10 Sci-Fi Movie Endings You Can No Longer See

10. Will Dies - Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes memorably concludes with ape leader Caesar (Andy Serkis) bidding his human companion Will Rodman (James Franco) an emotional farewell and disappearing into the forest.

But the originally filmed ending was considerably more dramatic, with Will attempting to protect Caesar from the owner of the primate shelter, John Landon (Brian Cox), and getting fatally shot as a result. This then led to the apes massacring the armed humans who pursued them into the forest.

Yet producer Dylan Clark felt the scene was "idiotic" even while it was being filmed:

"We were shooting, and I remember saying, 'You know what? This is just gonna be a bummer. People are just gonna be like, 'Augh.' It was a dumb scene is the truth. We had Brian Cox coming out of nowhere and shooting James Franco. The scene, dramatically, was idiotic. And worse, it just made you feel bad. It was just like, 'Oh my God, this is the worst movie ever.'"

And so, just a month before the film was due to release, the decision was made to reshoot the ending. And given how much disdain Clark clearly has for that original ending, it's sadly unlikely it'll ever be screened outside of those who worked on it.