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Andy Serkis' Animated “Animal Farm” Debuts May 1 with Star Cast

4/23/2026

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Andy Serkis’s animated Animal Farm will debut on Friday, May 1.
Nicholas Stoller wrote the PG script for the 1 h 36 m film.
The voice cast includes Seth Rogen as Napoleon, Gaten Matarazzo as Lucky, Steve Buscemi as the banker, plus Laverne Cox and Woody Harrelson.
The credits feature Pigeon John’s rap “Break Down The Barn” and Propellerheads’ “History Repeating” with Shirley Bassey, while omitting the CIA subplot from the 1954 version.

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Story summary

Andy Serkis’s animated Animal Farm will debut on Friday, May 1.
Nicholas Stoller wrote the PG script for the 1 h 36 m film.
The voice cast includes Seth Rogen as Napoleon, Gaten Matarazzo as Lucky, Steve Buscemi as the banker, plus Laverne Cox and Woody Harrelson.
The credits feature Pigeon John’s rap “Break Down The Barn” and Propellerheads’ “History Repeating” with Shirley Bassey, while omitting the CIA subplot from the 1954 version.