Everything You Need to Know About Widows Movie (2018): Jan. 5, 2019 - added the US DVD release date of February 5, 2019 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Plot Outline: Four women who team up to complete a heist.
Who's Involved:
Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal, Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Robert Duvall, Jacki Weaver, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Brian Tyree Henry, Cynthia Erivo, Gillian Flynn, Steve McQueen, Carrie Coon, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
R Restricted MPA
Rating Reason: violence, language throughout, and some sexual content/nudity
Runtime: N/A
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in Widows: Cast List
Who's making Widows: Crew List
A look at the Widows behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steve McQueen last directed Blitz and Occupied City. The film's writer Steve McQueen last wrote Blitz and 12 Years a Slave.
Producers
Iain Canning
Steve McQueen
Emile Sherman
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Production: What we know about Widows?
Key Facts
- The film adaptation will be contemporary and set in a U.S. city. The script calls for four female leads: two black, one white and one Latina (Hollywood Reporter, 9/27/16).
- Based on the 1980s British TV series written by Lynda La Plante.
Filming Timeline
- 2018 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2017 - October: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2017 - April: The film was set to Production status.
- 2016 - September: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2014 - November: The film was set to Development status.
Widows DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Widows was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 .
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