C. EVERETT KOOP TO PLAY DR. ZAIUS?

C. EVERETT KOOP TO PLAY DR. ZAIUS?

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- It may sound bananas but some Americans want to see former surgeon general Dr. C. Everett Koop in an ape costume. According to a poll by Express.com, 56 percent of Americans think Dr. Koop should play Dr. Zaius in Mark Wahlberg's upcoming remake of "Planet Of The Apes." 54 percent want to see primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall gussied up as Zira and 42 percent think Rod Stewart should replace Roddy McDowell as Cornelius. Finally, 48 percent hope Fran Drescher gets cast as Wahlberg's girlfriend, Nova -- mainly because her character is mute.