Posted by Larry Gleeson
PARAMOUNT PICTURES ANNOUNCES ENSEMBLE CAST OF CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NEW YORK TIMES YA NOVEL
HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 22, 2024) _Paramount Footage at the moment introduced the principal forged of the characteristic movie, Youngsters of Blood and Bone. Main the motion fantasy movie are Thuso Mbedu (The Lady King) as Zelie; Amandia Stenberg (The Hate U Give) as Amari; Damson Idris (“Snowfall”) as Inan; and Tosin Cole (“Supacell”) as Tzain. The film, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Lady King), is predicated on the #1 New York Instances bestselling novel of the identical identify by Tomi Adeyemi. The film releases January 15th, 2027 in IMAX.
Additionally confirmed are Academy Award® winner Viola Davis (The Lady King, G20) as Mama Agba; Cynthia Erivo (Depraved) as Admiral Kaea; Idris Elba (Quick & Livid Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) as Lekan; Lashana Lynch (Bob Marley: One Love) as Jumoke; and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as King Saran.
In negotiations are Academy Award® winner Regina King (Shirley) as Queen Nehanda; Diaana Babnicova (Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot) as Folake; and Bukky Bakray (Rocks) as Binta.
Forthcoming will likely be further castings from an open casting name for actors dwelling in Nigeria.
Manufacturing is ready to start filming in South Africa within the coming weeks.
Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Leisure, along with Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Leisure – the filmmaking crew behind the Twilight collection – will produce, alongside Matt Jackson of Jackson Footage. Adeyemi and Reggie Rock Bythewood will government produce. Adeyemi and Prince-Bythewood co-wrote the script.
Paramount Footage President & CEO Brian Robbins, together with Movement Image Group Presidents Daria Cercek and Mike Eire, acquired the rights to the trilogy in a extremely aggressive bidding conflict.
Stated Prince-Bythewood, “I’m so honored and excited to convey Tomi’s Youngsters of Blood and Bone and the colourful world of Orisha to life. Our unimaginable ensemble displays the entire of the diaspora. That is the place our magic lies.”
In Youngsters of Blood and Bone, in an African fantasy kingdom, a younger lady goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her folks. She and her brother ally with the daughter and son of the king to battle again towards his brutal rule.
The ebook collection has grow to be an on the spot basic, with the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy spending a mixed 175 weeks on the New York Instances Greatest Vendor checklist, together with 4 weeks at #1 on the Younger Grownup Hardcover checklist for Youngsters of Blood and Bone; 5 weeks at #1 on the Younger Grownup Hardcover checklist for Youngsters of Advantage and Vengeance; and one week at #1 on the Youngsters’s & Younger Grownup Sequence checklist for Youngsters of Anguish and Anarchy. In whole, the collection has offered nearly three million copies worldwide and garnered important acclaim, with Youngsters of Blood and Bone being featured as a High 100 Fantasy Books of All Time; a New York Instances Notable Youngsters’s E-book; and a Kirkus Prize Finalist, amongst different distinctions.
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