Two-Time Tony Winner Viola Davis Will Star in Film Adaptation of Fences, Directed by Denzel Washington
Viola Davis, who won one of her two Tonys for her performance in Fences, has revealed that she will appear in a screen adaptation of the show. “They are making Fences, August Wilson’s play, into a feature that Denzel Washington is directing and I’m going to be in,” the actress told The New York Times. Washington was her co-star in the 2010 production, which was helmed by Kenny Leon, and also&n…