Viola Davis stars in the activity drama, G20 which was filmed in Cape Town in 2024. Photos: @violadavis.
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The video for the actions thriller G20, filmed in Cape Town, starring Viola Davis has dropped. But supporters have their questions.
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Angela Kelly
16-02-25 16: 12
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Viola Davis stars in the activity movie, G20 which was filmed in Cape Town in 2024. Photos: @violadavis.
Viola Davis portrays US President Danielle Sutton as she confronts a criminal battle at a global summit in South Africa in the future action thriller G20.
Fixed to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 10 April, the drama is directed by Patricia Riggen and features a cast including Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, and Antony Starr.
President Sutton is seen by her home at the G20 summit in Cape Town, where the story is centered.
Poor TIMING?
South Africa is scheduled to host the Group of Twenty summit ( G20 ) in Johannesburg in November 2025, so the movie hits a little close.
The G20 is an international conference bringing together both developed and developing nations that aims to address global economic and financial issues.
South Africans expressed their opinions on the G20 video on social media.
” Actually, the timing of the transfer is terrible! I wonder why they made for a video when South Africa hosts the G20, which has “very deep communication in all this” said one fan on X.
” Take note that Capetown, South Africa, is the location of the G20 video activity. The poor people are going to be Afrikaaners”, said another opinion.
” This is really advertising. For the first time in history an American nation will host the G20. And then we’re seeing a film that claims South Africa is not secure. Coupled with all the other cliches that America has been making up about us. And we know the CIA … *loses signal*” said one reply.
This is something I should be wary of around my brother South Africans. The G20 is yet to arise, and this movie is going to be over, associating it with violence of insane measurements and worst piece, crime perpetuated by international powers”, another movie fan commented.
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In South Africa, VIOLA DAVIS resides at house.
Creation of G20 faced problems due to industry-wide attacks in 2023. In show of support for her acquaintances, Davis decided to end manufacturing despite being denied permission to shoot. In Cape Town, filming resumed in January 2024 and came to an end in early March.
Davis is no man to South Africa.
Throughout 2021 and 2022 she was filming the Woman King in South Africa, alongside Thuso Mbedu.
In Cape Town, she likewise celebrated her 58th day in August 2023.
According to Deadline, the film also features South African-born players including, Theo Bongani Ndyalvane, Conrad Kemp, Emmanuel Castis, David James, and Noxolo Dlamini.
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Cape Town’s Role in the Production of G20
Cape Town was chosen for its flexibility and spectacular scenery, according to 4filming.
Director Patricia Riggen and the output group selected Cape Town because it offered a different landscape, present system, and world-class manufacturing facilities.
While keeping production costs manageable, these factors allowed the filmmakers to accurately depict the high-stakes setting of a G20 summit. Due to its growing reputation as a global hub for film and television, filmmakers are now more and more popular there.
Cape Town’s choice enhanced the G20’s visual authenticity and highlighted South Africa’s rise as a top destination for significant international film projects.
The plot of the movie
A terrorist group, led by Rutledge ( Antony Starr ), seizes control, aiming to reset global financial markets through a scheme dubbed Project Deepfake. Sutton, who is separated from her family, relies on her military background to navigate the crisis, safeguard her loved ones, and protect international leaders.
The film’s antagonist, Rutledge, presents a modern threat by exploiting technologies like cryptocurrency and deepfakes. This contemporary viewpoint gives the story more relevance, reflecting current global concerns about financial destabilization and information warfare.
Instagram A post that Antony Starr ( @toni ) shared. starr )
The movie is made by Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions.
The company’s head of film production and development, Melanie Clark, told Variety at last year’s Joburg Film Festival, that the crew was planning to return to South Africa to film the true story of a young African refugee’s improbable journey to the US.
Do you think the reaction to South Africa’s portrayal in the G20 is being exaggerated?
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