Twentieth Century Fox has unveiled a new and unsettling photo of Andy Serkis as the shifty Caesar in the Rupert Wyatt-directed prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Described as a cautionary tale, the film stars James Franco as Will, a scientist whose experiments with genetic engineering leads to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. The cast also includes Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Tom Felton, Tyler Labine and Brian Cox.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes opens on Aug. 5.

(via MovieWeb)