Given her exemplary acting skills, Viola Davis will likely add another wicked character to the long list of exceptionally hated movie villains. She was cast as a villain in the upcoming “Hunger Games” (2023) prequel. Davis will be playing the role of an evil scientist. How evil can she get?
It will be the first time for moviegoers to see Viola Davisas an anti-hero, made possible by the upcomingHunger Gamesprequelmovie.
And, if this mundane observation matters, she will also be the first black actor to portray the role of an evil-doer in the book-to-movie adaptation.
Lionsgate cast the 57-year-old actress-producer as a major villain in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023).
The actions and decisions of the character of Davis will ultimately lead to the creation of the infamous Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death competition.
Fans of the book series and of this Hollywood star await how Viola Davis will give justice to a literary character via the big screen.
Viola Davis Joins ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel as Villain | THR News
As mentioned earlier, it will be the first time for Viola Davis to take on a villain role.
Donald Sutherland’s character - described by The Hunger Games Wiki as Panem’s “tyrannical” president - made an impact on viewers throughout the franchise.
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