Viola Davis Joins '12 Years a Slave' Director Steve McQueen's 'Widows'
Suicide Squad star Viola Davis has joined Widows, from 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen and New Regency. McQueen co-wrote the script along with Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, and is based on the British miniseries.
The plot follows the aftermath of four armed robbers killed during a failed heist. Their surviving widows join forces and resolve to pull of the heist themselves.
Davis will be next seen in Fences, and stars in ABC's How To Get Away With Murder.
Source: Deadline