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Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate join Bad Fairies
Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate have joined the voice cast of the animated film Bad Fairies, led by Cynthia Erivo.
Minogue voices Clowder, a cat witch; Groff plays Robin Goodfellow; and Tate plays the Fairy Gothmother.
Erivo voices Jayne Staplegun, the film’s central character.
The musical comedy follows rule-breaking fairies in contemporary London as they disrupt their magical world.
Its songs are being written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, with Isabella “Machine” Summers composing the score and contributing to the songs.
Production is underway in London, with DNEG Animation as digital partner.
The film is scheduled for release in May 2027, though the published dates differ: one account says May 21 and another says May 27.
Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate have joined the voice cast of the animated musical comedy Bad Fairies.
Cynthia Erivo leads the film as Jayne Staplegun and announced the casting at her Hollywood Bowl concert.
Minogue will voice Clowder, the Cat Witch; Groff will voice Robin Goodfellow; and Tate will voice the Fairy Gothmother.
The film is set in contemporary London and follows a group of rule-breaking fairies.
The sources give different planned release dates: Deadline says May 21, 2027, while Variety says May 27, 2027.
- Who
- Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate joined the voice cast, led by Cynthia Erivo.
- What
- The actors will voice characters in Bad Fairies, an animated musical comedy.
- When
- Erivo announced the casting at her Thursday evening Hollywood Bowl concert; the date is not stated.
- Where
- The announcement was made at the Hollywood Bowl. The film is set in contemporary London.
- Why
- The film follows a group of fairies who break rules; a specific reason for the casting announcement is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Cynthia Erivo announced the new cast members at her Hollywood Bowl concert, Let Me Sing to You.
Deadline reports that Bad Fairies is scheduled to premiere in theaters.
Variety reports that Bad Fairies is set to open.
- New cast
- Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate
- Minogue’s role
- Clowder, the Cat Witch
- Groff’s role
- Robin Goodfellow
- Tate’s role
- The Fairy Gothmother
- Lead role
- Cynthia Erivo as Jayne Staplegun
- Release date
- Deadline: May 21, 2027; Variety: May 27, 2027
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What people are saying
I’m so excited to be part of ‘Bad Fairies,’ alongside the incredible Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Groff and such a brilliant cast of voices.
With Kylie, Jonathan and Catherine joining her, we have a cast as bold and joyful as the film itself.
From the moment we began developing ‘Bad Fairies,’ we knew it was exactly the kind of story Locksmith exists to tell: funny, surprising and full of heart.
Clowder needed to be impossibly glamorous and hilariously chaotic in the same breath, and Kylie was always the dream.