ANIMAL FARM (2026) new animated version – Fri May 1 to Thur May 7 at The Park Theatre

ANIMAL FARM (2026) new animated version – Fri May 1 to Thur May 7

Tickets $10/$9 – Rated PG – Runtime 1hr 36 mins

Animal Farm is a 2026 animated fantasy comedy-adventure film directed by Andy Serkis and written by Nicholas Stoller, based on George Orwell’s 1945 novella. It is the third adaptation of the story, and introduces new characters — most notably a piglet named Lucky — giving the film a coming-of-age angle alongside its political allegory. The film follows a group of farm animals who rebel against their neglectful owner, Mr. Jones, and take control of the farm. Inspired by a sow named Snowball, the animals initially strive for equality, but the manipulative pig Napoleon rises to power, and Lucky must help the other animals find the courage to overthrow him.
The film premiered at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 9, 2025, and is scheduled for theatrical release in the United States on May 1, 2026, distributed by Angel Studios. Critical reception has been mixed: Pete Hammond of Deadline praised it as “gorgeously animated” and said it feels “a little too close for comfort to America’s drift toward authoritarianism,” while Rafael Motamayor of IGN noted that Serkis shifts Orwell’s allegory toward modern corporate corruption, praising the visuals and cast but feeling the adaptation “lost some teeth” compared to the novel.