A new teaser trailer has just been released for the Netflix fantasy film The School for Good and Evil. The trailer was debuted out of their panel at the Geeked Week event with cast members Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie along with original author Soman Chainani and the movie adaptation's director Paul Feig. Featuring Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron in lead roles, the film is set at a fairytale academy and you can get a sneak peek at what it's like by watching the teaser trailer below.
Paul Feig directed The School for Good and Evil and co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor and David Magee. Feig also produced with Joe Roth, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Jane Startz, and Laura Fischer. Executive producers were Stephen Jones, Zack Roth, Chris Castaldi, Soman Chainani, and Patrician Riggen.
Based on the book by Soman Chainani, the film stars Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, Patti LuPone, and Rachel Bloom. You can read the official synopsis below.
In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the unlikeliest of bonds. Sophie, a lover of fairy tales, dreams of escaping her ordinary village life, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic, has the makings of a real witch. Then one night under a blood red moon, a powerful force sweeps them away to the School for Good and Evil — where the true story of every great fairy tale begins. Yet something is amiss from the start: Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by the glamorous and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha in the School for Good, overseen by the sunny and kind Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington).
As if navigating classes with the offspring of Cinderella, Captain Hook, and the dashing son of King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn’t hard enough, according to the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne), only true love’s kiss can change the rules and send the girls to their rightful school. But when a dark and dangerous figure (Kit Young) with mysterious ties to Sophie reemerges and threatens to destroy the school and the rulebook entirely — the only way to a happy ending is to survive the fairytale first.
The School for Good and Evil Is Based on the Novel
“To have one of your favorite directors adapt your book into a film for Netflix is an honor and a dream,” said Chainani when the news of Feig adapting the book was announced. “Paul Feig is a brilliant filmmaker and a master of tone — a perfect fit for the twists and turns of The School for Good and Evil. I have no doubt that he will make a true fairy tale classic.”
Feig added, “I’m truly excited to bring this amazing, touching, funny and empowering world that Soman created in his wonderful books to life. I feel like a frog that just turned into a prince.”
The School for Good and Evil is set to start streaming sometime in 2022 with an exact premiere date forthcoming. Watch the movie at Netflix.com.