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Celebrities Voice for New Animation

Updated 2026-06-15 19:10 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Actors Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman, and Hammed Animashaun are lending their voices to an adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s ‘The Baddies.’ The project is produced by Magic Light Pictures, a multi-Oscar-nominated company. Kerry Washington discusses her search for nuanced female roles in film.

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Variety

Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman and ‘SNL U.K.’s’ Hammed Animashaun Lend Voices to ‘The Baddies’ Adaptation

Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman and ‘SNL U.K.’s Hammed Animashaun are set to lend their voices to an adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “The Baddies.” Smith will narrate the half-hour animation from multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures while Steadman voices W

2026-06-15 19:00 UTC

Deadline

From ‘Imperfect Women’ to Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’, Kerry Washington is On The Hunt For Nuanced Female Roles

Imperfect Women star and executive producer Kerry Washington knows how rare it is to have a dream project greenlit in an industry that is struggling. “This is a challenging time in a lot of ways,” says Washington, who insisted that production of Apple TV’s psychological thriller series take place in

2026-06-15 19:01 UTC