'children Of Blood And Bone' Author Won't See Film After Feud With Star Amandla Stenberg

Tomi Adeyemi, nan writer of nan bestselling imagination “Children of Blood and Bone,” isn’t readying to spot nan forthcoming movie adjustment — moreover though she co-wrote it.

Over nan weekend, nan Nigerian American writer posted a video connected TikTok addressing fans who person been asking her nan aforesaid question, “Why don’t you station astir nan adjustment of your first movie adjustment anymore?”

“There is simply a logic I will not station thing astir nan adjustment of my work,” nan writer wrote successful what look to beryllium screenshots of a group chat. “I person not seen nan film, and I will not watch it.”

The adjustment of nan first installment of Adeyemi’s “Legacy of Orïsha” imagination trilogy is slated to deed theaters successful January 2027. Gina Prince-Bythewood — who wrote and directed “Love & Basketball” and helmed “The Woman King” — is directing. The movie stars Amandla Stenberg, Thuso Mbedu, Tosin Cole, Damson Idris, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Regina King, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Viola Davis.

Alongside nan screenshots of her comments successful nan group chat, she shared a February 2025 speech pinch Stenberg that shows nan writer severing ties pinch nan actor.

Adeyemi shared only her last connection to Stenberg, which reads, “Do not ever usage my sanction successful an question and reply aliases video again. Do not matter me. Do not telephone me.” That speech is followed by a notification that she blocked Stenberg, who plays Princess Amari successful nan upcoming imagination flick.

The connection from Stenberg that preceded Adeyemi’s reply is not shown successful full.

Stenberg, who played Rue successful “Hunger Games,” Starr Carter successful “The Hate U Give” and, recently, Verosha “Osha” Aniseya and Mae-ho “Mae” Aniseya successful Disney’s “Star Wars” bid “The Acolyte,” had been getting flack from readers of nan series, who claimed colorism was an rumor while casting nan movie.

In February 2025, Stenberg posted a since-deleted nine-minute TikTok addressing nan contention and told followers that Adeyemi had fixed nan character her blessing erstwhile formed arsenic nan series’ princess.

“I americium 4 months into training for ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ and I americium getting my ass whooped,” Stenberg joked successful nan video, per BET.

“This twelvemonth was mostly defined for me, honestly, by contending pinch what it felt for illustration to person racist decease threats conscionable for existing successful nan ‘Star Wars’ universe, and that was a really difficult point for maine to move through,” she continued. “But honestly, it feels truthful overmuch much achy for maine to consciousness for illustration I’m astatine likelihood pinch my ain community.”

Stenberg said that she considers her tegument reside erstwhile navigating her profession choices and would “never spell aft a role” she didn’t consciousness good suited for. “I cognize that colorism is an insidious strategy that relentlessly impacts each facet of entertainment.”

The character continued that it was really a gathering pinch nan “Children of Blood and Bone” writer that gave her nan assurance to prosecute nan role.

“I had nan opportunity to meet Tomi, nan novelist, for nan first time. … And she goes, ‘Amandla, I want you to cognize that erstwhile you were a small woman and you were formed arsenic Rue successful “The Hunger Games,” and group said that Rue’s decease wouldn’t beryllium arsenic sad because you’re a Black woman — that inspired maine to constitute this bid truthful that Black girls for illustration you and Black girls of each shades could person a communicative written astir them,’” Stenberg said successful nan video. “We started crying, and I said to myself, ‘God wants maine here.’”

Representatives for Stenberg, Adeyemi and Prince-Bythewood did not instantly respond to The Times’ petition for comment.