People Are Really Upset About This Casting In An Upcoming Film Adaptation

Amandla Stenberg attends the Los Angeles premiere of 'Dear Evan Hansen' at Walt Disney Concert Hall on September 22, 2021, in Los Angeles.Emma McIntyre via Getty ImagesThis article includes material from HuffPost’s weekly culture and entertainment newsletter, The Culture Catchall.Click here to subscribe.A new YA adaptation is heading to the big screen, and folks are already buzzing about the high-profile cast.Advertisement On Wednesday, Variety reported that Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “Children of Blood and Bone,” based on Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling fantasy novel, has cast four familiar faces in the lead roles: Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Tosin Cole and Amandla Stenberg.

The cast also includes veteran actors Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Idris Elba, Lashana Lynch and Chiwetel Ejiofor.The film — set to open in Imax on Jan.15, 2027 — will reunite Prince-Bythewood and Mbedu (and Davis and Lynch) following 2022’s “The Woman King.” Mbedu commented on the news of her casting in an Instagram post hours after the news broke, sharing how she’d prayed to be tapped as a lead in the project.“To know that I have the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing people as we tell this great story is truly humbling,” the actor wrote.

“I’m so excited.I’m so grateful.

Thank you @tomiadeyemi for your gift to the world.Thank you to everyone who continues to support and show up for us.

We will make you proud.@gpbmadeit.”Advertisement The action fantasy is the next major production for Idris (who stars alongside Brad Pitt in “F1” this summer) and Cole, following their breakthrough performances in FX’s “Snowfall” and Netflix’s “Supacell,” respectively.

It also marks Stenberg’s return to live-action film after her voice role in 2023’s animated “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” However, not everyone is happy about it.While many fans rejoiced over the “Children of Blood and Bone” casting, others were dismayed by...