Disney Takes Interest In ‘Children Of Blood And Bone’, May Become A Lucasfilm Project
By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2019 11:30 am EST
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Deadline has word that This Is Us writer Kay Oyegun is in the midst of making a deal to write a new script adapting Children of Blood and Bone. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy is interested in possibly turning the adaptation into the first project they produce under the Disney banner that isn’t a Star Wars or Indiana Jones movie. When you read the official synopsis below, you’ll see that it sounds unlike anything Lucasfilm has done before, at Disney or otherwise:
But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers?and her growing feelings for an enemy.
