{"id":67581,"date":"2025-04-04T12:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=67581"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:27:59","slug":"viola-davis-revealed-why-she-said-yes-to-prime-videos-upcoming-action-thriller-g20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/viola-davis-revealed-why-she-said-yes-to-prime-videos-upcoming-action-thriller-g20\/67581\/","title":{"rendered":"Viola Davis revealed why she said yes to Prime Video\u2019s upcoming action-thriller G20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viola Davis, the powerhouse we all know and revere for her Oscar-winning tearjerkers and monologue mic drops, is flipping the script\u2014literally. The How to Get Away with Murder<\/em> queen is stepping into the world of action-packed thrills with her new film G20<\/em>, and let\u2019s just say\u2026 she\u2019s not here to cry, she\u2019s here to kick butt.<\/p>\n

In a candid chat with The Times of London<\/em>, Davis shrugged off any raised eyebrows about her pivot to the genre, confidently saying, \u201cNot everything I do needs to scream \u2018Oscar bait.\u2019\u201d Translation: sometimes a girl just wants to save the world and have fun doing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to do something families could watch together,\u201d she said. \u201cSomething popular<\/em>.\u201d And by popular, she means full-blown terrorist-takedown drama with herself as the U.S. President. Yes, Madam President Viola Davis, reporting for duty.<\/em><\/p>\n

In G20<\/em>, streaming April 10 on Prime Video, Davis plays President Danielle Sutton, who finds herself smack in the middle of an international crisis when terrorists hijack the G20 summit. What follows is a no-holds-barred fight for survival\u2014of her country, her family, and the entire planet. No pressure.<\/p>\n

But if you think Viola\u2019s doubting herself in this new lane, think again. When the role was pitched to her as an \u201cass-kicking American president,\u201d her response was basically the real-life version of a fist pump: \u201cHell yeah! I needed some levity in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Honestly, same.<\/p>\n

While most people associate her with powerful performances in Fences<\/em> and The Woman King<\/em>, Davis has made it clear she\u2019s ready to shake things up. \u201cMy six-year-old self would\u2019ve squealed at this role,\u201d she gushed. Because let\u2019s be real\u2014who wouldn\u2019t want to go from delivering courtroom drama to delivering roundhouse kicks?<\/p>\n

For those who forgot (how dare you), Davis is part of the legendary EGOT club\u2014she\u2019s got an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and<\/em> two Tonys. But for her, it\u2019s not always about another trophy. It\u2019s about telling stories\u2014and sometimes, those stories involve dodging bullets and leading the free world in leather pants.<\/p>\n

Speaking of leather: Davis recently turned heads at the G20<\/em> photocall in London. She strutted through Trafalgar Square in a fierce black leather halter-top and matching slouchy pants, topped off with black boots, a bold red lip, and a flush of blush that said, \u201cI run the world, and I look good<\/em> doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re looking for political power plays, explosions, and Viola Davis channeling her inner action hero\u2014clear your calendar. G20<\/em> hits Prime Video on April 10, and President Sutton is not here to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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