Bad fairiesthe animated musical produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation expand the cast, adding rising British actor Serana Su Ling Bliss, popular English comedian James Acaster, and prolific voice actor Dee Bradley Baker. The trio joins previously announced stars Cynthia Erivo and Ncuti Gatwa in the subversive fantasy adventure.
Bad fairies Director Megan Nicole Dong and co-director Olivier Stavilas announced the casting Monday at the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Show at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Bliss, who is set to voice Fei, has quickly gained a reputation for her prominent roles Enola Holmes 2, Belfast and Matilda the Musicaland also extends to the West End Wretched and School of rock. She appeared in the BBC/HBO drama industry And the upcoming one Harry Potter TV series.
Acaster, who will play the poster, has debuted his own stand-up show on Netflix ammo And HBO Max Hello boycottersand is the co-host of the hit podcast Off the list. His screen credits include Task manager and Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire.
Baker, who voices Groundbeef, is among the most in-demand talents in animation, known for his voice work as clone troopers in star wars Animated universe – incl The Clone Wars and Bad batch -And so is Klaus V My dad is an American!Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb And both Oppa and Momo are in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The musical comedy follows a subversive gang of fairies as they transform their magical world. Tony Award winners Toby Marlowe and Lucy Moss (Sixth: Music) are writing original songs for this feature. Grammy Award nominee Isabella “Machine” Summers of Florence + The Machine will compose the score and contribute songwriting, with Ian Eisendrath (Demon hunters in kpop) serves as the executive music producer.
Deborah Frances White wrote the screenplay. Caroline Soper is producing with a creative team that includes editor Sim Evan Jones and cinematographer James C.J. Williams. Digital production is being handled by DNEG Animation, and work is currently underway in London.
Bad fairies It is the first release under the new first look agreement between Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation. The film is expected to hit theaters on May 21, 2027. The next film under the agreement is, Lunar recordsIt is scheduled to be released on November 3, 2028.
