Rise of the Planet of the Apes is not based on any specific film from the original series, but instead takes the overall mythology and reshapes it for a new audience with a fresh origin story that starts a new film series.
Director Rupert Wyatt on the reboot: "This is part of the mythology and it should be seen as that. It's not a continuation of the other films; it's an original story. It does satisfy the people who enjoy those films. The point of this film is to achieve that and to bring that fan base into this film exactly like Batman [Begins]."
The films plot, “James Franco is set to play a scientist working on a cure for Alzheimer's by testing on apes. When test subject Caesar suddenly begins to mutate rapidly, the scientist takes him home to remove him from the cruel lab doctors.”
On the film’s future, Director Rupert Wyatt commented: "I think we’re ending with certain questions, which is quite exciting. To me, I can think of all sorts of sequels to this film, but this is just the beginning."
Screenwriter and producer Rick Jaffa has also stated that Rise of the Planet of the Apes will feature several clues as to future sequels: "I hope that we’re building a platform for future films. We’re trying to plant a lot of the seeds for a lot of the things you are talking about in terms of the different apes and so forth."If Rise of the Planet of the Apes is successful it may lead to sequels that utilize some other aspects of the mythology.
According to Producer Rick Jaffa, a modernized version of the spaceship from the original Planet of the Apes will be featured under the name Icarus in Rise of the Planet of the Apes as a hint to a possible future sequel”
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