Overview

• The project launched in 2011 as a live-action adaptation, shifted to animation after Serkis’s work on Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and was revived by U.K. partners Cinesite and Aniventure after Netflix dropped it.
• The voice cast includes Seth Rogen as Napoleon, Gaten Matarazzo as Lucky, Woody Harrelson as Boxer and Laverne Cox as Snowball, joined by talents such as Iman Vellani, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close.
• Nicholas Stoller adapted the screenplay, collaborating with producers Adam Nagle, Dave Rosenbaum and Jonathan Cavendish to align the film with Orwell’s original educational vision.
• Serkis introduced the character Lucky to guide young audiences through the narrative and emphasize the value of collective solidarity against authoritarian rule.
• Following its June 9 premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the completed film is now in talks with distributors for a global release.