Plot Outline: Four women who team up to complete a heist.
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Release Date:
Friday, November 16, 2018 In Theaters (Nationwide)
for violence, language throughout, and some sexual content/nudity
Widows Plot: What's it 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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Widows Crew and Production Team
A look at the Widows behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steve McQueen previously directed Blitz, Occupied City and 12 Years a Slave. The film's writer Steve McQueen penned Blitz, 12 Years a Slave and Shame.
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Widows Production and Filming
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.
Widows Filming Timeline
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— Widows entered Completed status.
Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
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— The film entered Post-Production status.
Filming completed; footage being edited; music being composed and recorded; sound and visual effects being added.
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— The film entered Production status.
Finalizing production budget, filming the movie begins.
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— The film entered Pre-Production status.
Key cast and crew being hired; budget and production schedule finalized; shooting script approved.
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— The film entered Development status.
Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'.
Widows Release Date: When was the film released?
Widows was released nationwide on . 18 other films are opening on the same date, including Green Book, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Instant Family.
DVD & Blu-ray Release Date
Widows was released on DVD and Blu-ray on . Buy your copy of Widows today on Amazon.
Digital, VOD & Streaming Release Date
Widows is available now through digital retailers because its DVD and Blu-ray release date has already passed.
