We’re all familiar with the nearly perfected art of motion capture. The technique has been used for what seems like forever in film and video games and with Avatar upping the game last year we should expect even more films that lean on actors wearing jumpsuits with silly dots on them.

That's exactly what we see in this first set photo from Rise of the Apes, the Planet of the Apes reboot directed by Rupert Wyatt. You don’t get a whole lot out of this image other than the satisfaction of knowing that the world’s foremost mo-cap actor, Andy Serkis, is at it again, returning to ape-form from the second time in recent years. Having brought King Kong and Gollum to life, we can rest assured that while the actor looks incredibly silly now, making a severely monkey-like face and wearing an ugly grey suit, he will look great once the WETA team goes apeshit in the effects process.

Also pictured are James Franco and Frieda Pinto who are presumably studying and experimenting with Caesar, Serkis’ ape. We have 11 months to go before the film is actually release, but for now, check out this picture and marvel at Serkis’s skill.

Kudos to Bleeding Cool for snagging this image from Just Jared before it was removed.

IMAGE REMOVED BY REQUEST OF FOX. SORRY.
UPDATE! Bleeding Cool offers this cartoon version of the image. Click it to see a bigger version over there: