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July 11, 2022
The Woman King
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TriStar has released the official trailer to
Gina Prince-Bythewood
directed historical African epic
The Woman King
, which will hit theaters on Sept. 16
The film stars Oscar winner
Viola Davis,
Lashana Lynch
, John Boyega, Adrienne Warren, Sheila Atim, Jayme Lawson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Masali Baduza, Angélique Kidjo, Jimmy Odukoya, Thando Dlomo, Jordan Bolger, Zozibini Tunzi, Makgotso M
and
Siv Ngesi
.
Davis stars in the film as Nanisca, the general of the real all-female military unit known as the Agojie (also known as Amazons) in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Benin) in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The story is inspired by true events and follows Nanisca and Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), an ambitious recruit, as they fight enemies who have enslaved their people and violated their honor. The unit is the inspiration behind the Dora Milaje in “Black Panther,” and its story has never been told on screen before.
Dana Stevens
wrote the original screenplay off her draft with Prince-Bythewood. Pic is being produced by Oscar winner
Cathy Schulman
though her Welle Entertainment. Davis and
Julius Tennon
of JuVee Productions and
Maria Bello
of Jack Blue Productions are also producing.
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