Viola Davis is one of the very few artists to win an EGOT and the sole African-American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. The acclaimed actor has appeared in both television shows and movies, most of which have been considered remarkable by critics and fans alike. Davis has come a long way, starting from Broadway and then minor television roles to become one of the most prominent actors in Hollywood working today.
Davis’ first big breakthrough was playing a troubled mother in the 2008 film Doubt, for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Later, she won an Academy Award as best actress for her role in the 2016 movie Fences.
Viola Davis on Fighting Zombies
Viola Davis has played many different popular roles in movies including The Woman King or DCU’s The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker or in shows like How to Get Away With Murder, but she felt the essence of playing a character fighting zombies.
Speaking to IndieWire this week at the 48th Chaplin Award Gala, the Air actress showed her desire to act in a zombie movie. “A lot of things I haven’t done in my career. Listen, I would love to do a zombie movie,” Davis said.
“Now I say that, in shooting it, I don’t know if I can distinguish between the real and the fiction because if someone was running at me as a zombie, I don’t know. You might hear some stories. But I want a ‘Train to Busan.’ I want my version of ‘Train to Busan.’ I want to fight some zombies. That’s what I want to do,” she added.
Given her track record, Davis playing a zombie movie would conquer the genre bringing fresh and authentic emotions to the audience.
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At the Gala, Viola Davis Commented on Hollywood’s Treatment of Women
While she was being honored at the 48th Annual Chaplin Gala, Davis spoke on how Hollywood treats women.
“I actually think that Hollywood tries in ways that probably most people don’t. I think they try to honour women and protect them, protecting their voice, protecting their bodies, protecting their comfort on sets,” the actor said.
“I think they are really moving in the direction of helping children, child actors, be protected, creating an environment on the set. I know because I have to take the courses.”
To celebrate Davis’ legacy, Meryl Streep and Jessica Chastain attended the Gala. Jessica Chastain commended The Help co-star for her excellence onscreen.
Coming Up, More Viola Davis Projects
Davis is all set to star in the highly anticipated Hunger Game Prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes which is based on a book of the same name by Suzanne Collins. In the movie, she will play the villain, Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the head game maker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. The Francis Lawrence directorial movie is scheduled to hit the theatre on 17 November 2023.
Recently, Davis played Michael Jordan’s mother, Deloris Jordan in Ben Affleck’s biographical sports drama Air. She also played Nanisca in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King. Both movies are well-received by critics. The Woman King is streaming on Netflix and Air is expected to stream on Amazon Prime Videos since the movie is distributed by the studio.
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