Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Bridgerton standout Nicola Coughlan is tired of "everything is so AI at the minute," but she has a great cure in her new fantasy film. The Magic Faraway Tree star discussed playing a fairy, working with Rebecca Ferguson, and more. Also starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, and Jennifer Saunders, it arrives in theaters nationwide on August 21
"Adapted from Enid Blyton’s beloved classic novel The Magic Faraway Tree, the film centers on Polly (Foy), Tim (Garfield), and their three children - a modern family forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. As they adapt to their new lives, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents, including treasured characters Moonface (Anozie), Silky (Coughlan), Dame Washalot (Gunning), and Saucepan Man (Dustin Demri-Burns). At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular, fantastical lands, and through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years," says the official synopsis.
Bridgerton standout Nicola Coughlan is tired of "everything is so AI at the minute," but she has a great cure in her new fantasy film. The Magic Faraway Tree star discussed playing a fairy, working with Rebecca Ferguson, and more. Also starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, and Jennifer Saunders, it arrives in theaters nationwide on August 21
"Adapted from Enid Blyton’s beloved classic novel The Magic Faraway Tree, the film centers on Polly (Foy), Tim (Garfield), and their three children - a modern family forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. As they adapt to their new lives, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents, including treasured characters Moonface (Anozie), Silky (Coughlan), Dame Washalot (Gunning), and Saucepan Man (Dustin Demri-Burns). At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular, fantastical lands, and through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years," says the official synopsis.
