Typically, once you consider historic warfare epics, you consider swords-and-sandals motion pictures that includes white protagonists with lengthy swooshy hair – from Gladiator and Troy, to Kingdom Of Heaven and The Final Samurai. The Lady King appears to be like set to redress that stability – an action-packed blockbuster from director Gina Prince-Bythewood, telling the story of the Dahomey Amazons and their chief Nanisca, performed with may and majesty by the legendary Viola Davis. The primary trailer has dropped, and teases a movie that appears suitably large – with battle scenes ahoy and an astonishing ensemble forged. Have a look right here.

They’re not messing round with this one, are they? Davis appears to be like to be on prime kind as Nanisca, joined by the likes of Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, The Underground Railroad’s Thuso Mbedu, and Sheila Atim (who not too long ago popped up in a minor function in Physician Unusual In The Multiverse Of Insanity). Right here’s the official synopsis: “The Lady King is the outstanding story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey within the 1800s with abilities and a fierceness not like something the world has ever seen. Impressed by true occasions, The Lady King follows the emotionally epic journey of Basic Nanisca (Oscar-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the following era of recruits and readies them for battle towards an enemy decided to destroy their lifestyle. Some issues are value combating for…”

For Prince-Bythwood – who co-wrote the screenplay with Dana Stevens – this marks her directorial follow-up to Netflix’s The Outdated Guard. Fingers crossed the movie lives as much as the hearth and ferocity of this trailer – we’ll discover out when it hits UK cinemas from 4 October.