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Andy Serkis Rewrites Animal Farm Into Corruption Thriller.

4/29/2026

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Andy Serkis (director) heads an Animal Farm that swaps Orwell’s anti-Stalin theme for a corruption plot and changes the ending.
Seth Rogen, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close voice roles; Nicholas Stoller scripts; Snowball becomes a woman, a pig hero appears, and jokes and action are added.
The 1954 cartoon was secured by CIA agents and E. Howard Hunt said it edited to add an anti-Communist message and change its ending.

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Story summary

Andy Serkis (director) heads an Animal Farm that swaps Orwell’s anti-Stalin theme for a corruption plot and changes the ending.
Seth Rogen, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close voice roles; Nicholas Stoller scripts; Snowball becomes a woman, a pig hero appears, and jokes and action are added.
The 1954 cartoon was secured by CIA agents and E. Howard Hunt said it edited to add an anti-Communist message and change its ending.