Admittedly, George Orwell probably hoped to write a story more like Finding Nemo.

Nothing went better with a juice box and some Teddy Grahams in kindergarten than reading a dystopian novel with a socio-political angle.

Now, all those years of my childhood wondering when someone would get around to turning hellscape novels into family funfare are not for nothing.

Andy Serkis, the actor who portrayed Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, recently bought the rights to Animal Farm and, as he told The Hollywood Reporter, plans to create a stop-motion film aimed at "a family audience." Stalinism has never been more approachable!

It's only a matter of time before we get a Disney musical adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin.