Liam Neeson is in talks to star alongside Oscar winning star Viola Davis in upcoming heist thriller Widows.
According to Variety, the film is the brainchild of 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn.
Widows will be based on the 1980s ITV series of the same name, which was created by British author Lynda La Plante.
The mini series’ plot was, “Three armed robbers, Harry Rawlins, Terry Miller and Joe Pirelli, die when the security van that they are robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London.”
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“Their widows, Dolly Rawlins, Shirley Miller and Linda Pirelli, find their husbands’ plans for the robbery and decide to stage it themselves. They enlist the help of a fourth woman, Bella O’Reilly and succeed in making off with the cash. Then Dolly learns that her husband didn’t die in the robbery. And now he wants his money back…”
Also rumoured for the cast is Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez, as well as Andre Holland (Moonlight) and Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out).
