Children of Blood & Bone Author Will Not Promote Movie Adaptation: ‘There’s a Reason'
Tomi Adeyemi said she will not promote the adaptation and urged readers to buy the trilogy at independent children’s bookstores.
- Nigerian-American author Tomi Adeyemi publicly distanced herself from the film adaptation of her novel Children of Blood and Bone, revealing she will not promote or watch the movie.
- In a TikTok video, Adeyemi shared screenshots of messages explaining her choice, describing it as "painful" to keep secret. She told fans she is "just laying down my sword and officially separating my name because I can't keep being hurt and attacked behind the scenes."
- Adeyemi revealed she blocked The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg, asking the 27-year-old actress to never use her name in any future interviews or videos.
- Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film features an all-star cast including Viola Davis, Idris Elba, and Lashana Lynch, with the production debuting its first trailer at CinemaCon back in April.
- As Children of Blood and Bone premieres on January 15, 2027, Adeyemi told fans she does not mind if they watch it, though she encouraged them to support her by purchasing the trilogy at local bookstores.
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Children of Blood and Bone Controversy Reveals the Perils of Adaptation
A major movie adaptation of a buzzy YA book series is set to arrive in theaters on January 15, 2027 but it will do so without the enthusiastic participation of its author. Tomi Adeyemi published Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in her “Legacy of Orïsha” series, in March 2018 and it quickly […] The post Children of Blood and Bone Controversy Reveals the Perils of Adaptation appeared first on Den of Geek.
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Children of Blood & Bone Author Will Not Promote Movie Adaptation: ‘There’s a Reason'
Image credit: Instagram / @tomiadeyemi Children of Blood and Bone writer Tomi Adeyemi has revealed in a new social media post that she will neither promote nor watch the upcoming movie adaptation of her novel. Notably, the film features an all-star cast that includes Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Damson Idris, Thuso Mbedu, Tosin Cole, Amandla Stenberg, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Regina King, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Adeyemi wrote the script with dire…
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