The Woman King is not to be trifled with in first trailer
Sony Sony's upcoming historical action epic The Woman King from director Gina Prince-Bythewood tells the story of the all-female army that solidified the Kingdom of Dahomey's status as a militaristic power player right up until the turn of the 20th century. Though the legacies of the actual Dahomey Amazons have lived on in fantasies like Marvel's Black Panther, The Woman King's going to make people understand why they became legends judging from the movie's first trailer.
The Woman King tells the story of Nanisca (Viola Davis), general of King Ghezo's (John Boyega) Amazons, and Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), a young girl newly recruited into the kingdom's famed army of warrior women. Much like Black Panther's Dora Milaje, the Dahomey Amazons are skilled...