Viola Davis to Be Honored With Cannes Women In Motion Award

Tributes are pouring in for the late Ray Liotta as the world mourns his death.

Viola Davis brought guests at Kering’s annual Women in Motion dinner in Cannes to their feet on Sunday with a rousing speech acknowledging her roots and personal journey to Hollywood.“As much as I love Alexander McQueen — and I love Alexander McQueen — and the fabulous makeup,” said Davis, “I am always, always so moved when people tell me my work or my life meant something to them. But just know who I am at the end of the day is: I don’t want to leave something for people — I want to leave something in people.”Davis was speaking on stage at Kering’s annual dinner at the Cannes Film Festival, where she was the night’s honoree.

not the help.The Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner has revealed that an unnamed filmmaker — a friend of nearly a decade — slipped up and called her by his maid’s name.“He called me Louise — and I found out it was because his maid’s name was Louise.” Davis, 56, dropped the bombshell claim during the “Women in Motion” event Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival.The diss went down when the now-revered “The First Lady” star was just starting out in the film biz. Davis added that it was not an isolated incident — but the sort of disturbing occurrence that happened repeatedly.“I knew him for 10 years,” said Davis, clad in a stunning scarlet suit.

Racism is still very much alive in Hollywood.

After being on hiatus for the last two years during Covid, the Producers Guild of America (PGA)’s 12th annual Produced By Conference has announced its first round of speakers. The event is taking place on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 at the FOX Studio Lot in Century City.

; and “Hustle and Flow” producer Stephanie Allain (Homegrown Pictures).Also attending will be Shondaland creative partner Betsy Beers; Funny or Die CEO Mike Farah; UTA Co-Head of Media Rights Jason Richman; Mark Kimsey, co-CEO of Electromagnetic Productions; actor and producer Aml Ameen.

Sasha Urban editorAfter a two-year hiatus, the Producers Guild of America  is returning for its 12th annual Produced By Conference — to be held on June 11 and 12 at the Fox Studio Lot in Century City — and announced on Friday the first round of speakers.The confirmed speakers include Academy Award winner Viola Davis, her husband and producing partner, veteran producer Julius Tennon (“The First Lady”), “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, television producer Betsy Beers (creative partner at Shondaland) and comedy leader Mike Farah (CEO, Funny or Die).The conference will feature a networking reception, panels, Q&As and its signature Mentoring Roundtables. This year’s Produced By will also feature the return of the Pitch Perfect session, which sees a handful of pre-selected attendees pitching their projects in front of an audience of producers and executives.

Viola Davis is in official talks to lead a Peacemaker spinoff series, according to reports.

Following the success of HBO Max’s “Peacemaker” series earlier this year, creator/director James Gunn teased yet another “The Suicide Squad” spin-off series, saying it would “connected to this universe” but it “won’t be as much a comedy as ‘Peacemaker.’” Did we just learn what it is? Because Viola Davis will be reprising her role as The Suicide Squad boss Amanda Waller in an upcoming spin-off series centered on her character.

Nerd Report that she is ”fascinated by the character,” who serves the DC Universe in a similar capacity as Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Waller is described as “a former congressional aide and government agent who is often placed in charge of the Suicide Squad, a semi-secret government-run group of former super villains working in return for amnesty.”“Peacemaker” is a continuation of the DC story that Gunn started telling in his 2021 DC film “The Suicide Squad,” which was his R-rated spin on various DC characters. With this HBO Max series – which Gunn wrote and largely directed – the story zeroed in on John Cena’s murderous Peacemaker character as he was enlisted by a group of A.R.G.U.S.

Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller is the latest DC Comics character getting the small screen treatment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterViola Davis is eyeing a return to the role of Amanda Waller in her own spinoff series currently in the works at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources.Exact plot details are mostly under wraps at this point, but sources say the show will build off of Waller’s appearance at the end of the “Suicide Squad” spinoff series “Peacemaker.”SPOILER ALERT: In the Season 1 finale of “Peacemaker,” Waller’s daughter and spy Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) outs her mother publicly for her work with Task Force X and the Suicide Squad. Davis made brief cameo appearances in the first and last episodes of the show.Davis would executive produce the series in addition to starring.

Viola Davis is opening up about how she felt after reading some harsh criticism, in reference to her portrayal of Michelle Obama in the television series ‘The First Lady.’During her recent interview with BBC News, the legendary actress said that she felt “incredibly hurtful” after seeing media outlets and online users posting “negative things about” her work, however she understands it is an “occupational hazard” of her acting career.“How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?” Viola said, “But you have to. Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.”One person tweeted, “They set Viola Davis up by allowing her keep her mouth that way throughout the filming.

The First Lady.Davis called the reception to the series “incredibly hurtful” after the Washington Post’s Inkoo Kang criticised “Emmy-baiting performances” from Davis as well as Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.“Critics absolutely serve no purpose,” Davis said in an interview with the BBC. “And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either.

Viola Davis is shaking her head at the critics of her Michelle Obama portrayal!

Viola Davis has written a new memoir, Finding Me, in which she recounts her difficult childhood and eventual success in Hollywood.

Viola Davis is speaking out about the criticism she's been facing recently. In an interview with the BBC’s  program, the 56-year-old Oscar winner addressed recent critiques about her portrayal of former first lady Michelle Obama, calling them «incredibly hurtful.»Davis stars in the first season of Showtime's new scripted anthology series, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson, who star as Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt, respectively. O-T Fagbenle portrays former President Barack Obama.The actress has specifically come under fire for the facial expressions and poses she holds while portraying the Harvard Law School grad. Still, Davis acknowledged that criticism was an «occupational hazard» of acting.«How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?» she asked.