Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s first film since 2022’s The Woman King has arrived, as the filmmaker brought Children of Blood and Bone to Paramount’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday.
Prince-Bythewood took the stage alongside stars Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Regina King to offer up a first-look at the feature, which is set in an African fantasy kingdom as a young woman (Mbedu) goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people. She and her brother (Tosin Cole) ally with the daughter and son of the king to fight back against his brutal rule.
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“Movies like this don’t come around often,” Ejiofor told the crowd. “It was time for me to be a king.”
Hall noted that she was quick to sign up for the film and explained, “Black girls deserve to
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