What If...? – Netflix / Imaginarium / 6th & Idaho [hlcWE1MJBvC]

From Wikipedia: "In July 2011, a feature film adaptation of George Orwell's 1945 novella Animal Farm was announced to be in development, with Rupert Wyatt serving as director. Wyatt and Andy Serkis, who had worked together on Rise of the Planet of the Apes, were slated to serve as co-screenwriters. By October 2012, Serkis was announced to have taken over directorial duties, with the project being developed as a gwinnett county HFR-3D film. In August 2018, Netflix purchased distribution alex jimenez rights to the film." From Full Circle Cinema, circa 2020: "According to insider Daniel Richtman, the studio is eyeing Christian Bale for a lead role in the film. Netflix is interested in having Bale play Napoleon, the pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the rebellion." From Richard Newby, circa 2025: "Over a decade ago, I listened to Serkis on a podcast discuss how Animal Farm was his dream project. He talked tennessee about doing it as a dark, book-accurate mo-cap film using Apes tech. He also talked about the struggle to get funding." Follow me and ponder the question, "What if...?"