Casting for the film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s novel, Children of Blood and Bone, will officially start next month.
Gina Prince-Bythewood, the director of The Woman King, will helm the film adaptation. Paramount Pictures will co-produce the movie along with Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Entertainment, Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Entertainment, and Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures. Adeyemi and Reggie Rock Bythewood will serve as executive producers.
American filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood has demonstrated a talent for crafting emotionally resonant and visually compelling stories, making her an ideal choice to bring Adeyemi’s world to the big screen.
She is well-known for her films, including The Secret Life of Bees, Beyond the Lights, Before I Fall, and The Old Guard, as well as the TV series Cloak and Dagger.
The co-president of Paramount Pictures Motion Group, Daria Cercek said, “Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone has not only become a phenomenon in the YA world, it has transformed every expectation of what world-building fantasy can be. It’s with enormous pride that our studio — along with Tomi and our partners Wyck, Marty and Karen — set out to bring this franchise to life on the big screen. With its thought-provoking and timely themes, we know that this story will resonate with a global audience.”
Adeyemi’s novel, Children of Blood and Bone, released in March 2018, debuted at number 1 on The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover Bestseller List. This young-adult fantasy novel follows protagonist Zélie Adebola as she battles a monarchy to restore magic to her people.
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