Foes Of The Apes?

David Oyelowo ("Spooks," "The Last King of Scotland") and Tom Felton have been offered roles in Rupert Wyatt’s" Planet of the Apes prequel Rise of the Apes says Bloody Disgusting and Variety.

The story focuses on a scientist (James Franco) working on an Alzheimer's cure being tested on apes. The test subject named Caesar evolves rapidly, forcing the scientist to take him home and live with him to protect him from cruel doctors

Oyelowo would play Steve Jacobs, the head of the company board of directors pushing the next stage of clinical trials on the lab apes.

Felton (pictured) would play the son of Brian Cox's character, the villainous owner of a primate facility.

John Lithgow Freida Pinto and Andy Serkis will also star. Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa wrote the screenplay and are producing the June 24th 2011 with Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark.

While I'm still a bit skeptical about this one--I must say the casting on this has me intrigued with each passing notice

Filming on the pic kicks off later this month.