Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Sets Cast and Release Date for Paramount
Paramount Pictures has set its cast for director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s forthcoming feature adaptation of the YA novel Children of Blood and Bone.
Slated to hit theaters Jan. 15, 2027, the film stars Thuso Mbedu (The Woman King) as Zelie; Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) as Amari; Damson Idris (Snowfall) as Inan; and Tosin Cole (Supacell) as Tzain.
Rounding out the cast are Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Idris Elba, Lashana Lynch and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Additionally, Regina King, Diaana Babnicova and Bukky Bakray are in negotiations for roles.
Based on author Tomi Adeyemi’s 2018 best-selling book, Children of Blood and Bone centers on an African fantasy kingdom where a young woman (Mbedu) and her brother (Cole) seek to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from their people by a vicious king (Ejiofor).
Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins worked with the studio’s motion picture group presidents Daria Cercek and...
Slated to hit theaters Jan. 15, 2027, the film stars Thuso Mbedu (The Woman King) as Zelie; Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) as Amari; Damson Idris (Snowfall) as Inan; and Tosin Cole (Supacell) as Tzain.
Rounding out the cast are Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Idris Elba, Lashana Lynch and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Additionally, Regina King, Diaana Babnicova and Bukky Bakray are in negotiations for roles.
Based on author Tomi Adeyemi’s 2018 best-selling book, Children of Blood and Bone centers on an African fantasy kingdom where a young woman (Mbedu) and her brother (Cole) seek to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from their people by a vicious king (Ejiofor).
Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins worked with the studio’s motion picture group presidents Daria Cercek and...
- 1/22/2025
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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