Actor Andy Serkis Moving Forward With Adaptation of George Orwell Novel “Animal Farm” for “Post Truth World”
Production is moving ahead on an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm It has taken ten years to make this happen. The project was put on hold by Andy Serkis, motion-capture artist and actor. Now that he has the time, cinema’s “grittiest Alfred” The 20th-century story needs to be rewritten in a way that suits our times.
Andy Serkis plays Alfred in The Batman (2022), Warner Bros.
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That’s close to how he described his idea to Total Film (courtesy of the site Slash Film). Serkis couldn’t say much about the cast or other details but he did tell the outlet he wants his Animal Farm To suit “a post-truth world.” He explained, “It’s a reimagining of Animal Farm for this generation, for a post-truth world.”
Serkis said that the story will be funny, but subtle and appealing to all ages. It will also have humor like movies used to. “It has humor at the core of it, but the politics are sort of smuggled in underneath. It will appeal to a broad audience, and will resonate with all ages in different ways,” He said.
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This is also a deliberate statement by the filmmaker. “very contemporaneous version” That has the blessing of Orwell’s estate. Similar things have been said before about other literary adaptations. The Rings of PowerModernity is often achieved by remaking old works of art to reflect modernity. However, authenticity to the original material is not usually lost.
Humorous and subtle are key to success Animal Farm’s A curious approach is also message. The book was a stark critique of Stalin and Soviet Communism similar thematically to Orwell’s other famous story, 1984. In Animal Farm The livestock revolts against their human owners “oppressors” Their utopia would soon crumble as Napoleon, the brute-pig Napoleon, assumes the role of the farmer.
Director Andy Serkis, right, and VFX Supervisor Sheena Dougal on the set of Columbia Pictures’ VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE.
Andy Serkis’s achievements behind the camera have been remarkable since 2017, when he made his directorial debut. Breathe, However, mixed reactions to Venom: Let There’s Carnage And his favorite project Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle These could be negative signs that he is about to execute an illegal act Animal Farm reimagining. Netflix had originally planned to release the project, but it could be different.
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