The Woman King

“I offer you a choice: fight, or we die,” Nanisca tells her recruits. The Agojie warriors, sometimes referred to as the Dahomey Amazons, were an all-female army ...

Their army was known for their fearless defense of their kingdom from threats both near and far. Other stars include Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. John Boyega also stars as Dahomey ruler King Ghezo. “Her reign begins now,” the title card teases.

"Her reign begins now," reads the tagline for The Woman King. The film centres on the story of the Agojie, an all-female unit of warriors who protected the ...

"We are the spear of victory, we are the blade of freedom, we are Dahomey," shouts Nanisca as they go into battle. I'll let the trailer speak for itself." "Her reign begins now," reads the tagline for The Woman King.

Based on a true story, The Woman King showcases another side of Viola Davis and her talent: The ass-kicking side.

I expect The Woman King to appear on the fall film festival circuit, where (if well received) it will begin to position itself for an awards run for Viola Davis, perhaps her co-stars, and maybe a Director/Picture pitch. Viola Davis will play The Woman King in a warrior epic directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and the first trailer just arrived with one mission: to kick your ass towards the back of the room. And with that, The Woman King was underway.

'The Woman King' tells the tale of the all-female warriors known as the Agojie, who kicked ass and took names in the 1800s.

In the meantime, why not go out and pick up the new Criterion edition of Prince-Bythewood’s ’99 classic Love and Basketball? The annual 50 percent off sale is currently happening over at Barnes and Noble, so it’s a pretty damn good time to check it out. “‘The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Boom, you’ve sold at least one ticket on that description of the film alone (it’s ours, duh), and this dope trailer Sony Pictures dropped earlier on Wednesday is just gravy on top.

TriStar has released a new trailer for The Woman King starring Viola Davis as a fierce Africa warrior. Watch here.

Davis produced the pic with Cathy Schulman, Julius Tennon and Maria Bello. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Beyond the Lights), the film is inspired by true events. “Fight or we die,” says Davis’ Nanisca in the trailer for TriStar Pictures historical epic The Woman King.

Davis stars as Nanisca, leader of the real-life Agojie warriors, in Gina Prince-Bythewood's new film.

And to be a producer on it, and to know that I had a hand in bringing it to fruition… The Woman King premieres in theaters September 16, 2022. Davis stars as Nanisca, leader of an elite and deadly group of female warriors known as the Agojie (or the “Dahomey Amazons”).

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The Woman King is set to hit theaters in the US on Friday, September 16. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life." Terrell is a huge fan of great storytelling when it comes to television and film. And to be a producer on it and to know that I had a hand in bringing it to fruition... The Woman King once again proves that Viola Davis is like an acting chameleon. Now individuals of today have the opportunity to see their real story come to life.

The trailer of the movie was released and it was enough to get fans excited. South Africans couldn't get enough of Thuso Mbedu.

The movie aims to keep the memory of the powerful women alive and will hit the theatres in September. And if the trailer is anything to go by, it will be worth the wait. The historical epic tells the story of the Agoji, a real-life army of women warriors who defended the powerful West African kingdom of Dahomey for centuries.