A lot of the noises coming out of Fox seem to be distancing the film from the legacy of the original series, but the chaps over at Chud.com have had a gander at the script, and it seems Jaffa and Silver have been at pains to cram it with plenty of nods to the canon.

The name “Caesar” is a throwback for starters, already having been used as the moniker for the Che Guevara-esque protagonist of Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes. Sticking with names, his mother is set to be called Bright Eyes, which fans of the original will (ok, might) remember is how Dr. Zira refers to Colonel Taylor.

One slightly more obscure reference (but a pretty cool one nonetheless) is Caesar’s eye colour, which changes as he becomes more evolved. By the time he is fully sentient, his eyes become bright green, a tip of the hat to the green uniforms worn by the apes in the first film.

And if that isn’t explicit enough for you, there is set to be a scene in which Caesar is vigorously hosed down at the animal sanctuary, a direct homage to Chuck Heston’s “it’s a madhouse” gurn-fest. Finally, the tables are turned!