Talk about star power!!! Idris Elba has closed a deal to co-star opposite Robert Pattinson, James Franco and Al Pacino in 'The Trap', a film that will be directed by Harmony Korine (second from the left above) and is in negotiations with Focus Features to distribute.

The film, which is expected to be released in 2016, is set against the backdrop of the Miami music scene and see Benicio Del Toro playing an ex-con out for revenge against a rapper and former friend (Elba) who let him take the fall for a robbery they committed 14 years earlier.

Franco will play the role of Elba's drug-addled manager and Pacino will play Del Toro's parole officer, while Pattinson is in line to play a surfer who helps Del Toro exact revenge. Interesting!!!

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' dodge four new nationwide releases to remain atop the weekend box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The film, starring James Franco and Freida Pinto, grossed $27.8 million over the course of the weekend for a cumulative total of $105.2 million in its first ten days of theatrical release.

The ladies of 'The Help' made a big impact and exceeded expectation by cleaning up an astonishing $26 million to fully recoup its $25 million budget.

Rounding out the top five were the new 'Final Destination 5' ($18 mill), 'The Smurfs' ($13.7 mill) and new comedy '30 Seconds or Less' ($13.3 million).

Concurrently, 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie' flopped hard with $5.9 million to embarrassing debut outside the top ten in the eleventh slot. Despite the hit show, only around 500,000 tickets were sold.

As expected, 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' rose above the competition by raking in a staggering $54.8 million, which now ranks as the fourth highest-grossing August opening in film history.

With that said, the James Franco-led film debut well below the 'Planet of the Apes' ($68.5 million), starring Mark Wahlberg, but remains a big win since it had to overcome a ten-year halt in the long-running franchise.

Ryan Reynolds, for the second time this summer, proved he is not capable of opening a film as 'The Change-Up', opens in fourth slot with a weak $13.5 million, falling short of the most recent body switch comedies '17 Again' ($23.7), '13 Going on 30' ($21.1) and 'Freaky Friday' ($22.2).

Closing out the top 5 films were: 'The Smurfs' in second place with $20.7 million, last week's winner 'Cowboys & Aliens' in third with $15.7 million and 'Captain America: The First Avenger' in the fifth with $13 million ($143.2 in 3 weeks).