![]() ![]() According to Henry, watching Erivo and Davis work together on-screen was a truly special experience.The cast of Netflix’s limited series True Story boasts an array of talent, often in surprising roles. The actors are across the board fantastic in the new film, including Erivo, who plays Belle, a single mom determined to earn money and support her family however possible. That's not to say the other women in the Widows cast don't also deserve praise, of course. "You’ve got someone who has a capability of going further than her arms reach. "To have this actress who is like an iceberg, who has this sort of heft and weight but at the same time is so sensitive, so brittle, so emotionally capable, was a tremendous honor," the filmmaker explains at the junket. And according to director Steve McQueen, there's no one he'd rather have had lead the movie's cast. It's a stacked cast - Erivo, Michelle Rodriguez, and Elizabeth Debicki play the other widows, while Henry, Neeson, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya and more have supporting roles - but Davis is unequivocally the star. ![]() In Widows, Davis is Veronica Rawlins, who, in the wake of her wealthy husband's (Liam Neeson) sudden death, teams up with three other recently widowed women to repay the debts their deceased partners left behind. I’ve stood up in my home and screamed at Viola for something, you know what I mean? That’s something that’s so amazing with this woman, with this Black woman, out here in this industry doing what she does." Because as up-and-comers ourselves, we have watched her, we have studied her, we have thrown our accolades at the TV screen. "She just knows what she’s doing - she’s made for this."Īdds Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry, "It was a living breathing masterclass, honestly. ![]() "It’s awe-inspiring," says Cynthia Erivo, when asked about watching Davis film her scenes for the heist thriller, out Nov. And it's not just the movie and TV-watching public who loves her so much at the Chicago junket for their new movie Widows, Davis' co-stars and director happily gush over their film's leading lady. The Oscar-winning star is widely considered not only one of the most talented actors working today, but also one of the most eloquent, inspiring, graceful, and admired - in other words, she's basically an icon. We live in a very divisive world these days, but one thing nearly all of us can agree on is that Viola Davis is a national treasure. ![]()
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