“We are incredibly excited to have finally found the perfect creative home in Netflix, for this extraordinarily zeitgeist work by George Orwell,” Serkis said.
Serkis’ directorial debut, Mowgli, was also recently acquired by Netflix from Warner Bros. RELATED: Mowgli Sold to Netflix for 2019 Release on the Streaming Service!
Serkis has previously collaborated with Reeves on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.
Cavendish confirmed in a statement that the adaptation will be a contemporary tale highlighting the “staggering relevance today of the satirical and dramatic power” of Orwell’s Animal Farm.