Essence Magazine:
TriStar Pictures By Okla Jones ·Updated July 6, 2022
The Academy Award-actress Viola Davis exudes a warrior’s mentality in the new trailer for The Woman King, slated for release this fall.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood,The Woman King is based on true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey during the 18th and 19th centuries. Davis plays Nanisca, the leader of the all-female military unit known as the Agojie,
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