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| Directed by | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
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| Based on | Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi |
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| Starring | Thuso Mbedu |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Children of Blood and Bone is an upcoming American fantasy film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The screenplay was written by Prince-Bythewood and Tomi Adeyemi who adapted her own novel of the same name for the screen. It stars Thuso Mbedu.
Cast
editProduction
editPrior to publication, Tomi Adeyemi's novel Children of Blood and Bone was optioned for a film adaptation produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Temple Hill Productions.[1] Adeyemi had appreciated the work Fox 2000 and Temple Hill had done in producing Love, Simon and that they were the studios adapting The Hate U Give to film.[2] In February 2019, Rick Famuyiwa was announced as the director.[3] Adeyemi has said her dream cast would have Idris Elba in the role of Saran and Viola Davis playing Mama Agba.[4]
However, after Disney acquired a majority of 21st Century Fox, which resulted in shuttering Fox 2000, the project was transferred to Lucasfilm, marking the studio's first original live-action project since its acquisition by Disney in 2012. Kay Oyegun (known for her work on the NBC comedy-drama series, This Is Us) was also attached to write the script for the film.[5] In September 2019, while talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Alan Horn revealed Kathleen Kennedy was in fact working with sister studio 20th Century Fox's chairman Emma Watts in developing the film.[6] In December 2020, Kennedy announced that Lucasfilm would co-produce the film with 20th Century Studios.[7]
By January 2022, Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights for a guaranteed exclusive theatrical release, with Temple Hill Entertainment producing alongside Sunswept Entertainment; Adeyemi will write the script and serve as executive producer.[8] According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adeyemi had become dissatisfied with the pace of Lucasfilm's adaptation efforts and asked to serve as scriptwriter, a request that Lucasfilm had declined. Since Lucasfilm had wanted to focus on its own intellectual properties Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Willow, it and 20th Century Studios had allowed the film rights to Children of Blood and Bone to lapse in late 2021.[9] In December 2023, Gina Prince-Bythewood was hired to direct the film and further develop the script.[10] In September 2024, Thuso Mbedu was cast in the lead role.[11]
References
edit- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 29, 2017). "Fox 2000, Macmillan Land African Flavored Fantasy Novel 'Children Of Blood And Bone' In Splashy Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ Waters, Michael (2018-03-05). "'Children of Blood and Bone' Author Tomi Adeyemi Calls YA Debut "'Black Panther' With Magic"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2019-02-21). "Rick Famuyiwa To Direct 'Children of Blood and Bone' At Fox 2000". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Rockett, Darcel (2018-06-28). "Meet Tomi Adeyemi, a former Hinsdale resident who won Jimmy Fallon's first book club contest". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Kay Oyegun To Script 'Children Of Blood And Bone' For Fox/Disney; Looks To Be First Lucasfilm Pic Project That Isn't 'Star Wars' Or 'Indiana Jones'". Deadline. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "'Star Wars' Shocker: Marvel's Kevin Feige Developing New Movie for Disney (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Whitten, Sarah (2020-12-10). "Disney unloads a slew of impressive Disney+ announcements, touts 86.8 million subscribers". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (January 12, 2022). "Paramount Pictures Lands Rights To Tomi Adeyemi Best-Selling YA Book Series 'Children Of Blood And Bone'". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Kit, Borys (January 21, 2022). "Lucasfilm Rethinks Its Non-'Star Wars' Slate". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (December 14, 2023). "Gina Prince-Bythewood to Direct Adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone for Paramount Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (September 11, 2024). "Exclusive: Thuso Mbedu to Star in Gina Prince-Bythewood's 'Children of Blood and Bone' Movie". The InSneider.