“I thought it was a compliment, because I don’t know what that means.
Davis definitely pumped herself up for directorGina Prince-Bythewood’sThe Woman King, however, both physically and mentally.
That gives you a swagger.
Viola Davis wages war against European colonialism in ‘The Woman King’.Ilze Kitshoff/TriStar Pictures
It gives you a huge swagger.”
The Woman Kingworld-premieres Friday at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, before opening in theaters on Sept. 16.
Watch PEOPLE and EW’s interview with the cast and crew above.
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