# Paramount’s Next Big Fantasy Franchise Officially Arrives in 10 Weeks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/paramounts-next-big-fantasy-franchise-officially-arrives-in-10-weeks/
- Published: 2026-11-06T22:16:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T23:37:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/children-of-blood-and-bone-release-date-paramount-january-2027/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- The fantasy adaptation arrives in cinemas on 15 January 2027.
- Thuso Mbedu stars as Zélie in the story set in Orïsha.
- Author Tomi Adeyemi has distanced herself from the film.

## Summary

Paramount’s film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s fantasy novel *Children of Blood and Bone* is due in cinemas on 15 January 2027. The story follows Zélie Adebola, played by Thuso Mbedu, as she seeks to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha and challenge its oppressive rulers.

Gina Prince-Bythewood directs and co-wrote the film with Adeyemi, and the cast includes Viola Davis, Amandla Stenberg, Damson Idris, Cynthia Erivo and Idris Elba. Adeyemi has said she left the project after a painful behind-the-scenes falling out, and that she has not seen the film and will not watch it; the article says the precise circumstances remain unclear.

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