Viola Davis braved terrorists, Spanx in her presidential action film ‘G20’

Viola Davis on ‘G20’ and the Power of Women: ‘We Can Be the Hero Too’

Viola Davis is dishing on her new action-thriller “G20,” which has her playing U.S. President Danielle Sutton, who must evade mercenaries infiltrating the intergovernmental G20 summit in Cape Town, South Africa. “Extra's” special correspondent Roqui Theus spoke with Viola, who emphasized how this story speaks to the power of women. "I think that we can be the hero, too," she said. "I think that we can answer that call to adventure, and I think t…

Viola Davis Stuns at the World Premiere of New Action-Thriller “Madam President”

Academy Award winner Viola Davis made a spectacular entrance at the world premiere of her latest action-thriller movie, “Madam President”, held at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Streaming globally on Prime Video starting April 10, this adrenaline-pumping film showcases Davis as the fierce and fearless U.S. President Danielle Sutton. The event was a star-studded affair, filled with glitz, glamor, and the palpable excitement of Davis…

Viola Davis Admits She Questioned Chadwick Boseman’s “Special Treatment” on Set: “They Were Doing It Because He Was Dying”

Viola Davis admits she couldn’t understand why Chadwick Boseman was being catered to while they filmed “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” unaware of his illness. Reflecting on the experience in a recent interview with The Times, Davis confessed to feeling judgmental about Boseman’s on-set treatment. “There was a part of me that was a little judgmental—’Why do you need all that,’” she said, recalling how his girlfriend and makeup artist would rub his ba…

Viola Davis braved terrorists, Spanx in her presidential action film ‘G20’

If movies like Die Hard and Air Force One have taught us anything, it’s that a rogue hero is our best hope in a terrorist crisis. In the upcoming Prime Video action film G20, Viola Davis plays President Danielle Sutton who comes to the rescue when terrorists take over the G20 summit. Acting fearless, she said, was the role’s biggest challenge. “How did she become a president if she’s in a pile of pee and poop and quivering in the corner because …