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"Blood and Bone" adaptation irks author

Days after its trailer debuted, Tomi Adeyemi declared she wants nothing to do with the movie version of her book

Salon · Jul 31

Children of Blood and Bone Trailer Shows Insane Cast In Director's Magical Woman King Follow Up

Gina Prince-Bythewood brought an army of talent with her for this adaptation.

Cinemablend · Jul 28

Duke of Sussex features in film calling for investment to end Aids

Funding cuts are affecting countries with high HIV rates by creating shortages of community health workers and data collectors, Unaids said.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

The Woman King star Thuso Mbedu says the world is filled with great stories. People just need to care enough to invest in them

Thuso Mbedu is The Woman King's breakout star. She speaks to ABC News about her journey and why this particular story had to be told.

ABC News · Oct 29, 2022

‘I can change the way Black women are seen’: Viola Davis on stereotypes, success and playing a warrior

Raised in poverty, the actor has conquered Hollywood, winning an Oscar, an Emmy and two Tony awards. Now she has brought her passion project to the screen – The Woman King’s epic tale of an elite female fighting force

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

The Woman King movie review: it may be wish-fulfilment but it’s also a dream

A stonking yet subtle performance from Viola Davis leads an outstanding cast in this groundbreaking film

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

The Woman King review: ferocious warrior tale is a vibrant celebration of Black womanhood in all its glory

Viola Davis plays the (fictionalised) leader of the (real-life) Agojie, an elite unit of all-female warriors active in the historical kingdom of Dahomey

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

The historic conundrum of "Woman King"

Can the cinematic potential of what these exceptional warriors symbolize overcome the dark reality of history?

Salon · Sep 24, 2022

Review: Viola Davis adds another jewel to her crown in a rousing 'Woman King'

With her rousing new action-drama, "The Woman King," director Gina Prince-Bythewood suggests that, in at least one crucial respect, the West African kingdom of Dahomey was more ahead of its time than that starry imperialist empire called Hollywood. An early 19th-century epic awash in militaristic might and colonial oppression, the…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022

The women of 'The Woman King' share their war stories: 'This must happen again'

Gina Prince-Bythewood's "The Woman King" is something unique for Hollywood: a historical epic with four Black women in prominent heroic roles.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022