Cynthia Erivo to Lead Bad Fairies Animated Musical for May 21, 2027

Cynthia Erivo will lead the voice cast of Bad Fairies, an animated musical from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation slated for release on May 21, 2027. Production is under way in London, with DNEG Animation serving as the digital partner, and the feature will be the first released under a first-look deal between the two studios.

The original musical comedy follows a group of fairies who unsettle the order of their magical world. Erivo will voice Jayne Staplegun, a trailblazing fairy whose defiant streak sets off a rebellion. The film marks Erivo’s first lead role in a major animated feature; she is a three-time Academy Award nominee who has won Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards.

Bad Fairies is directed by Megan Nicole Dong, creator of the animated musical series Centaurworld, and co-directed by Olivier Staphylas, whose animation credits include Puss in Boots and Wish Dragon. The screenplay is by Deborah Frances-White. Tony Award winning songwriting duo Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, creators of Six The Musical, are writing original songs for the film, and Isabella Machine Summers of Florence and the Machine will compose the score and contribute to the songs.