Claim: Rupert Wyatt directed the film The Escapist.

Rupert Wyatt -LRB- born 26 October 1972 -RRB- is an English screenwriter , director , and producer . He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film The Escapist , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival . His second film was the 2011 blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes .