what happened to will in planet of the apes

Will Rodman is a character in the "Planet of the Apes" reboot film series, portrayed by James Franco. In the films, Will is a scientist who raises an intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar. The fate of Will Rodman is not explicitly stated in the movies, but it is implied that he likely died from the Simian Flu, a virus that spread globally and had devastating effects on the human population. According to producer Dylan Clark, Will and his girlfriend Caroline were never supposed to survive the end of the first film, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," and Will's death was a way of punishment for beginning the downfall of man via the ALZ-113, the experimental drug that led to the rise of the apes