Ncuti Gatwa has joined the solid of Dangerous Fairies.
The previous Physician Who actor will be a part of the previously-announced Cynthia Erivo, within the upcoming animated musical from Warner Bros. Animation and Locksmith Animation.
The unique story follows a subversive gang of fairies as they shake up their magical world, and whereas the specifics of Ncuti’s function have not been revealed, Depraved star Cynthia will voice Jayne Staplegun, a trailblazing fairy who sparks a rebel.
The film is at the moment in manufacturing beneath the path of Megan Nicole Dong and Olivier Staphylas, and is ready to premiere in Could 2027.
Deborah Frances-White has written the script, whereas Six: The Musical’s Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss are writing the songs, and Isabella Summers of Florence and the Machine is contributing and composing the rating.
Ncuti is finest recognized for his function because the Timelord in Physician Who however exited the present after simply two seasons because the fifteenth Physician and beforehand advised how he determined to stroll away as a result of he felt “burnt out”.
He advised the Telegraph journal: “I used to be drained and burnt out on the finish of sequence two. It was exhausting. But it surely was a magical time, magical.
“There was by no means a possibility to recoup the vitality – it’s simply go, go, go. I used to be doing seven-day weeks for eight months, and I discovered it onerous being away from house and household. I’d already been capturing in Cardiff for 5 years (on and off) previous to that with Intercourse Training, and we began capturing Physician Who whereas I used to be nonetheless doing Season 4 of Intercourse Ed.
“I needed to wrestle with myself – I fell in love with that present. I’ll miss it, however I used to be prepared to maneuver on.”
Ncuti admitted he commonly overloads himself with an excessive amount of to do.
He mentioned: “As a result of I’m hungry! However I like every part I do, and also you don’t need to cease doing belongings you get pleasure from.”
His busy schedule led to the Roses actor pulling out of Eurovision earlier this 12 months, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor entering into his place to learn out the UK jury votes.
However regardless of the change being introduced simply days earlier than the competitors, Ncuti insisted he had made the choice “weeks upfront”.
He mentioned: “I pulled out as a result of I used to be too busy. I had plenty of issues on my plate.
“It wasn’t a last-minute factor – I pulled out weeks upfront and I don’t know why it was introduced when it was. I’m advised they wanted to discover a alternative earlier than they introduced it.”