{"id":3633,"date":"2026-08-02T15:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:19:24","slug":"tems-and-ayra-starr-feature-in-children-of-blood-and-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3633","title":{"rendered":"Tems and Ayra Starr feature in \u2018\u2018Children of Blood and Bone\u2019\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has her hit single, \u2018Me &amp; U\u2019, featured in the first official teaser for the Hollywood fantasy film, Children of Blood &amp; Bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, also appeared in the teaser, marking her Hollywood acting debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Higher [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKzmRnetw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The behind-the-scenes teaser, shared on Monday by director Gina Prince-Bythewood on her Instagram page @gpbmadeit, features scenes from the film\u2019s production, including costume preparations, action sequences and brief appearances by cast members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its caption reads: \u201cSo excited to share a peek behind the scenes of our incredible journey to Orisha. 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And in theaters Jan 15!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tems\u2019 Me &amp; U soundtracks the teaser, while Ayra Starr appears briefly alongside other cast members in the Paramount Pictures adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi\u2019s bestselling novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film stars Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Damson Idris, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amandla Stenberg and Ayra Starr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plot follows Z\u00e9lie Adebola as she seeks to restore magic to her people after it was violently taken from them, in a world inspired by West African mythology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plot follows  Adebola, a young woman who seeks to restore magic to the West African-inspired kingdom of Or\u00efsha after it was violently taken from its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children of Blood &amp; Bone is based on Tomi Adeyemi\u2019s 2018 novel, the first book in the Legacy of Or\u00efsha series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/07\/tems-and-ayra-starr-feature-in-children-of-blood-and-bone\/\">(Vanguard)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has her hit single, \u2018Me &amp; U\u2019, featured in the first official teaser for the Hollywood fantasy film, Children of Blood &amp; Bone. 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