Fans of “Children of Blood and Bone” got a better look at Amandla Stenberg as Princess Amari in the new trailer of the film released Thursday.
Stenberg was largely absent from the first trailer released in July.
Amari is the non-magical princess of Orïsha, a fictional African country ruled by Amari’s father, King Saran (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who seeks to snuff out all magic from his land. When the king learns magic still exists, he slays Amari’s maid, causing her to flee the palace and encounter Zélie (Thuso Mbedu).
Zélie is magical and with Amari and her brother Tzain (Tosin Cole)’s help, must return magic to her people and protect them from the king’s efforts to wipe them out. Meanwhile, the king has tasked his son, Prince Inan (Damson Idris) with stopping Zélie.
“Children of Blood and Bone” is an adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s debut Afrofuturistic novel in her “Legacy of Orïsha” trilogy of books. Gina Prince-Bythewood is the film’s director and co-wrote the script with Adeyemi.
The film also stars Cynthia Erivo, Regina King, Idris Elba, Viola Davis and Lashana Lynch.
Last month, there was some drama when Adeyemi answered fans who asked why she wasn’t mentioning the book’s adaptation. She shared screenshots of her answers on TikTok and Instagram. “There is a reason I will not post anything about the adaptation of my work,” she said in one. She also shared a screenshot of a message to Stenberg not to mention her in interviews or call or text her. In addition, she said, “And lastly since someone asked- I have not seen the film, and I will not watch it. It’s been painful holding this back from you all. And I’m sorry if any of you thought I didn’t care. I will always care about US. More than any glitter.”
About the writer
Danielle Haynes is the co-founder and co-editor of Booked & Screened, covering book-to-screen adaptations, film and TV development. She really enjoyed the “Legacy of Orïsha” books and thinks it’s a shame the author doesn’t want to allow any more adaptations.
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