The exclusive story-told only in this novel-leading to the blockbuster scheduled for release July 14, 2017, following events begun in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and continuing in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. This official prequel will be plotted and written in close collaboration with the film team. The movie's stars include Andy Serkis as the ape Caesar, Judy Greer as Caesar's wife Cornelia, and Woody Harrelson as "the Colonel."