The film, which premiered at Annecy and has been in development for 13 years, was originally meant to be a motion-capture production.

Andy Serkis remembered the first time he read George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” It was around the same time that he first read J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” (“I can’t remember which ...

To say that such success was unprecedented in the UK is an understatement. It took 50 years of stop-start development for the first British animated feature film, Animal Farm (1954), to emerge, and it ...

The Batman star Andy Serkis has opened about his new comedy adventure film, Animal Farm. The upcoming film 2025 animated children’s fantasy is based on George Orwell’s satirical allegory ...

Andy Serkis says partnering with UK production companies Aniventure and Cinesite, and removing the performance capture format, broke the logjam on his long-gestating Animal Farm film. “We’d ...

Jump to Comments ‘Animal Farm’ Review: Andy Serkis’ Sloppy Animated Adaptation Trades Political Insights for Potty Humor Reviewed at Annecy Film Festival, June 9, 2025. Running time: 96 MIN.

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.

Producing the film are Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle and Dave Rosenbaum. Animal Farm has long been in the works, with Serkis’ work on the project first announced back in 2011.

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas Animation has boarded international sales on Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of Animal Farm, based on the iconic novella by George Orwell. The company will introduce the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas Animation has boarded international sales on Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of Animal Farm, based on the iconic novella by George Orwell. The company will introduce the ...

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.