George Orwell

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    Netflix Acquires George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’; Andy Serkis Directs & Matt Reeves Produces

    <strong>EXCLUSIVE</strong>: Days after acquiring his film <em> Mowgli</em> from Warner Bros, Netflix has doubled down with Andy Serkis by acquiring rights to the George Orwell novel <em>Animal Farm</em>. Serkis will direct a performance-capture film. 6th & Idaho’s Matt Reeves, Rafi Crohn and Adam Kassan will produce with The Imaginarium’s Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish. The Netflix deal reunites Serkis with Reeves after they worked together on <em>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</em> and <em>Wa