The teaser trailer for Netflix’s upcoming thriller The School for Good and Evil, starring Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington, has been revealed.
The film is based on Soman Chainani’s book of the same name and stars Washington as a professor and Theron as the headmaster of a mysterious institution.
The film stars Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, Patti LuPone, and Rachel Bloom, and is directed by Paul Feig.
The School For Good And Evil appears to be a mix of what-if-Harry-Potter-got-sorted-into-the-wrong-Hogwarts-house and the kind of fairytale altering Disney has done with Once Upon A Time and Descendants, with Paul Feig adding his own take on heroes, villains, and happy endings. The first teaser trailer for the film has appeared as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week.
Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), two outcasts and best friends in the village of Gavaldon, share the unlikeliest of ties. Sophie, a fan of fairy tales, wishes to escape her mundane village existence, but Agatha, with her bleak appearance, has all the makings of a true witch. Then, one night, under a blood-red moon, a tremendous force whisks them away to the School for Good and Evil, where the true story of every great fairy tale begins. But something goes wrong from the start: Sophie is assigned to the School for Evil, which is managed by the fashionable and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha is assigned to the School for Good, which is run by the sunny and compassionate Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington).
As if navigating courses with Cinderella, Captain Hook, and the gorgeous son of King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn’t difficult enough, the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne) claims that only true love’s kiss can change the regulations and send the girls to their proper school. However, when a dark and deadly man (Kit Young) with unexplained ties to Sophie reappears and threatens to destroy the school and the rulebook utterly, the only route to a happy ending is to first escape the fairytale.
Joe Roth, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Jane Startz, Paul Feig, and Laura Fischer produce the film, which is executive produced by Stephen Jones, Zack Roth, Chris Castaldi, Soman Chainani, and Patrician Riggen.
The film has no set release date, however it is part of Netflix’s summer lineup.
View the trailer below:
