While the George Orwell tale with the most resonance in 2025 is undoubtedly 1984 , Animal Farm —first published in 1945 as a comment on the Russian Revolution of 1917—still has plenty to say in the present day. The very first clip from Andy Serkis’ long-anticipated animated version of the story is here, and it gives us a first look at Seth Rogen ‘s Napoleon informing the younger pig Lucky (voiced by Stranger Things ‘ Gaten Matarazzo) that “Things aren’t always what they seem, and I’ll help you decide what’s right!”

Given that Napoleon is a stand-in for Stalin in Orwell’s story, that doesn’t bode well for the future of the barnyard. (Kieran Culkin’s Squealer gets a little comic relief moment at the very end of the scene.)

Check out the clip, debuted by Variety ahead of An

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