Viola Davis Says 'The Woman King' Offered 'Ownership, Agency'

2022-09-23

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  • Viola Davis served as both an actor and producer on a new historical film called The Woman King.
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  • She says the Sony Pictures' movie - which tells the story of heroic Black women - was unlike any other project she has worked on.
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  • The movie was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month.
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  • It is based on the true story of the Agojie, a real-life group of female warriors.
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  • The group protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s.
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  • Academy Award winner Davis told Reuters, "What felt different was ownership, agency, controlling my voice."
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  • The actor plays a general who trains the next generation of fighters.
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  • Davis added, "It's our story. There is no white savior in the movie. There's none. We save ourselves."
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  • The film's director was Gina Prince-Bythewood.
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  • She said the creative team knew early on they wanted to shoot the movie in Africa to make the story more realistic.
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  • Prince-Bythewood said, "Let's shoot where this took place, have our feet in the soil, allow us to have great scope."
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  • She added, "I knew I couldn't do that with green screen. I didn't want that for the actors. I wanted them to have a 360 environment to play in and make it feel real. I just didn't want anything to take an audience out of the fact that this was a real story [from the] 1800s."
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  • To reach that goal, Prince-Bythewood said the work required mental strength and for everyone to come together like a family.
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  • Davis' co-stars, John Boyega and Thuso Mbedu, have high hopes for audience reactions to the film.
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  • Boyega plays Dahomey's King Ghezo.
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  • He believes the film will be well received by audiences and that the actresses will feel personally celebrated.
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  • South African actress Mbedu said, "I'm honored to be a part of telling a story like this that is long overdue, that will hopefully change how society views women, views Black women, views dark-skinned Black women."
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  • The film was released in theaters in the United States on September 16.
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  • I'm Gregory Stachel.
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  • Viola Davis served as both an actor and producer on a new historical film called The Woman King. She says the Sony Pictures' movie - which tells the story of heroic Black women - was unlike any other project she has worked on.
  • 2
  • The movie was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. It is based on the true story of the Agojie, a real-life group of female warriors. The group protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s.
  • 3
  • Academy Award winner Davis told Reuters, "What felt different was ownership, agency, controlling my voice." The actor plays a general who trains the next generation of fighters.
  • 4
  • Davis added, "It's our story. There is no white savior in the movie. There's none. We save ourselves."
  • 5
  • The film's director was Gina Prince-Bythewood. She said the creative team knew early on they wanted to shoot the movie in Africa to make the story more realistic.
  • 6
  • Prince-Bythewood said, "Let's shoot where this took place, have our feet in the soil, allow us to have great scope."
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  • She added, "I knew I couldn't do that with green screen. I didn't want that for the actors. I wanted them to have a 360 environment to play in and make it feel real. I just didn't want anything to take an audience out of the fact that this was a real story [from the] 1800s."
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  • To reach that goal, Prince-Bythewood said the work required mental strength and for everyone to come together like a family.
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  • Davis' co-stars, John Boyega and Thuso Mbedu, have high hopes for audience reactions to the film.
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  • Boyega plays Dahomey's King Ghezo. He believes the film will be well received by audiences and that the actresses will feel personally celebrated.
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  • South African actress Mbedu said, "I'm honored to be a part of telling a story like this that is long overdue, that will hopefully change how society views women, views Black women, views dark-skinned Black women."
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  • The film was released in theaters in the United States on September 16.
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  • I'm Gregory Stachel.
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  • Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • allow - v. to permit (something)
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  • scope - n. space or opportunity for action or thought
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  • green screen - n. a green surface used as a background when making a movie or television show
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  • audience - n. a group of people that gather together in one place to watch a movie, watch a music performance, etc.
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  • society - n. people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values
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