Viola Davis Delivers Impassioned Speech At ‘Woman King’ TIFF World Premiere: “Magnum Opus” Is For “Risk-takers & Naysayers” & Actress’ “Six-Year Old Self”
deadline.comUsually the best said is saved for last at a TIFF premiere, meaning the biggest speeches come during a pic’s Q & A. However, The Woman King star and producer Viola Davis brought the house down with a passionate speech about her “magnum opus” film, and how she hopes it inspires generations of Black women.The TriStar release directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, comes out next Friday, Sept.
16, and has been known to be a possible world-building franchise. This morning, TriStar President Nicole Brown spoke at TIFF about how the female-driven Black period pic was a roll of the dice sans really any comps — except possibly Braveheart.
The movie, with a story by Maria Bello and Dana Stevens, is a historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
John Boyega also stars with Lashana Lynch.“You know what? I feel like my entire life, I’ve allowed myself to be defined by a culture, I’ve allowed myself to be defined by the naysayers.
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