After starring in Amazon MGM Studios’ action movie G20, Viola Davis is once again teaming up with the streamer, this time for a conspiracy thriller titled Ally Clark.
Phillip Noyce, a veteran of the thriller genre with movies such as Clear and Present Danger, Salt and Rabbit Proof Fence on his resume, will direct the feature that will be produced by Irwin Winkler, the veteran producer behind Rocky, Goodfellas and The Alto Knights.
Also producing is Winkler Films’ Charlies Winker and David Winkler, and Jose Ruisanchez. Davis is on the producing team as well, along with Julius Tennon, her husband and partner at the duo’s JuVee Productions.
The script, which was written by Ruisanchez and Irwin Winkler, centers on an investigator names Ally Clark, to be played by Davis, who, per the studio, embarks on a perilous inquiry into an international conglomerate following the suspicious death of a close friend. The case will take her from the marble halls of Washington, D.C. to the sweltering bayous of Louisiana and the icy peaks of Alaska.
The project is in the development stages. JuVee Productions’ Melanie Clark will executive produce.
Davis’ G20 proved to be a nice little hit for Amazon’s Prime Video when it was released in April, landed the number one spot on Nielsen’s movie chart debut week with 516 million minutes streamed. Davis starred in the movie and her JuVee banner produced it. The banner has a focus on developing and producing a library of socially relevant entertainment, with a focus on inclusion and the idea of giving a voice to the voiceless.
Davis, who has EGOT status through her Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and multi-Tony Award wins, is repped by CAA and Lasher Group.