett as Hunsiker, Will's hot-headed and boorish neighbor. He despises his
Rodman neighbors for no reason, and helps the Simian Flu destroy humanity by spreading it
around the world.
Chelah Horsdal as Irena, a nurse who is looking after Charles.
Apes
Andy Serkis as Caesar, a chimpanzee whose intelligence is increased from being exposed in
the womb to ALZ-112 when the drug is administered to his pregnant mother, and who is
raised by Will for eight years. Caesar is based on Roddy McDowall's character in the last
two films of the original Apes series.
Karin Konoval as Maurice, a wise and benevolent Bornean orangutan who was retired from
a circus and knows sign language; he becomes Caesar's closest ally. Konoval also cameos as
the court clerk whom Will briefly argues with about his appeal. His name is a reference to
Maurice Evans, who portrays Dr. Zaius in the first two films of the original Apes series.[10]
Terry Notary as Rocket, the dominant chimpanzee at the ape sanctuary, until Caesar
overthrows him. Notary also plays Bright Eyes, Caesar's mother, who was captured in
Africa.
Richard Ridings as Buck, a western lowland gorilla who pledges his allegiance to Caesar
after he is freed by him.
Devyn Dalton as Cornelia, a female chimpanzee in the ape sanctuary.
Jay Caputo as Alpha, the dominant male chimpanzee of Bright Eyes' troop and Caesar's
father.
Christopher Gordon as Koba, a scarred and aggressive bonobo who has spent most of his
life in laboratories and holds a grudge against humans.