{
  "id": 367962,
  "title": "‘CoComelon: The Movie’ is bringing Baby JJ (and SZA) to the big screen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/cocomelon-the-movie-is-bringing-baby-jj-and-sza-to-the-big-screen",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T07:46:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/cocomelon-the-movie-is-bringing-baby-jj-and-sza-to-the-big-screen-1.500635208"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CoComelon: The Movie, a new animated feature, is set to hit theaters on February 19, 2027. The film, based on the popular YouTube series, features a star-studded voice cast including SZA, who plays Princess Harmony, a ruler of a kingdom with a unique law: no singing. The story follows JJ, a young boy starting kindergarten, whose beloved stuffed bear Boba goes missing. His friends Cody, CeCe, and Nina embark on a quest to retrieve Boba, navigating a lost-and-found box and Princess Harmony's kingdom, where singing is forbidden. The film, produced by DreamWorks Animation, Moonbug Entertainment, Flywheel Media, and Prime Focus Studios, includes 10 original songs with Justin Tranter as executive music producer. Kat Good directs, making her feature debut, and the movie marks CoComelon's departure from Netflix and its move to Disney+.",
  "summary": "Dubai: The YouTube series that has raised a generation of toddlers is going to the cinema. CoComelon: The Movie arrives on 19 February 2027, and the first teaser landed on Thursday. The casting is genuinely funny. SZA, seven-time Grammy winner, plays Princess Harmony, who rules a kingdom with exactly one law: no singing. In a CoComelon film. Which exists entirely because of nursery rhymes. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}