Steve McQueen's "Widows" Begins Principal Photography
Twentieth Century Fox and New Regency Begin Principal Photography on Steve McQueen Thriller Starring Viola Davis
Film Was Written by McQueen and Best Selling Author Gillian Flynn
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From Academy Award®-winning director Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave") and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl") comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption: "Widows" is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. "Widows" also stars Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Daniel Kaluuya, Lukas Haas and Brian Tyree Henry. See-Saw Films' Oscar®-winning team of Iain Canning ("The King's Speech") and Emile Sherman ("The King's Speech") are set to produce with Bergen Swanson ("Shame") serving as executive producer.
"Steve McQueen is a groundbreaking filmmaker and we're proud to support his vision for this film, and so delighted to be working with him again following our successful partnership on '12 Years a Slave.'"
"Emile and I couldn't be more excited about 'Widows,'" says producer Iain Canning. "It is a film that continues See-Saw Films' relationship with Steve McQueen who has brought together a dream cast to tell a compelling story about what lengths people will go to in order to change the circumstances of their lives." Producer Emile Sherman adds: "New Regency has been such a supportive and committed home for the project and we are excited to be working with Fox on this timely production."
"Combining visionary directing, writing, an extraordinary cast, and a riveting story that unites thrilling action with nuanced character studies, 'Widows' is a project that truly speaks for itself," said Yariv Milchan, Chairman of New Regency. "Steve McQueen is a groundbreaking filmmaker and we're proud to support his vision for this film, and so delighted to be working with him again following our successful partnership on '12 Years a Slave.'"
"Widows" creative production team includes director of photography Sean Bobbit ("12 Years a Slave"), Academy Award®-winning production designer Adam Stockhausen ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), costume designer Jenny Eagan ("Beasts of No Nation") and Oscar®-nominated editor Christopher Tellefsen ("Moneyball").
"Widows" is a See-Saw Films production in association with New Regency presentation of A Steve McQueen Film and will be distributed worldwide by Twentieth Century Fox. The movie will be released on November 16, 2018.
About Twentieth Century Fox Film
One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of the studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox International Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios.
About New Regency:
Founded in 1991 by renowned producer Arnon Milchan, New Regency is actively engaged in entertaining the world. The company has produced some of the most successful and critically-acclaimed films of all time with over 130 films and more than 50 television series in the company's vast library, including Academy Award®-winner "The Revenant" (2016) and the back-to-back Academy Award®-winning Best Pictures, "12 Years A Slave" (2014) and "Birdman" (2015). New Regency is also dedicated to continuing to foster its unparalleled filmmaker relationships and today boasts partnerships with the most acclaimed and sought-after creative forces in the industry.
Labels: 20th Century Fox, Business Wire, Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, movie news, press release, Robert Duvall, Steve McQueen, Viola Davis
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