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Viola Davis ready to join the MCU, already pitching character names
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Viola Davis ready to join the MCU, already pitching character names

At the premiere of G20 , star/producer Viola Davis shared that she is "absolutely" interested in joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "I don't know what hero I would be. My daughter is a Marvel fanatic, so I've watched, I think, almost all of them five, six times," the actress explained to Entertainment Weekly

She even had a pitch for who she could play: "Probably an Iron Man. I would be — maybe Iron Mania? Iron Shaniqua Mania?"

She has been in multiple DC films as Amanda Waller, including 2016's Suicide Squad, 2021's The Suicide Squad, and Black Adam. She reprised the role in James Gunn's DCU with Creature Commandos. Gunn has also confirmed that Waller, the series that will focus on Davis' character, is still in active development. 

Davis portrays U.S. President Danielle Sutton in G20, which begins streaming on April 10 on Prime Video. The cast also includes Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Ramón Rodríguez, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Marvel, Sabrina Impacciatore, Christopher Farrar, and Antony Starr. 

When the G20 summit comes under siege, U.S. President Danielle Sutton becomes the number one target. After evading capture by the attackers, she must outsmart the enemy to protect her family, defend her country and safeguard world leaders in this action-packed thrill ride.

In an interview with Variety, she explained that Sutton is "a completely fictitious character that was born out of the imagination of several writers."

She continued to say, "It was the sort of thing you’d imagine as a kid, just playing the most heroic character you could possibly play, and you create Danielle Sutton, who was a war hero and then won the election on a liberal ticket. I think it just so happens that it mirrored a lot of what was happening in American politics at the time, but really it’s just meant to be a fun movie."

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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