Michael B. Jordan is difficult at work growing the Fourth Wing books right into a TV sequence. He's an govt producer on the undertaking, however will he additionally star in it?

Jordan was requested that precise query when he opened up concerning the casting course of that’s at present underway for the Prime Video adaptation. And whereas he didn't affirm if he would seem in a task, he additionally didn't say no.

"I don't know," Jordan "repeatedly" stated whereas wanting round, in line with the BBC.

Fourth Wing is the primary novel within the best-selling Empyrean e book sequence by writer Rebecca Yarros, with three books out now (together with 2023's Iron Flame and 2025's Onyx Storm) and two extra on the way in which. The romantasy epic a few warfare school for dragon riders preventing towards darkish magic wielders is, after all, stuffed with younger adults of their late teenagers and early 20s, so Jordan, 39, is unfortunately too outdated for any of these important roles.

However there are many grownup characters as effectively. It's not laborious to think about Jordan taking part in the function of one of many professors or generals. Or, the dream situation, perhaps even the late father to romantic lead Xaden Riorson.

Whereas Jordan wouldn't say extra about his personal potential to seem onscreen, he did open up about how he and his manufacturing firm Outlier Society (which nabbed the rights, with Amazon, to adapt the novels) are approaching casting with care.

"When it's carried out the correct approach, I feel you possibly can have a pleasant stability the place casting gained't be distracting," Jordan stated, including that he hopes to incorporate a mixture of new faces together with some well-known names. "It permits folks to, like, fall in love with the characters that they’ve imagined of their head with none baggage, with projecting their very own emotions on sure casts."

Jordan, who’s at present nominated for Finest Actor on the upcoming Oscars for Sinners (which made historical past because the most-nominated movie ever with 16 nods), additionally promised followers that the variation gained't be "tacky."

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"Simply know, it's nothing tacky popping out," he stated. "It ain't no apparent decisions. I feel it's going to be one thing that feels trustworthy."

Information of the Fourth Wing adaptation got here simply six months after Fourth Wing's 2023 launch.

"They're an ABSOLUTELY unimaginable crew, and I can't wait to see their adaptation of Fourth Wing delivered to life!" Yarros introduced in an Instagram publish in October 2023. "I’ve all the religion on the earth in them!⁠ Phrases can't painting simply how excited I’m and the way grateful to work with such superb folks!"⁠

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Yarros can also be serving as an govt producer with Jordan, with Moira Walley-Beckett because the showrunner.

"I've learn two variations of the script now," Yarros stated at an Onyx Storm launch occasion, shared in a clip posted on TikTok. "And I used to be scared, I used to be tremendous scared to learn it, as a result of I feel whenever you hand anyone your child, and also you say, 'Inform me what you assume is essential in right here,' you're sort of like, 'It's all essential,' and I kicked my toes the complete time. I like it."

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