Gina Prince-Bythewood Discusses the Worldbuilding of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ and Praises Author Tomi Adeyemi as a ‘Genius’

Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu previewed the Paramount film on opening night of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival

By Aramide Tinubu

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For the opening night of the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), “Children of Blood and Bone” director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu shared never-before-seen clips of the forthcoming African fantasy film and dished about making the movie.

“Obviously films like this don’t get made very often,” Prince-Bythewood told “The View’s” Sunny Hostin during the Q&A. “They say 70% of directing is casting, and that’s what this was. To be able to put together a cast like this. There are no skips. Everybody is amazing. … And as I was working on the script, I started to envision people that I wanted.”

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