Overview
- Paramount showed the first trailer at CinemaCon on Thursday in Las Vegas.
- The studio set a January 15, 2027 release in theaters and IMAX.
- Thuso Mbedu leads as Zelie with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Viola Davis, Regina King, Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo.
- The footage teased a quest to restore outlawed magic in the fictional kingdom of Orisha.
- Gina Prince-Bythewood directs and co-writes with Tomi Adeyemi, and the Africa-based production filmed in South Africa and recruited performers living in Nigeria.