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Andy Serkis' Animated “Animal Farm” Opens After 15 Years

7/26/2026

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Andy Serkis’s animated adaptation of George Orwell’s *Animal Farm* opens in cinemas this week after more than 15 years of development.
Serkis worked with the Orwell estate, kept its anti-authoritarian stance, and enlisted Seth Rogen, Kieran Culkin and Gaten Matarazzo for voice roles.
He added a pig named Lucky, toilet humour, and an ambiguous, non-Hollywood ending that mirrors today’s repeating history.

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Andy Serkis’s animated adaptation of George Orwell’s *Animal Farm* opens in cinemas this week after more than 15 years of development.
Serkis worked with the Orwell estate, kept its anti-authoritarian stance, and enlisted Seth Rogen, Kieran Culkin and Gaten Matarazzo for voice roles.
He added a pig named Lucky, toilet humour, and an ambiguous, non-Hollywood ending that mirrors today’s repeating history.