Andy Serkis’ ANIMAL FARM Turns Seth Rogen Into George Orwell’s Pig in Teaser Trailer

Seth Rogen (Napoleon), Kieran Culkin (Squealer), and Gaten Matarazzo (Lucky) voice talking pigs in the first look trailer of Andy Serkis’ Animal Farm. Variety shared the first public footage from the film ahead of its debut today at the Annecy Animation Festival . The movie also stars Woody Harrelson, Glenn Close, Steve Buscemi, Laverne Cox, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, Iman Vellani, and Serkis.

In addition to the Animal Farm teaser trailer, we know a little bit more about the movie. In a statement on the film’s official site, Serkis talked about bringing this iconic novel to the screen. “The challenging journey to bring this extraordinary story to the screen has been finally rewarded by the opportunity to partner with the brilliant team at Aniventure and Cinesite,” said Serkis. “Together, we hope to make our version of Orwell’s ever-relevant masterpiece, emotionally powerful, humorous, and relatable for all ages. A tale not only for our times, but for generations to come.”

Imagine if you didn’t know the movie’s title or source material and you saw this Animal Farm teaser trailer footage? You would assume it was just a comedy, one that might have an R-rating considering Rogen’s involvement. But obviously, no allegory about communism and power would be complete without Seth Rogen playing a talking pig. If you’re unfamiliar with Orwell’s classic book Animal Farm, Aniventure provided a synopsis for its adaptation:

When a group of farm animals rebel and kick their neglectful farmer off the land, life is good and the dream of a free, equitable future is within sight. But power struggles among some of literature’s most infamous characters ensue and the realities of living in a world designed for mankind complicates and corrupts the satirical and allegorical, Animal Farm.

Hollywood always has and always will make movies with talking cartoon animals. Some will be sweet, some crass, some funny, and some violent. But we’re confident one thing most of them won’t be about: what led to the 1917 Russian Revolution. We can’t wait to see more from Serkis’ Animal Farm after this teaser trailer.