''Animal Farm'' is an upcoming British animated

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film directed by

Andy Serkis Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Go ...

, with a script written by

Nicholas Stoller Nicholas Stoller (born March 19, 1976) is a British-American filmmaker. He is known mainly for directing the 2008 comedy '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'', its 2010 spin-off/sequel, ''Get Him to the Greek'', '' The Five-Year Engagement'', '' Neighbo ...

from a previous draft that was co-written by Rupert Wyatt and Serkis. Based on the novella of the same name by George Orwell, the adaptation is currently in production.

Production

Development

In July 2011, a feature film adaptation of ''

Animal Farm ''Animal Farm'' is a beast fable, in the form of satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to c ...

'' was announced to be in development, with Rupert Wyatt serving as director. Wyatt and

were slated to serve as co-screenwriters. By October 2012, Serkis was announced to have taken over directorial duties, with the project being developed as a HFR- 3D film. In August 2018,

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purchased distribution rights to the film. After numerous delays, Serkis once again began pre-production on the project, after completing his directing duties for '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage''. By April 2022, it was announced that production had commenced as an animated film at Cinesite Studios, with a screenplay written by Nicholas Stoller. Serkis will also serve as producer, alongside Adam Nagle, Dave Rosenbaum, and Jonathan Cavendish. The project is a joint-venture production between Cinesite Studios, Aniventure, and The Imaginarium Productions, with Netflix dropping the distribution rights.

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* {{Animal Farm Films based on Animal Farm Films directed by Andy Serkis British animated fantasy films Upcoming films