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 will be released at a date TBD. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Though its chattering barnyard insurgents have been a ...

Andy Serkis’ long-gestating adaptation of Animal Farm is one step closer to being a reality. On Tuesday, it was announced that Serkis will be directing the long-awaited animated adaptation of ...

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.

In 2018, Netflix picked up the long-gestating project, although THR understands the streamer is no longer attached. At Cinesite, Animal Farm’ s work is led by producer Connie Thompson.

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.