THE FUSE

Next year, a film adaptation of the young adult fantasy book Children of Blood and Bone is set to arrive in theaters. The movie is being helmed by acclaimed Love & Basketball director Gina Prince-Bythewood and has some of the biggest Black stars in Hollywood attached, including Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Amandla Stenberg. One person who won’t be part of the promotional campaign leading up to the movie’s January premiere, however, is the book’s author, Tomi Adeyemi, who has put out videos distancing herself from the project, claiming she won’t even watch it when it comes out.