Animated Animal Farm: Kid-Friendly Twist on Orwell's Classic

0:00It's April 27. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered and star-driven. A new animated take on George Orwell's Animal Farm hits theaters May 1st from Angel Studios. Directed by Andy Circus and written by Nicholas Stolar, this 94-minute PG flick turns the classic farmer-bellion into a bright, bouncy kid, adventure. Animals overthrow their owner for utopia, but it spirals into chaos with modern twists. They've loaded it with slang like what's up and totally rad, plus field trips to malls, pool parties, and even fart jokes from the lead-pig Napoleon. Now called, nappopo. Think sports cars, iPhones, drones, and a rom-com subplot all in colors straight out of a preschool show. Voice talent includes Seth Rogen pulling double-do-the-as-goofy and menacing Napoleon, Gaten-Materazzo, as plucky-lucky, Laverne Cox, as rival Snowball. Woody Harrelson as loyal horseboxer, and Glenn Close as a human farmer with a quirky accent.

1:02Critics call it a total mismatch for the book's dark satire on power. The story keeps just the basics of rebellion and betrayal, but swaps grim executions for giggling piglets and a hopeful finale with a mission. Impossible-style caper, called Operation Party Pooper, ending in an underwater brawl. Skip this one if you want Orwell's shiver-inducing warning on tyranny. Grab the book instead to feel that real punch.