According to the book Planet of the Apes Revisited (by Joe Russo ... and the gorilla military leader Urko (Mark Lenard, best known for playing Spock’s father Sarek in multiple Star Trek TV ...

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And the interview with Teague and Durand concluded with the latter reciting his villainous character's iconic line, "What a wonderful day!" "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is now in theaters.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes opens in US theaters on August 5, 2011. Below we present two interview videos with director Rupert Wyatt and visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri, respectively.