Sia Joins Cast of My Little Pony Movie

SANTA MONICA/PAWTUCKET: Singer-songwriter Sia has come on board the cast of My Little Pony: The Movie, due out in theaters next year.

Sia will provide the voice for pony pop star Songbird Serenade and will contribute two original songs to the film’s soundtrack. My Little Pony: The Movie, which marks the first big-screen adventure for the characters from the TV series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, is scheduled to hit theaters globally on October 6, 2017.

Hasbro and Lionsgate made the casting announcement during the official My Little Pony panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The singer-songwriter joins previously announced stars such as Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Emily Blunt (Into the Woods, Gnomeo & Juliet), Kristen Chenoweth (Rio 2, The Peanuts Movie), Taye Diggs (Murder in the First, Best Man Holiday), Michael Pena (Ant-Man, The Martian) and Liev Schrieber (Ray Donovan, Spotlight).

My Little Pony: The Movie is being scripted by Rita Hsiao (Toy Story 2, Mulan) and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic writer Meghan McCarthy. Jayson Thiessen is directing the film, which will be produced by Brian Goldner, Stephen Davis and Josh Feldman for Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures.