Viola Davis Did an Action Movie Because Not ‘Every Movie You Do Has to Be Considered for an Academy Award. I Want to Do Something Popular’

In the new American action film “G20,” Hollywood star Viola Davis plays a black female president. During an interview with the actor, P1 Culture reporter Emma Engström was thrown out by the PR department — for asking about diversity. “I was angry afterwards, because I felt limited in my work,” she says.

Viola Davis Did an Action Movie Because Not ‘Every Movie You Do Has to Be Considered for an Academy Award. I Want to Do Something Popular’

Viola Davis stars in 'G20' and says she wanted to make a popular movie for once and just not films for the Academy Awards.

Actress Viola Davis, 59, attended the opening event of the movie “G20” this Friday (4th) at an event space in Morro da Urca, Rio de Janeiro. On the red carpet, she posed with Brazilian artists such as Anitta, Gaby Amarantos, Lázaro Ramos, and Regina Casé. The film is scheduled to premiere on April 10 on Amazon's Prime Video streaming.

What to stream: 'The Handmaid’s Tale,' Viola Davis, Bon Iver, 'The Last of Us' and Jon Hamm - The Morning Sun

Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” returning for its sixth and final season and Viola Davis playing a U.S. president in the action movie “G20” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reunite in the long-awaited second season of “The Last of Us,” Cillian Murphy play…

Viola Davis names the most important role of her career

With both an EGOT and Triple Crown in Acting, Viola Davis has an embarrassment of winning roles to speak of, but there's one in particular she sees as life changing.

BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Viola Davis fights for family and U.S. in Prime’s ‘G20’ – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Viola Davis stars as U.S. President Danielle Sutton in ‘G20,’ premiering April 10 on Prime Video. Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Ramón Rodríguez and Antony Starr also are featured in the film.Courtesy photo By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer If you were wondering how Academy Award-winner Viola Davis could follow up winning wars as “The Woman King,” how about as a butt-kicking leader of the free world. Welcome to the blockbuster movie “G20,”…