The suits contain more than 20 separate pieces, including a full body unitard and an upper- torso muscle suit. This hooks under the crotch then snaps in the back. Then there's a heavy pair of pants held up with suspenders. Then comes the upper torso jacket, which the wearer must step through a belt to get in. Once that's on, the actors must hook fasteners around their chests and zip them up, then belt on armor for the upper thighs.
Masks are either full head masks or come with velcro straps around the back.
The makeup has a high standard to meet as the original film earned a special Oscar for transforming scores of actors into a believable army of intelligent simians. The soldier apes will be replicated via computer to number in the thousands. The film's release date is July 27. Click for online calendars and events.