Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s Children of Blood and Bone film alteration has establish its principle cast in Thus Mbedu (The Woman King) as Zelie, Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) as Amari, Damson Idris (Snowdescend) as Inan and Tosin Cole (Supacell) as Tzain.
Also verifyed are Academy Award triumphner Viola Davis (The Woman King, G20) as Mama Agba; Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) as Admiral Kaea; Idris Elba (Fast & Furious Pbegrudges: Hobbs & Shaw) as Lekan; Lashana Lynch (Bob Marley: One Love) as Jumoke; and Chisoakedel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as King Saran.
In negotiations are Academy Award triumphner Regina King (Shirley) as Queen Nehanda; Diaana Babnicova (Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot) as Folake; and Bukky Bakray (Rocks) as Binta.
The film, honested by Prince-Bythewood, is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Tomi Adeyemi. The story is set in an African fantasy kingdom in which a lesser woman goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was brutally stolen from her people. She and her brother associate with the daughter and son of the king to fight back aacquirest his brutal rule.
The movie frees January 15th, 2027 in IMAX. Production is set to commence filming in South Africa in the coming weeks.
Forthcoming will be includeitional castings from an uncover casting call for actors living in Nigeria.
Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Entertainment, together with Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Entertainment – the filmmaking team behind the Twiairy series – will originate, aprolongedside Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures. Adeyemi and Reggie Rock Bythewood will executive originate. Adeyemi and Prince-Bythewood co-wrote the script.
Paramount Pictures Plivent & CEO Brian Robbins, aprolonged with Motion Picture Group Plivents Daria Cercek and Mike Ireland, acquired the rights to the trilogy in a highly competitive bidding war.