Bad Fairies
As of October 20, 2026, Bad Fairies is a feature film that is currently in production. Four production companies are attached, including Netflix, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DNEG. Attached are directors Megan Nicole Dong and Olivier Staphylas; writers Deborah Frances-White and Zoë Tomalin; and producer Carolyn Soper. It is filming in London, England. Production List last updated this listing on October 20, 2026.
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Project Summary
Bad Fairies is an animated musical feature currently in production in London for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation. The film is directed by Megan Nicole Dong, creator of Netflix's Centaurworld, and co-directed by Olivier Staphylas, with an original screenplay by Deborah Frances-White. Tony-winning duo Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss from Six: The Musical are writing original songs, while Isabella Summers of Florence + The Machine is composing the score. The voice cast includes Cynthia Erivo as Jayne Staplegun, with recent additions Kylie Minogue as Clowder the Cat Witch, Jonathan Groff as Robin Goodfellow, and Catherine Tate as the Fairy Gothmother. Additional cast members include Ncuti Gatwa, James Acaster, Dee Bradley Baker, and Serrana Su-Ling Bliss. DNEG Animation serves as digital partner on the project, which marks the first feature under the first-look deal between Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation. The film is set in contemporary London and is scheduled for theatrical release on May 21, 2027.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Megan Nicole Dong |
| Director | Olivier Staphylas |
Writing
| Writer | Deborah Frances-White |
| Writer | Zoë Tomalin |
Sound & Music
| Composer | Toby Marlow |
| Composer | Lucy Moss |
| Composer | Isabella Summers |
Production
| Producer | Carolyn Soper |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Bad Fairies
Bad Fairies is shooting, so most departments are already staffed; openings now are day calls and replacements, and background casting runs day to day. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/bad-fairies (last updated Oct 20, 2026).