Widows of Steve McQueen, a film with actress Viola Davis

Widows, adaptation of a British series by Steve McQueen

Widows of Steve McQueen is adapted from the series of the same name issued in 1983 that the film director looked when he was a teenager. The British filmmaker revealed that the soap opera allowed him to identify himself as a 13-year-old black London boy.

Actress Viola Davis is in the casting

The Widows is wearing the first black actress in the running for three Oscars, Viola Davis. In 2017, she won an Oscar for her role in Fences. In this new realization of Steve McQueen, she will give the reply Liam Neeson, Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Rodriguez. The actress Elizabeth Debicki is also in the cast of this long-mage.

Viola Davis is the poster of Widows Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox France

What is the scenario of this thriller?

The filmmaking Steve McQueen tells the story of four women whose fates are read by the death of their husbands. These latter follow a robbery which goes wrong and their wives, who have nothing in common, decide to join forces to accomplish the mission of their spouses.

A production presented at the Toronto Film Festival

In September 2018, Widows was present at the Toronto Film Festival. For the occasion, Steve McQueen was on stage to give more information about this production. note that the scenario is sign Gillian Flynn.