The upcoming feature from Warner Bros.Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation follows a delightfully subversive gang of fairies as they shake up their magical world by breaking every rule in the book; in theaters May 21, 2027.
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Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation have just announced that Ncuti Gatwa has joined the cast of their original animated musical, .He joins previously announced Cynthia Erivo of fame.follows a delightfully subversive gang of fairies as they shake up their magical world by breaking every rule in the book.
Its release is set for May 21, 2027.Gatwa, known for his breakout role in , recently starred as The Doctor in .He also appeared in Greta Gerwig’s .
He’s received acclaim for his stage work on and .The film is directed by Megan Nicole Dong and co-directed by Olivier Staphylas, from an original screenplay by Deborah Frances-White.Tony Award–winning duo Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss () will write the original songs, with multiple Grammy-nominated Isabella “Machine” Summers (Florence + The Machine) composing the score and contributing to the songs.
Ian Eisendrath () serves as executive music producer.Key creatives also include producer Carolyn Soper, editor Sim Evan-Jones, cinematographer James C.J.Williams, character designer Uwe Heidschötter, heads of story Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt, and production designers Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn and Mike Redman.
Production is currently underway in London, with DNEG Animation serving as digital partner.will be the first feature released under the first look deal between Warner Bros.Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation.
Gatwa is repped by Curtis Brown, UTA, Status PR UK and Ziffren Brittenham LLP.
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
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