Angel Studios has released a trailer for Andy Serkis's animated movie Animal Farm: A Cautionary Tail, adapted by Nicholas Stoller from George Orwell's classic novel, Deadline reported, adding that it will be released in theaters on May 1.
The voice cast for the project, which had its world premiere last June at the Annecy Animation Film Festival, includes Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, Iman Vellani, and Serkis.
Serkis "has created a fresh take on the book, which Orwell wrote in the mid-1940s as Stalinism had taken firm hold in post-revolution Soviet Union," Deadline noted. "The book told the tale of a group of farm animals who rebel against their owner with a plan to create a utopian, free and happy life for themselves. But one group--the pigs--end up taking over and the society becomes as shackled as it was before."