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Life in the 2020s has gotten pretty weird, which is why fantasy movies are such an excellent escape. They're also usually very pretty to look at, with stories told on an epic scale.

Since the start of this decade, we've seen quite a few new fantasy stories spring to life on the big screen, including new Disney stories and a couple of medieval epics.

That being said, sometimes it does feel like we're in a bit of a drought when it comes to high fantasy films. Nonetheless, we've created a list of the most captivating fantasy movies from the 2020s (so far).

Dev Patel in The Green Knight | Eric Zachanowich/A24 Films 1. The Green Knight (2021)

An epic medieval fantasy that aims to reimagine the classic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this A24 film is absolutely gorgeous and dripping with style. Dev Patel stars in the leading role as Gawain.

Sophia Anne Caruso is headed to another adaptation!

The 23-year-old actress has been cast in the upcoming second season of One Piece, the Netflix live-action adaptation of the popular Manga series, TV Line reveals.

This marks a return to Netflix for Sophia, who previously starred in the 2022 film adaptation, The School for Good and Evil, which was based on the Soman Chainani book series.

Keep reading to find out who Sophia Anne Caruso will play in One Piece…

According to TV Line, Sophia will be playing Miss Goldenweek in season two, who is also known as Marianne.

She was an officer agent for Baroque Works and the Mr 3′s partner.

In addition to Sophia, Anton David Jetha is also joining the cast as K.M., plus Mark Penwill joins as Chess, according to Deadline.

This trio of newly announced cast joins so many others as One Piece newcomers. Get the...

While Disney has proven that almost everybody has a soft spot for fairy tales, the 2022 Netflix movie The School for Good and Evil takes a look at the classic stories of princes, princesses, and evil queens from an entirely new perspective. Based on the young adult novels by Soman Chainani, the film centers on best friends Agatha and Sophie, who are from a small village where nothing magical ever happens. When they discover a magical book, they are swept away to the School for Good and Evil, where heroes and villains from fairy tales are real figures of history.

Much to their surprise, Sophie is placed in the School for Evil, and Agatha is assigned to the School for Good. With eight books in the School for Good and Evil series, there’s a lot of potential for a continuing film franchise. It’s been two years since the first movie premiered on Netflix,...

Although the evolution of streaming remains a divisive topic in Hollywood, Paul Feig is not one to turn up his nose at opportunity.

After his latest film Jackpot! premiered on Prime Video in August, the director recently called streaming platforms “a blessing for filmmakers who simply want to get their movies made” amid an ongoing decline in production following last year’s strikes.

“We’d all love to be making theatrical films with big releases but with the studios cutting back on their output, the streamers have really stepped up to let us tell our stories with real budgets,” Feig told Empire.

Feig previously helmed Netflix‘s 2022 adaptation of the Soman Chainani young adult fantasy novel The School for Good and Evil.

Most recently, he directed Jackpot!, which stars Akwafina as Katie, a wannabe actor who, in 2030, wins the lucrative, multi-billion-dollar “Grand Lottery” jackpot. She has until sundown to collect her prize,...

Critics accused The School for Good and Evil of being a Harry Potter ripoff, but director Paul Feig passionately defends the film, highlighting its unique qualities and the popularity of the book series. Despite similarities in setting and themes, the movie focuses on friendship, the concept of good and evil, and the role of fairy tales, distinguishing it from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Harsh critiques make a sequel unlikely for The School for Good and Evil, despite the potential for future movies based on the book series.

The director of The School for Good and Evil has leaped to defend his movie from overwhelmingly negative criticism a year after its release. Based on Soman Chainani's book, the 2022 Netflix movie explores the idea of two separate schools for fairy tale heroes and villains. When two best friends join the schools and are placed in positions they never would've guessed for themselves,...

Netflix measures viewership uniquely based on its subscription-based revenue model, categorizing viewers as "starters," "watchers," and "completers." The most-watched movies on Netflix represent a mix of audience favorites and well-promoted films, rather than purely the highest-rated content. A variety of factors contribute to the success of Netflix movies, including star power, existing fan bases, talented directors, and compelling storylines.

The original streaming giant Netflix has hundreds upon thousands of programs available to stream from the comfort of the couch, and the Netflix most watched movies roster is full of exciting possibilities. Viewers have noticed by now that Netflix has a Top Ten category, ranking the most watched programs on their service so that audiences can stay up to date on the most popular content. However, the Top Ten really only chronicles what's being watched that week, and is not necessarily the most-watched of all time. The streaming service has always...

Things are about to get spooky across the DC Universe as DC releases details about its annual Halloween special — this year featuring Nightwing and Red Hood in "a frightful night in Blüdhaven." Also featuring Superman, Mary Marvel, Lobo, and more, this new one-shot promises thrills and chills alike.

This October, DC Comics will celebrate the Halloween season with a new one-shot special: DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1. Beyond its delightfully punny title, the one-shot will feature different fan-favorite characters in Halloween-themed short stories. Of particular note is the Nightwing and Red Hood story, which is co-written by the voice of Nightwing from the Gotham Knights game, Christopher Sean. See more details, including some ghoulish covers, below:

DC’S Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1

Written by Ellen Tremiti, John Arcudi, Greg Burnham, Soman Chainani, Adam F. Goldberg and Hans Rodionoff, Christopher Sean and Laneya, Alex Galer, and others Art by Tyler Crook,...

Some of the greatest movies and TV shows have come from books, whether they be adult fiction, historical fiction, romance or Young Adult fantasy or dystopia. Without their authors, these adaptations — and whole worlds — would certainly not exist, so it only makes sense that they should get a chance to appear on screen in their stories, even for a moment.

Netflix has featured many author cameos in young adult adaptations of films or shows — from Soman Chainani in “The School for Good and Evil” to Leigh Bardugo in the first season of “Shadow and Bone.” Jenny Han has appeared in her “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” films, as well as the first season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” on Prime Video. She also appears in “Xo, Kitty,” her newest series starring Anna Cathcart. Judy Blume makes an iconic appearance in the theatrical release of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Exclusive: Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy) and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) are attached to star in an untitled spy comedy in very early development at Paramount, Deadline has learned.

Jenny Bicks (Welcome to Flatch) is set to pen the script, which is said to involve a failed double agent who becomes an unlikely success, based off an original pitch. Paul Feig (The School for Good and Evil) is eyeing to direct and will also produce alongside Laura Allen Fischer for Feigco Entertainment, as well as Stan (A Different Man) and Emmy winner Emily Gerson Saines.

Stan landed his first Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for his turn as Tommy Lee in Hulu’s acclaimed miniseries Pam & Tommy, also recently starring in Apple’s thriller Sharper opposite Julianne Moore, and in Mimi Cave’s horror-thriller Fresh with Daisy Edgar-Jones. The actor is otherwise...

DGA Award winner and 5x Emmy nominee Paul Feig has found a stellar trio to lead his new action-comedy Grand Death Lotto for Amazon Studios in John Cena (Peacemaker), Awkwafina (Renfield) and Simu Liu (Barbie).

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The film penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel...

Mark your calendars for next year’s return to the Grishaverse. Netflix’s “Shadow and Bone” Season 2, the television series adapted from multiple novels by author Leigh Bardugo, has set a March 16, 2023 premiere date. And below, you can see the first images from the show’s second season.

From co-showrunners, executive producers and writers Eric Heisserer (“Arrival”) and Daegan Fryklind, the second installment of the young adult fantasy series will unfold in eight hourlong episodes. Author Leigh Bardugo also serves as an executive producer.

“The most wonderful thing about Season 2 is that we get to advance the story of these characters that we’d left in precarious positions at the end of Season 1,” Heisserer said in a statement. “There’s a lot of potential for them this season. They have to face the consequences for their actions, and then they get to meet new people along the way. The Grishaverse also expands in this season,...

The School For Good and Evil may have earned many criticisms for its redefinition of fairy-tale tropes. Nevertheless, many have applauded it for breaking free from the recurring fairy tale notions. This fantasy fairy tale drama, directed by Paul Feig and based on Soman Chainani's bestselling book series, is riddled with unexpected twists that many can't stop talking about. From the damsel saving the prince to redefining true love's kiss and blurring the line between good and evil, this series has presented many unique scenarios rarely seen in fairy tales.

“The School for Good and Evil” author Soman Chainani took inspiration for his narration point of view from the one and only Taylor Swift.

“I, growing up was super over-emotional, especially when it came to romance and boys and all those things,” he told TheWrap in an interview. “I always used to say, ‘Look, if Taylor Swift can make so much money writing music about the boys she hates, why can’t I?’ That sort of stuck with me. I just think whatever she’s doing, ‘Pay attention.’””

Netflix’s film adaptation of “The School for Good and Evil” took almost ten years to get made. Chainani published the first book in 2013, turning the first page in the fairytale of Sophie (portrayed by Sophia Anne Caruso in the film) and Agatha (Sophia Wylie), two best friends who find themselves in what they think are the wrong spots in the not-just-legendary school.

Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s “Willow,” like Amazon Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Ring” and HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” is a big-budget fantasy adventure steeped in a preexisting property. There’s magic and creatures and a mythic quest embarked upon by a group of unlikely heroes. But unlike these other projects, “Willow” isn’t crushed by the weight of expectations.

“There was nobody at Lucasfilm slamming their fist on a table and saying, ‘We need a ‘Willow’ series!’” Jonathan Kasdan, the creator of the new show, told TheWrap during a recent visit to the show’s editing bay. This creative freedom allowed the team to discover what “Willow” could be, free from external (or internal) pressures.

George Lucas conceived of “Willow” (originally with the unfortunate title “Munchkins”) before he began production on “Star Wars,” with the idea that he would create a...

HBO’s “House of the Dragon” closed its debut season on a high note. During the Oct. 17-23 viewing window, the last day of which saw the “Game of Thrones” prequel air its season finale, placed third on Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart and scored just over 1 billion minutes viewed on HBO Max.

Because “House of the Dragon” airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. and drops simultaneously on HBO Max, the finale’s first few hours of availability were included in this week’s figures. That means when Nielsen releases its findings for the week of Oct. 24-30, the chart will reflect how the show fared throughout the seven days after which Episode 10 was released.

Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video’s “The Rings of Power” proved to be a little lacking in staying power, with the “Lord of the Rings” prequel series dropping off the overall chart one week after airing...

“The School for Good and Evil” author Soman Chainani had the chance to step into the world (and castle) he constructed in a creative cameo appearance similar to that of Jenny Han in the adaptations of two of her beloved trilogies “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”

“The cool thing about Netflix, especially with a big fandom, they encourage author cameos. Jenny Han’s a really good friend, but she’d done it and Leigh Bardugo had done it in ‘Shadow and Bone.’ Paul [Feig] was gracious enough to ask me to do it, and that was really my first day on set,” Chainani told TheWrap of his appearance in the Netflix adaptation of his book series.

“Being thrown at that table with Charlize and Carrie and Laurence and Michelle. I was at that table for basically eight hours that day, and I was...

Last month, Netflix released the movie adaptation of Soman Chainani's bestselling fantasy novel The School for Good and Evil. The YA feature follows two best friends who attend a school for fairy tale legends in the making. However, one finds herself on a dark path that sends the school into chaos. Despite the heaviness of the story itself, behind-the-scenes was a different story, as seen in the newly released blooper reel.

“Enola Holmes 2,” starring “Stranger Things” breakout Millie Bobby Brown, has successfully cracked the code to climb to the top of Netflix’s weekly ratings for Oct. 31 through Nov. 6. And it had just three days to do so, while many of its competitors had the full seven.

The sequel to the 2020 mystery film counted 65.08 million hours viewed in its debut week on Netflix, rising to the top 10 in 93 countries.

Brown reprises the titular role of Enola Holmes, younger sister to the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill). Hot on a new case, Enola’s mystery eventually intertwines with a case Sherlock is working on, so the siblings team up to pull at all the loose threads together, watching their case unravel before them.

And it appears that in the lead-up to watching the sequel, many viewers refreshed their memory by watching the original film, as it received 9.64 million viewing hours on its own.

Warning: Contains potential Spoilers for The School for Good and EvilNetflix's The School for Good and Evil is a movie adaptation of book series by Soman Chainani, yet one change could have mitigated many of its biggest problems. With its star-studded cast, The School for Good and Evil earned mixed reviews from critics and many of the book's readers were left upset by the movie's approach. Netflix had the tall task of adapting an over 540-page book into a 2-and-a-half-hour film, and the muddled final product made it clear that making it a television series rather than a movie instead would have fixed The School For Good and Evil's biggest problems.

The School for Good and Evil tells the story of two best friends, Sophie and Agatha, who end up at the famous School for Good and Evil after the fairy tale-obsessed Sophie made a wish to attend. Much to their confusion and chagrin,...

On October 19, 2022, Netflix streamed the feature film “The School for Good and Evil” based on the novel of the same name written by Soman Chainani. The movie’s plot centers around two best friends who attend the titular school but get sent to different sides: Sophie to the Evil side and Agatha to the Good side. The sprawling cast is led by Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie as Sophie and Agatha, respectively, with other A-listers including Laurence Fishburne as the School Master, Michelle Yeoh as Professor Emma Anemone, Kerry Washington as Professor Clarissa Dovey and Charlize Theron as Lady Leonora Lesso.

While critics were mixed on “The School for Good and Evil,” which runs for 147 minutes, audiences ate it up all around the world. In fact, it became the #1 film on Netflix the day after its release. Director/co-screenwriter Paul Feig has hinted that a sequel could even be on the horizon,...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for The School For Good and Evil book series by Soman Chainani and Netflix's The School For Good and EvilNetflix's The School For Good and Evil features a book change that threatens to affect the plot line of its sequels due to its untimely revelation of the School Master's identity. Based on Soman Chainani's middle-grade fantasy hexalogy, The School for Good and Evil follows the fairytale of best friends, the good Agatha (Sofia Wylie) and the evil Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso), in a magical school where heroes and villains originate. With the movie gaining momentum on the streaming service, Netflix is likely already drawing plans to adapt the other books into movies and director Paul Feig has all but confirmed it in an interview (via Screen Rant). These plans, however, could alter from the source material thanks to a major Master narrative change.

The...

Take a look at "The School for Good and Evil", based on the first of six supernatural novels by Soman Chainani, starring Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington, now streaming on Netflix:

"...best friends 'Sophie' and 'Agatha', are about to discover where fairytale legacies go to school: 'The School for Good and Evil'.

"Sophie knows she’ll be picked for the 'School of Good' and join' alums like 'Cinderella' and 'Snow White', while Agatha knows she’s fit for the 'Evil School'. However, when their fortunes are reversed, their friendship is put to the test, and the girls discover who they really are...”

Additional cast includes Ben Kingsley, Rachel Bloom, Pattie LuPone, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, Peter Serafinowicz, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Emma Lau, Kit Young and Briony Scarlett.

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The School for Good and Evil, Paul Feig’s fantasy adventure film based on Soman Chainani’s YA book series, explores the gray areas in fairy tale morality through a pair of girls who are whisked away to the titular Schools for Good and Evil (Sge for short). Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso), who has always considered herself something of an unappreciated Cinderella within the town of Gavaldon, longs to be the kind of princess she’s only read about in fairy tales. Agatha (Sofia Wylie), regarded as the town witch, only wants Sophie to be happy.

When Sophie writes to the Sge begging for enrollment, she and Agatha are transported there… but then Sophie gets dropped into the School for Evil, while Agatha wakes up at the School for Good. With the School Master Rhian (Laurence Fishburne) staunchly claiming that there are no mistakes at his school, each girl must...

“The School for Good and Evil,” adapted from the internationally bestselling book series of the same name by Soman Chainani and directed by Paul Feig, has debuted atop the Netflix Top 10 English film list with 78.83 million hours viewed in its first week on the streamer.

The epic tale, which stars Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh and up-and-comers Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie, landed on Netflix Oct 19 and enchanted viewers across the globe, landing in the Top 10 in 93 countries.

Behind “The School for Good and Evil” sits “The Curse of Bridge Hollow,” starring “Stranger Things” breakout Priah Ferguson, with 25.34M hours viewed. Mystery-thriller “Luckiest Girl Alive” — adapted from Jessica Knoll’s best-selling novel and starring Mila Kunis, came in third with 19.3M hours viewed. Inspired by real-life events, “The Stranger” had 17.04 million hours viewed. The true-crime drama is a gripping tale that chronicles one of the most notorious crimes in Australian history.

On October 19, 2022, Netflix streamed the feature film “The School for Good and Evil” based on the novel of the same name written by Soman Chainani. The movie’s plot centers around two best friends who attend the titular school but get sent to different sides: Sophie to the Evil side and Agatha to the Good side. The sprawling cast is led by Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie as Sophie and Agatha, respectively, with other A-listers including Laurence Fishburne as the School Master, Michelle Yeoh as Professor Emma Anemone, Kerry Washington as Professor Clarissa Dovey and Charlize Theron as Lady Leonora Lesso.

While critics were mixed on “The School for Good and Evil,” which runs for 147 minutes, audiences ate it up all around the world. In fact, it became the #1 film on Netflix the day after its release. Director/co-screenwriter Paul Feig has hinted that a sequel could even be on the horizon,...

The School For Good and Evil has dropped on Netflix, and its cliffhanger ending and raised whether there will be a sequel. The School For Good and Evil is based on Soman Chainani’s novel of the same name, which is the first of a six-part book series. The School For Good and Evil follows best friends Sophie and Agatha (Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie) who end up attending The School For Good and Evil, Sophie is put in the School for Evil, and Agatha the School for Good. In attempts to get out of the schools they believe they’ve been wrongly placed in, Sophie and Agatha uncover the evil truth behind the school which ends up in plenty of battles.

The School For Good and Evil ends on a cliffhanger, with the School Master’s dagger being sent into Sophie and Agatha’s home of Gavaldon, which...

Sophie of Gavaldon is convinced that she was sent to the School for Evil by mistake, but as Netflix's The School For Good and Evil movie progresses, it's quite clear that Sophie's "goodness" isn't School for Good material. Adapted from Soman Chainani's book series of the same name, The School for Good and Evil is a play on the fairytale formula where not everything is black and white or purely good and evil. Initially picked up by Universal Pictures for its film rights in 2013, the movie only made significant progress in 2020 when Netflix took over, immediately signing on Ghostbusters' director Paul Feig for the project.

The vain Sophie, played by Sophia Anne Caruso, dreams of leaving Gavaldon for a life of adventure, specifically one that involves princes, tiaras, and an adoration for her beauty. So when she and her best friend, Agatha (Sofia Wylie), are kidnapped to the magical,...

The School for Good and Evil is on the cusp of being Netflix’s next big hit.

Starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Sophia Anne Caruso, the fantasy film is directed by Bridesmaids’ Paul Feig and adapted from Soman Chainani’s 2013 novel.

While Chainani previously said the film would be a “very different animal” from the book, it seems readers were not prepared for one big change regarding the hair colour of one of its main characters.

In the book series, Tedros has blonde hair, but in the film, he is played by Jamie Flatters, an actor with dark hair.

“I like him but why isn’t Tedros blonde???? Idk he was kind of a lovable himbo in my head who later turned out to hv more depth and somehow him being blonde is important,” one fan wrote, with another stating: “Y’know at least dye Tedros‘ hair blonde.”

One...

After launching on Netflix on Oct. 19, The School For Good and Evil turned heads as one of the best new movies in the fantasy genre, with the potential to become a proper fantasy franchise thanks to the source material.

The movie, featuring best friends Sophie and Agatha in their adventures at a school that educates heroes and villains, was based on the novel series of the same name by Soman Chainani. There are many powerful characters in the movie, but a few stand out in particular.

Beatrix

Beatrix was the leader of the traditional princesses at the School For Good and Evil, and was one of the three characters vying for Tedros along with the protagonists, Agatha and Sophie.

While she seemed to adjust well to being given her powers and finger glow, Beatrix never got to do much in battle. Instead, Beatrix ended up being the weaker portions of...

The School for Good and Evil 2 is teased by director Paul Feig. Based on the best-selling series of novels by Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil was adapted as a movie for Netflix based on a script written by David Magee. Starring an array of top Hollywood talent, including Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, and Peter Serafinowicz, The School for Good and Evil follows friends and social outcasts Agatha (Sofia Wylie) and Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso), as they discover a magical fantasy realm that teaches the next generation of both the good and evil of fairy tales.

The School for Good and Evil ends on a major cliffhanger. Throughout the movie, Agatha (Wylie) and Sophie (Caruso), are in a battle with themselves as they are separated and Agatha is taken to the School for Good (the “Evers”) and Sophie to the Evil (the “Nevers”). However, the pair...

The long-awaited film adaptation of Soman Chainani's The School for Good and Evil series aired on Netflix on October 19, 2022, and it was at the top of the streaming service's movie rankings by the next day. At its heart, the book series and its film adaptation ask where the lines are between good and evil and if friendship can survive being cast on opposite sides of a war.

Agatha and Sophie's relationship isn't as simple as classical fairytale friendships, but that doesn't mean it isn't powerful in its own right. In fact, its complexity is what makes it so enduring, as both girls learn what they would give up for each other. In a world of black and white, good and evil, Agatha and Sophie's relationship can only be understood in their own words.

"You Already Did Do Something That Matters." Agatha

While this line might just seem like a...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Ticket to Paradise, The White Lotus, The School for Good and Evil and The Good Nurse.

Ticket to Paradise premiere

Julia Roberts and George Clooney premiered their new rom-com on Monday in Westwood, alongside costars Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier and Lucas Bravo.

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Ol Parker and Tim Bevan Amal and George Clooney Maxime Bouttier and Kaitlyn Dever

The School for Good and Evil premiere

Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Michelle Yeoh walked the carpet on Tuesday for the premiere of their new Netflix fantasy flick, joined by the film’s young stars Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso, and costars Laurence Fishburne and Patti LuPone. Director Paul Feig said that he “loved the...

The world of fairy tales can be wondrous, and there are plenty of filmmakers who have taken the opportunity to remix past stories, working from a familiar template while adding something new and refreshing. Based on the 2013 novel by author Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil, directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay he wrote with David Magee, is a mashup of various fairy tales interpreted differently. Although the Netflix film doesn’t reinvent the wheel and goes on for too long, The School for Good and Evil is a lot of fun and has plenty of heart thanks to its leading performances and solid character development.

Agatha (Sofia Wylie) and Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) are best friends who live in Gavaldon, a town where no one really likes or respects them. Consistently made fun of on their daily walks, Agatha and Sophie rely on each other and...

As of Wednesday, October 19, The School for Good and Evil has been made available to stream on Netflix. Directed by Paul Feig, this film tells the story of two outcasts who take solace in their friendship with each other. In a turn of events, the girls find themselves on different sides when Agatha is dropped off at the School for Good, and Sophie is taken to the School for Evil.

While Paul Feig and David Magee wrote the screenplay, The School for Good and Evil is based on a novel by Soman Chainani. It was originally published in 2013 and is the first book in a series of six. The main cast of the movie includes 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.

Related: 10 Best Shows & Movies Like The School...

This weekend, Netflix is adding the third season of a popular docuseries, a fantasy movie based on a novel, an Australian movie, and a drama limited series. Last weekend, Netflix didn’t see much licensed content added to its catalog, with the arrival of season 4 of Lego Ninjago Crystallized Part 2, the action crime movie Blackout, the Nollywood comedy Soole, and the fantasy horror movie Dracula Untold, along with the docu-drama miniseries The Playlist, Ryan Murphy’s true crime miniseries The Watcher, and the fantasy comedy movie The Curse of Bridge Hollow, which arrived right on time for Halloween season.

This weekend, Netflix will focus more on international content, with the addition of the Indian action movie Super Senior Heroes, the South African movie The Valley of a Thousand Hills, and the Indian rom-com Kristina Vrinda Vihari. As for original content, the streaming giant will welcome the first three episodes of...

To celebrate the release of The School of Good and Evil, which arrives on Netflix this week, we sat down with its new young stars, director, and best-selling author to find out more.

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 golden-haired seamstress, dreams of escaping her dreary life to become a princess, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic and offbeat mother, has the makings of a real witch. One night under a blood-red moon, a powerful force sweeps them away to the School for Good and Evil — where the true stories behind every great fairy tale begin. Yet something is amiss from the start: Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by the glamourous and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha in the School for Good, overseen by the...

Based on the best-selling series by Soman Chainani, The School For Good And Evil is available to stream on Netflix beginning Wednesday, October 19. The film follows the adventures of two best friends who are, literally, dropped into a school for magic. However, when Sophie lands in the School for Evil and Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, it becomes clear that there has been a mix-up.

The film stars Sophia Anne Caruso as Sofie and Sofia Wylie as Agatha. Caruso is known for her role in the Broadway musical Beetlejuice, while Wylie is a series regular in Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The cast also includes Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, Patti LuPone, and Rachel Bloom.

Related: The School For Good And Evil Cast & Character Guide

Screen Rant chats with...

With such lofty themes as “good” and “evil,” it was inevitable that The School For Good And Evil would have an eventful ending. Based on the novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, the Netflix movie follows two childhood friends, Agatha and Sophie, who attend the titular school. Despite Agatha being called a witch in their hometown and Sophie’s princess-like qualities, the two are sorted into the schools of Good and Evil, respectively. Believing that they are both in the wrong schools, Agatha and Sophie attempt to prove their true natures to get sorted into the correct schools, but instead they end up uncovering the truth behind their school.

Although Agatha and Sophie initially believed they were in the wrong schools, they eventually discover that they were where they were supposed to be. They not only grow as a result of the Netflix movie’s events, but challenge...

I spent some time with the guy who started it all, author Soman Chainani. So does he like the new Netflix adaptation of his book The School for Good and Evil? And what was his original inspiration in writing the first novel? Take a look at his answers. https://youtu.be/H1hSQ1SFcw0 Paul Feig of “Bridesmaids” and

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Autumn typically signals the start of the back-to-school season, but in Paul Feig's latest film, this return contains more magic, monsters, and mystery than pens, pencils, and homework. With Netflix's "The School for Good and Evil," the filmmaker behind "Freaks and Geeks" and "Bridesmaids" tackles his biggest fantasy comedy since 2016's much-discussed "Ghostbusters" reboot as he adapts Soman Chainani's popular young adult novel series for the small screen.

In this colorful, sweeping epic, Feig transports us to a familiar world with a magical twist: The would-be heroes and villains of tomorrow are trained at a legendary school. Split into good and evil wings, this is where everyone who's anyone in this fictional land wants to be, especially pals Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wyle). So, you can imagine their glee when they receive an invitation to study with the fairy-tale realm's finest tutors. However, the...

The following article contains major spoilers for The School for Good and Evil.Netflix's long-awaited The School for Good and Evil has proven itself to be worth the hype, doing justice to Soman Chainani's beloved fantasy tale about two best friends who defy expectations when they get sorted into the "wrong" school divisions. There are many factors that help the film succeed, from its discussions of morality to Sophie and Agatha's character development arcs as they grow from their stereotyped images.

However, one of the most important elements of the film is its dialogue, backed by Chainani's acclaimed novel. From lines about good vs. evil to hilarious one-liners, there is an abundance of quotes that make the film memorable.

"A World Out Of Balance." Lady Lesso

The central focus of The School for Good and Evil is how fickle the idea of morality is and how each individual...

The School for Good and Evil is on the cusp of being Netflix’s next big hit.

Starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Sophia Anne Caruso, the fantasy film is directed by Bridesmaids’ Paul Feig and adapted from Soman Chainani’s 2013 novel.

While Chainani previously said the film would be a “very different animal” from the book, it seems readers were not prepared for one big change regarding the hair colour of one of its main characters.

In the book series, Tedros has blonde hair, but in the film, he is played by Jamie Flatters, an actor with dark hair.

“I like him but why isn’t Tedros blonde???? Idk he was kind of a lovable himbo in my head who later turned out to hv more depth and somehow him being blonde is important,” one fan wrote, with another stating: “Y’know at least dye Tedros‘ hair blonde.”

One...

After 10 years of living with characters he created on the page, Soman Chainani, author of the bestselling “The School for Good and Evil” series of novels, is delighted to see his world come to life.

The Netflix film “The School for Good and Evil,” directed by Paul Feig, had a glitzy Los Angeles premiere on Oct. 18 and began streaming worldwide the following day. It 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.

The cast includes Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, Patti LuPone and Rachel Bloom, with Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron.

“You never really believe it’s going to come to life in that way.

Soman Chainani’s epically enchanted book “The School for Good and Evil” begins once upon a time on Netflix Wednesday, Oct 19 when it releases for the entire world to see. Chainani’s first installment in the fantasy book series arrived May 14, 2013, with two more books in “The School Years” trilogy, which captures main characters Sophie and Agatha’s time at the School for Good and Evil. Three more books followed in “The Camelot Years” trilogy, which follows the students’ ultimate quests into the Endless Woods, embarking on adventures in hopes of becoming part of their own fairytale.

The film adaptation of the first book of Chainani’s bestselling series arrives just in time for the Halloween season, and Netflix has recruited some heavy hitters for this mythical cast of characters.

Here’s who a complete “School for Good and Evil” cast and character guide.

If all goes according to plan, Netflix’s latest YA adaptation could continue happily ever after for years to come.

Based on the first book in Soman Chainani’s six-part series, The School For Good and Evil follows two best friends — Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie) — who are whisked away to the titular institution where fairy tale heroes and villains are made. The catch? Whereas Agatha lands comfortably in the School for Good, Sophie is “mistakenly” dropped into the School for Evil.

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Netflix's latest fantastical movie, "The School For Good and Evil," left us wanting more. The film follows two outcasts, Agatha (Sofia Wylie) and Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso), as they discover two mythical schools for heroes and villains. Sophie desperately wants to go to the School For Good, but when she inadvertently ends up enrolled in the School For Evil and Agatha ends up in the School For Good, it's up to Agatha to stop Sophia from being roped into an age-old plot to wipe out all Good once and for all.

Even if the cast - which boasts up-and-comers Wylie and Caruso alongside industry heavyweights like Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, and Laurence Fishburne - didn't have unbelievably compelling chemistry (which they do), the open-ended conclusion to the film alone would have had us thirsting for a sequel.

So will there be a "School For Good and Evil" sequel? The...

Warning! This article may contain minor Spoilers for the movie!The School for Good and Evil opens its doors for session and introduces its cast and characters inhabiting a reimagined fairytale world. Based on the fantasy hexalogy book series by Soman Chainani, Netflix’s the School for Good and Evil follows best friends, Sophie and Agatha, who are abducted to attend a prestigious, magical boarding school where children are trained to become princes, princesses, and witches in their own storybooks. However, Sophie is sent to the School of Evil and Agatha to the School of Good, a mistake they believe should be the other way around.

Originally, Universal Pictures picked up the live-action rights for a book-to-screen adaptation of the School of Good and Evil in 2013. However, production of the project only made headway in 2020 when Netflix announced its takeover, immediately bringing on board A Simple Favor director Paul Feig.

Fairy tales are typically simple and evocative pieces of folklore that tend to communicate lucid moral lessons through the power of story. Paul Feig’s star-studded “The School for Good and Evil” — which is pretty much just “Harry Potter” recast with princesses, fairies, and a random assortment of literary characters from the public domain — might be the most aggressively convoluted YA movie I’ve ever seen. In the world of “Miss Peregrine” and “Mortal Instruments,” this thing is practically “The Big Sleep.”

Where that noir classic teased timeless electricity from confusion as Bogie and Bacall smoldered across mid-century Los Angeles in luminous black-and-white, as a pair of teenage besties wince their way through an epic YA novel’s worth of flat lighting, arcane plot twists, and cheesy set pieces soundtracked to the likes of Olivia Rodrigo (it’s “Brutal” indeed). Fans of Soman Chainani’s popular fantasy series might feel...

When Netflix was looking to shoot its Paul Feig-directed fantasy-adventure The School for Good and Evil, at its Shepperton Studios hub just outside of London in 2020, there was no space to house the ambitious young adult project in the Surrey-based facility. In a first, the busy streamer decided to cross the Irish Sea and film the Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington starrer in Northern Ireland.

The project, which is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Soman Chainani and launches today on the streamer, sees best friends Sophie and Agatha find their bond put to the test when they are whisked away to a magical school for future fairy-tale heroes and villains. Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Yeoh also star.

“I really wanted to shoot in Belfast because I know people who shot there, friends of mine from Game of Thrones and friends who are from there too,...

Family movies tend to get a bad rap — they're either too silly or too juvenile or too shallow for general audiences, or so adults like to proclaim. But there's a lot more joy to be had in a family film apart from its ability to not annoy parents after their kids' fourth or fifth rewatch. Family movies can challenge their audiences as much as they can keep them entertained while mom is making dinner. Or, at the very least, they can keep them entertained. Paul Feig's charmingly silly fantasy film "The School for Good and Evil" falls in the latter camp.

That's not to say "The School for Good and Evil" is without merits. Quite the contrary — it's a frothy and fun time, helmed by a director who knows — and has respect for — the material. There's a difference between a director who reluctantly makes a family film out of...