The School For Good and Evil Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Follows best friends Sophie and Agatha, who find themselves on opposing sides of a modern fairy tale when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where young heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance of good and evil.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The School For Good and Evil.

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  Charlize Theron

  Fast X, The Odyssey

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  Kerry Washington

  The Six Triple Eight, Django Unchained

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  Sophia Anne Caruso

  ... Sophia

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  Sofia Wylie

  ... Agatha

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  Laurence Fishburne

  ... The Schoolmaster

  Slingshot , The Amateur

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  Michelle Yeoh

  ... Professor Anemone

  Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Star Trek: Section 31

Crew Behind the Film

The The School For Good and Evil behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Feig last directed Jackpot! and Last Christmas. The film's writer David Magee last wrote The Tiger's Apprentice and The Little Mermaid.

Director

Paul Feig

Screenwriters

David Magee
Paul Feig

Producers

Palak Patel
Joe Roth
Jane Startz

Production Details

What we know about the The School For Good and Evil movie production.

Key Facts

• Adapted from Soman Chainani's first book in series of novels.

Production Updates for The School For Good and Evil

May 2022

Completed

Changed The School For Good and Evil movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Feb 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Currently filming at Belfast Harbour Studios in Northern Ireland.

May 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Universal Pictures won the property in a seven-figure deal for book and scriptwriting fees.

May 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Roth Films has partnered with Jane Startz Productions to acquired movie rights to the first title in a novel trilogy by Soman Chainani.

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