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padding: 5px 0; }\n\t\t]]><\/style>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Feb. 16 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Will Smith is adapting <i>Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun<\/i> for Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>The actor and his Westbrook Studios will produce a film adaptation with David Oyelowo and his Yoruba Saxon production company, Deadline reported Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><i>Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun<\/i> is based on the upcoming book by T\u1ecdl\u00e1 Okogwu, which follows a teenager who travels to Nigeria to learn more about her newly-discovered magical powers.<\/p>\n<p>Okogwu&#8217;s <i>Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun<\/i> is described as <i>Black Panther<\/i> meets <i>X-Men<\/i> or <i>Percy Jackson<\/i>, according to Variety. The book will be the first in a series for middle-grade children and is slated for release in June.<\/p>\n<p>Ola Shokunbi will write the film adaptation, with Smith, Oyelowo and Jon Mone to produce. Heather Washington and Jessica Oyelowo will serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>Okogwu celebrated the news on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So honoured and excited to be working with Ola Shokunbi, Will Smith, David Oyelowo and the team at @WestbrookInc and @YorubaSaxon to bring this story to life,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TolaOkogwu\/status\/1493996411523899396\">wrote<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-block embed-object\" contenteditable=\"false\" readonly=\"readonly\"><emb><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Based on the upcoming book by British-Nigerian author, T\u1ecdl\u00e1 Okogwu, &#8220;Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun&#8221; tells the tale of a teenager who learns she has powers and travels to Nigeria to learn more about her origins, where she discovers a threat to her newfound magical community. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1WmtNMbVEd\">pic.twitter.com\/1WmtNMbVEd<\/a>\u2014 Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strongblacklead\/status\/1494001737342103553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/emb><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smith previously collaborated with Netflix on the film <i>Bright<\/i>. Oyelowo is an actor known for the films <i>Nightingale<\/i>, <i>Selma <\/i>and <i>Queen of Katwe<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/5 Will Smith will\u00a0produce a new movie based on the T\u1ecdl\u00e1 Okogwu book &#8220;Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun.&#8221; File Photo by Jim Ruymen\/UPI | License Photo Feb. 16 (UPI) &#8212; Will Smith is adapting Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun for Netflix. 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