Paramount Pictures releases a new trailer for Children of Blood and Bone today, Nov. 12, giving fans a fresh look at director Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's bestselling 2018 fantasy novel two months before it opens in theaters and IMAX on Jan. 15, 2027.
The new footage follows the studio's first trailer, which debuted July 28 after a launch event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. Watch the new trailer below.
A Black-led fantasy epic with a stacked cast
Thuso Mbedu leads the film as Zélie, a young woman fighting to bring magic back to the kingdom of Orïsha. Amandla Stenberg plays Princess Amari, Damson Idris plays Prince Inan and Tosin Cole plays Zélie's brother, Tzain. The ensemble also includes Viola Davis as Mama Agba, Chiwetel Ejiofor as King Saran, Idris Elba as Lekan, Lashana Lynch as Jumoke, Cynthia Erivo as Kaea and Regina King.
The film reunites Prince-Bythewood with Mbedu, Davis and Lynch, who starred in her 2022 hit The Woman King. It was filmed in South Africa. Tems serves as executive music producer of the soundtrack, with Burna Boy as executive music consultant.
Prince-Bythewood co-wrote the screenplay with Adeyemi, who publicly distanced herself from the film over the summer.
For Cup of Soul's deep dive on the world behind the story, read The Gods Remember: Unpacking Children of Blood and Bone.
