Casting is by Margery Simkin (“Avatar,” “Erin Brokovich”). “Animal Farm” is expected to be released later this year, but no official release date was announced along with the voice cast.

Animal Farm is Andy Serkis' new animated version of the classic George Orwell story, which he had to find a new way into.

Animal Farm has long been in the works, with Serkis’ work on the project first announced back in 2011. Netflix acquired distribution rights to the movie in 2018 before later letting them go.

Andy Serkis on Reimagining George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ for a New Era The actor-turned-director's updated adaptation of the 1945 classic premiered at the Annecy animation film festival this ...

In addition to the Animal Farm teaser trailer, we know a little bit more about the movie. In a statement on the film’s official site, Serkis talked about bringing this iconic novel to the screen.

Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of 'Animal Farm' has cast Seth Rogen, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson, Gaten Matarazzo, Kieran Culkin and more.

Preview: Seth Rogen, Glenn Close and more will lend their voices to ‘Animal Farm.’ Andy Serkis is in the director’s chair. The movie adapts the classic George Orwell novel of authoritarianism.

“ Animal Farm ” has always been, since its first publication in 1945 by British novelist George Orwell, both a timeless tale and a story of its time. It is no surprise, then, that Andy Serkis ...