If you're a movie buff, you couldn't hope for a better Christmas present than a new film starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis — and that's precisely what you'll be getting on Dec. 25 when Paramount releases Fences, an adaptation of the late, great August Wilson's 1983 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, directed by Washington himself.
Set and shot in the historical African-American part of Pittsburgh where Wilson grew up, the film — the first stills of which The Hollywood Reporter is unveiling in this post — was made from a script written by Wilson, who died in 2005, and produced by Washington in partnership with Scott Rudin and Todd Black.
The hit 2010 Broadway production of Fences, which was produced by Rudin and starred Washington and Davis, was awarded Tonys for Best Revival, Best Actor (Washington) and Best Actress (Davis).
Also appearing in the 2010 production and reprising their parts for the big screen, are Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Stephen McKinley Henderson. Henderson, who has frequently collaborated with Wilson, received a Best Featured Actor and Tony nomination for the play and seems likely to earn the film’s third Oscar nod this years for Best Supporting Actor.
Set and shot in the historical African-American part of Pittsburgh where Wilson grew up, the film — the first stills of which The Hollywood Reporter is unveiling in this post — was made from a script written by Wilson, who died in 2005, and produced by Washington in partnership with Scott Rudin and Todd Black.
The hit 2010 Broadway production of Fences, which was produced by Rudin and starred Washington and Davis, was awarded Tonys for Best Revival, Best Actor (Washington) and Best Actress (Davis).
Also appearing in the 2010 production and reprising their parts for the big screen, are Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Stephen McKinley Henderson. Henderson, who has frequently collaborated with Wilson, received a Best Featured Actor and Tony nomination for the play and seems likely to earn the film’s third Oscar nod this years for Best Supporting Actor.
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