MEET THE WIDOWS

VIOLA DAVIS IS VERONICA

The triple Oscar nominee, who won in 2017 for Fences, was pleased that she got to have romantic scenes with Liam Neeson. She said, “I’ve played a lot of lawyers, detectives and CIA directors. I like me in a love story.”

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ IS LINDA

The Fast & Furious actress plays a young mother struggling to hold on to her business. Having made her name as a kick-ass car thief, Michelle was keen to perform a character with more nuance.

ELIZABETH Debicki is Alice

The Night Manager star describes her Polish-immigrant character as initially naïve and submissive, and says, “It’s a huge arc for her throughout the story, to a woman taking control of her life.”

cynthia ERIVO is Belle

Hairdresser Belle joins the heist plot when the widows are one woman down. “She’s from the South Side [of Chicago], so she’s no stranger to danger,” says the Bad Times At El Royale actress.