Coming Soon to Screens: “Children of Blood and Bone”

From Kirkus Reviews:

“Thuso Mbedu will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s young adult fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone, Variety reports.

Adeyemi’s novel, published in 2018 by Henry Holt, tells the story of Zélie, a 17-year-old girl in the kingdom of Orïsha who is determined to bring back magic to the land after a king does his best to eradicate it. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus called the book—the first in a trilogy—“powerful, captivating, and raw” and “exceptional.”

The rest of the cast will include Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Viola Davis (Fences), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Idris Elba (The Wire), and Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel). Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King) will direct from a script that she co-wrote with Adeyemi.

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