The novel written byTomi Adeyemiwill jump from the page to the screen a couple of years from now.
The project never took off and the rights for the movie were eventually acquired by Paramount Pictures.
Children of Blood and Bonefollows Zelie and her quest to restore magic to the kingdom of Orisha.
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The novel uses its setting to depict to younger audiences how discrimination can be used to divide a nation.
Thuso Mbedu has been selected to portray the protagonist of this story in the film adaptation of the book.
The young and talented actress previously appeared inThe Woman Kingand inThe Underground Railroad.
The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
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