CoComelon: The Movie Trailer: SZA, Nicholas Hoult, Release Date

Courtesy of Universal Pictures

The YouTube juggernaut that runs on repeat in millions of living rooms is coming to theaters, and it brought SZA with it. A new official trailer for CoComelon: The Movie arrived on Nov. 9, showing JJ and his friends hunting for his lost teddy bear in a kingdom where singing is banned. SZA voices that kingdom’s ruler, Princess Harmony, and Nicholas Hoult voices the bear. The film opens in U.S. theaters Feb. 19, 2027 (FirstShowing, Universal Pictures).

The featured image is an official still of JJ, with his friends Cody, CeCe and Nina behind him.

The Lowdown

Parents already know every word of the CoComelon songs whether they want to or not. The movie is betting that a Grammy-winning star, a cast stacked with comedians and ten new songs give the grown-ups something too. A plot about a land with no singing is a cheeky choice for a brand built entirely on singing, and that tension is the hook of the trailer.

Key Takeaways

A new official trailer for CoComelon: The Movie was released Nov. 9, following an earlier teaser.
SZA voices Princess Harmony, Nicholas Hoult voices JJ’s teddy bear Boba, and Ike Barinholtz plays Harmony’s enforcer, Chicken Peels.
The story follows JJ on his first day of kindergarten, when Boba goes missing and the search leads to a land where singing is forbidden.
Kat Good directs, with ten new songs overseen by Justin Tranter. U.S. release is Feb. 19, 2027; the U.K. date is Feb. 12.

CoComelon: The Movie | Official New Trailer

The Full Story

The Plot: A Missing Bear and a Land Without Songs

Universal’s official synopsis sets the stakes small and sweet. JJ is starting kindergarten, and on his first day he realizes his beloved stuffed bear, Boba, has vanished. He and his friends Cody, CeCe and Nina go looking and end up in a magical land run by Princess Harmony, whose one rule is that nobody sings. The studio pitches it as a story about courage, finding your voice and new adventures being better with friends.

Official key art for CoComelon: The Movie. Courtesy of Moonbug Entertainment

The Voice Cast

SZA plays Harmony, and Hoult plays Boba. Ike Barinholtz voices Chicken Peels, described as Harmony’s right-hand enforcer. The supporting voices lean comedy: Saturday Night Live’s Sarah Sherman and Ego Nwodim, Josh Johnson of The Daily Show, Rhys Darby, impressionist Matthew Friend and Ted Lasso’s Cristo Fernández, per Universal.

Behind the Movie

Kat Good, a story artist on Kung Fu Panda and Megamind, directs. FirstShowing notes this is her first feature, from a screenplay by Adam Pava, with animation by DNEG. Songwriter Justin Tranter, known for work with Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga and Chappell Roan, executive produced the music, which includes ten original songs.

The film comes from Moonbug Entertainment, the company behind the CoComelon channel, with DreamWorks Animation, and Universal is releasing it. The official trailer is also posted on the CoComelon YouTube channel, embedded above. Universal lists Feb. 19, 2027 for U.S. theaters (via the studio’s release), and its U.K. site has Feb. 12.

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