10 Most Shocking Post-Credit Movie Reveals

3. The Entire World Is Infected - Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

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Like plentiful other revisits of an existing IP, excitement was minimal when it was first announced that 20th Century Fox was returning to the Planet of the Apes well for a new trilogy. But man, what a three films directors Rupert Wyatt (Rise) and Matt Reeves (Dawn, War) gave us.

2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes set the ball in motion for what would soon be a battle for the survival of mankind as apes start to rule the world. Dovetailing together nicely, the ALZ-113 drug leads to a deadly pandemic that will wipe out humans, while the substance similarly works to enhance the intelligence of apes.

As Rise concludes, James Franco's Will says his fond farewells to Caesar as this ape has now found his "home" amongst his simian brethren as they head off into the woodland of San Francisco.

By the time of follow-up picture Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the narrative has jumped ahead ten years to a time when many humans have succumbed to a virus triggered by ALZ-113. And in a Rise post-credits scene, we see just how that virus was initially spread - with Will's infected neighbour Douglas Hunsiker (David Hewlett) arriving at San Francisco airport and putting this virus out to the masses.

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