Golden State Valkyries heart Temi Fagbenle is hitting the massive display screen in a brand new Paramount Photos movie that might be in theaters sooner or later.
Fagbenle, 32, will seem in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “Kids of Blood and Bone,” which is predicated on Tomi Adeyemi’s New York Instances bestselling novel, in keeping with Deadline. She joins a star-studded solid that features Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Damson Idris, Cynthia Erivo and Amandla Stenberg.
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The movie tells the story of a younger lady on a mission to retrieve magic stolen from her folks in an African kingdom.
Adeyemi, who wrote “Kids of Blood and Bone” in 2018, revealed the solid of the movie with a submit on social media. When she received to Fagbenle, the creator famous the 2 have been classmates at Harvard College.
“WNBA icon and occurs to be one in all my classmates from Harvard,” Adeyemi mentioned.
Performing runs within the household for Fagbenle. Her brother, O-T Fagbenle, has starred in such TV sequence as “The Interceptor” and “Presumed Harmless.”
In accordance with Deadline, the movie is predicted to hit IMAX theaters on Jan. 15, 2027.
Fagbenle was acquired by the Valkyries in a December 2024 growth draft. She averaged 6.4 factors and 4.7 rebounds per recreation within the 2024 season with the Indiana Fever.