The zeitgeist might be over Big Dick Energy, but it’s hard to find a more pure display of it than in this trailer forWidows. Directed bySteve McQueen(12 Years a Slave), who also co-wrote the script withGillian Flynn(Sharp Objects),Widowsfollows the story of a group of women who are left bearing the brunt of a debt amassed by their now-deceased husbands after a heist gone wrong. So what do they do? Kick ass and take names, of course.
The movie boasts are truly fantastic cast:Viola Davis,Michelle Rodriguez,Elizabeth Debicki,Cynthia Erivo,Colin Farrell,Brian Tyree Henry,Daniel Kaluuya,Garret Dillahunt,Carrie Coon,Jacki Weaver,Jon Bernthal,Manuel Garcia-Rulfo,Robert DuvallandLiam Neeson. I mean really, does it get more badass than that?
Widowsdebuts November 16th everywhere; check out the new trailer below:
Here’s the official synopsis forWidows:
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), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) 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.
