{"id":798913,"date":"2026-10-11T07:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/798913\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T07:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:08:18","slug":"children-of-blood-and-bone-author-tomi-adeyemi-cancels-nycc-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/798913\/","title":{"rendered":"Children of Blood and Bone Author Tomi Adeyemi Cancels NYCC Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cChildren of Blood and Bone<\/a>\u201d author Tomi Adeyemi<\/a> canceled her previously announced Saturday panel at New York Comic Con<\/a> (NYCC<\/a>), where she was set to promote her new book, \u201cThe Siren.\u201d No announcement from Adeyemi or NYCC organizer ReedPop was made ahead of the panel\u2019s planned afternoon slot, leaving fans questioning what led her to pull out and when.<\/p>\n

\n\tA source tells Variety the panel was canceled by Adeyemi last month and quietly pulled from the New York Comic Con programming lineup at that time. It was originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. ET at the New York Javits Center.<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier this year, the author slammed the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of her novel<\/a>, \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone,\u201d in a video posted to her TikTok and in a recent interview with The Guardian<\/a>, Adeyemi said that the experience left her wanting to \u201cnever\u201d turn another one of her novels into a film again.<\/p>\n

\n\tLess than a week ago, a post was shared on the \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d Instagram<\/a> account announcing a New York Comic Con panel featuring Amandla Stenberg, Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Cynthia Erivo and more of the film\u2019s stars, set to take place from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. ET on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\n\tRepresentatives for Adeyemi, her agency CAA and \u201cThe Siren\u201d publisher Macmillan Children\u2019s Publishing Group did not immediately respond for comment Saturday.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdeyemi has said the creative process behind the \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d film adaptation was \u201cthe worst thing I have ever had to live through\u201d and left her \u201chyperventilating and sobbing.\u201d The author also shared that she\u2019s \u201cstill being antagonized behind the scenes\u201d and \u201csuffered such severe somatic pain and so many panic attacks\u201d after filming wrapped.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe didn\u2019t elaborate on the specifics of what turned the experience sour, though Adeyemi previously posted a since-deleted TikTok video featuring what appears to be a group chat including the film\u2019s star Stenberg, where Adeyemi texted, \u201cDo not ever use my name in an interview or video again. Do not text me. Do not call me\u201d and appeared to block Stenberg, according to the L.A. Times. Stenberg\u2019s casting caused controversy about casting a mixed-race actress for a character Adeyemi described as having \u201cdark copper skin\u201d in her books.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and stars Stenberg, Lashana Lynch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regina King, Idris Elba and Viola Davis, among others.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring the \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d panel at New York Comic Con later on Saturday, none of the panelists or moderator Rian Johnson referenced Adeyemi. However, Stenberg, Prince-Bythewood and the cast did speak repeatedly about the book\u2019s influence on the film adaptation.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhen I read the book and then started writing, so many names and faces came into my head. People that I had worked with before, or people that I had wanted to work with,\u201d Prince-Bythewood said of the casting process. \u201cAnd I felt like we could get everyone in this film, because of what it was. And people knew this book, loved this book, knew that it was going to come into the world, and wanted to be a part of it. So it started there. That did a lot of the work for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d theatrical adaptation hits theaters on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n