{"id":372,"date":"2025-04-09T07:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T07:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2025-04-14T02:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T02:50:44","slug":"g20-director-warns-the-amazon-prime-video-movie-will-change-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/g20-director-warns-the-amazon-prime-video-movie-will-change-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 director warns the Amazon Prime Video movie will \u2018change culture\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The director of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amazon-prime-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a>\u2019s big new action film, G20, is keen for her movie to \u2018change culture\u2019 thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/viola-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Viola Davis\u2019<\/a>s role.<\/p>\n<p>Patricia Riggen, 54, helms the flick, which stars <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/01\/31\/viola-davis-being-robbed-of-oscars-nomination-is-peak-white-privilege-18197973\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar-winning actress Davis<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US<\/a> President Danielle Sutton, who is forced to defend her family, fellow leaders and the world <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/11\/17\/xi-jinping-filmed-chastising-justin-trudeau-at-g20-over-media-leaks-17775352\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">when the G20 summit<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Africa<\/a> is hijacked by terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The movie has Sutton as a military veteran, who relies on her training and instincts to strategise and fight back in this pulse-pounding emergency \u2013 meaning there\u2019s plenty of action for the 59-year-old How to Get Away with Murder star to sink her teeth into.<\/p>\n<p>From bone-crunching hand-to-hand combat to shoot-outs and knives, Davis is at ease as the action hero of the thriller, which she produces alongside her co-star and real-life husband, Julius Tennon.<\/p>\n<p>For Riggen, this was \u2018the reason to make this movie\u2019, as well as the message it would send, when she signed up for <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/g20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was just the idea of having a Black female president that seemed absolutely important for me, as a woman, as a female director, to make it happen,\u2019 she tells <strong>Metro<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22873911 lazyload\" alt=\"Viola Davis as President Danielle Sutton in a red satin evening gown with Douglas Hodge behind her holding a gun as Prime Minister Oliver Everett in G20\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246795296-c46f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Viola Davis plays US President Danielle Sutton in G20, who must save the day (and the world), when the international summit is seized (Picture: Ilze Kitshoff\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Because movies change culture. They normalise things. And I thought, this is a fun popcorn movie \u2013 but it\u2019s also going to help normalise something.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Riggen praises the UK \u2013 which is represented in G20 by Douglas Hodge\u2019s reluctant ally, Prime Minister Oliver Everett \u2013 for having \u2018normalised its powerful women centuries ago\u2019.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Which is your favourite action film?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u2018But that\u2019s not the case in other countries, for instance, in the United States. 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\/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But it is striking that, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/donald-trump-planning-declare-martial-law-hitlers-birthday-22869117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had the US election gone the other way<\/a>, America would currently be governed by its first female president, former VP <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, who also identifies as South Asian American and Black.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Viola Davis got fit to play an action hero<\/h2>\n<p>On the poster for G20, Davis\u2019s toned biceps are front and centre, with her taking the traditional pose of the determined action hero at the centre, holding a gun.<\/p>\n<p>As well as Riggen herself being a fan of Davis\u2019s \u2018inspirational\u2019 arms (\u2018I feel that Viola\u2019s arms should become a trend \u2013 they really are outstanding!\u2019), it was deliberate that she was positioned as the traditional, and legitimate, action star \u2013 in the mould of a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/dwayne-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dwayne Johnson<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/will-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will Smith<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tom-cruise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Cruise<\/a> \u2013 every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Any action hero in a movie does a lot of things: they have to be super-fit, they have to handle weapons, they have to be able to fight. And Viola already <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/02\/15\/the-woman-king-director-healed-by-shooting-scene-linked-to-own-life-18287295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had the experience of The Woman King<\/a>, so she was coming in, very fit, very muscular,\u2019 Riggen explains.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22873899 lazyload\" alt=\"Viola Davis as President Danielle Sutton in combat trousers and a bulletproof vest. She is holding a gun and calmly delivering an elbow to the neck of a guy behind her in G20\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246795312-809f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Davis took on additional weapons training for the role, where she plays the traditional action hero (Picture: Ilze Kitshoff\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22873921 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246795162-dc62.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>G20 also sees the Oscar-winner\u2019s character balance family life (pictured with Anthony Anderson, who plays First Gentleman, Derek Sutton) in a story running alongside the budget-busting action scenes (Picture: Ilze Kitshoff\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Fences and Widows actress Davis, the training for G20 was weapons-based, \u2018knives and pans, anything that we could get our hands on in this hotel for her to fight [with]\u2019 because Riggen\u2019s priority was also that it felt real.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I like movies in which I believe what I see. I don\u2019t believe it, I\u2019m not engaged in the movie,\u2019 the director states. \u2018And I feel Viola is absolutely believable, that she can take any of these guys, so [that\u2019s] a testament to her.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Putting a female stamp on action with G20<\/h2>\n<p>Riggen also knows that her partnership with Davis as a producer on G20, and two women being in charge of the movie, fundamentally changed it \u2013 \u2018because we get all the toys and all the tools and all the budget to do a big action [movie] but at the same time, we also care about story and characters\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>And Riggen is coming at this as big fan \u2013 and consumer \u2013 of the action genre.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sometimes action movies have a lot of action, but I don\u2019t really care about them. In fact, you use the fight or the chase to go and get some food in the in the kitchen instead, and then it\u2019s like, \u201cCall me when it\u2019s over so I can follow the story again\u201d,\u2019 she points out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22873895 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246795408-0c1e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Director Patricia Riggen (pictured) wants to \u2018normalise\u2019 things such as a Black female US president with G20 (Picture: Ilze Kitshoff\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22873903 lazyload\" alt=\"Patricia Riggen\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246795399-ab8e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>\u2018Sometimes action movies have a lot of action, but I don\u2019t really care about them.\u2019 (Picture: Phillip Graybill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018In this case, both Viola and I really wanted to still have a powerful story with really strong characters and moments, so that the female audience would also be engaged in the movie \u2013 and I think we accomplished it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Working with married couple Davis and Tennon \u2013 who pops up onscreen too in G20 as CIA Director Mikkelson \u2013 was a dream collaboration for Riggen \u2018because then we\u2019re all fighting for the same things\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a huge positive to have Davis as the star and producer with her accumulated power in terms of unlocking budget and advocating for important \u2013 if costly \u2013 parts of G20.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In a movie, it\u2019s a push and pull. For us, for me, it\u2019s all about doing the most I can, basically spending the most I can, because you want the best action scene, you want the most time, you want everything. And the studio\u2019s job is to limit and keep the movie on budget,\u2019 says Riggen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22873908 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246795299-0e8f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Riggen worked alongside Davis, who was also producer on the film, and know that two women being in charge changed the film (Picture: Ilze Kitshoff\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Identifying preserving the bombastic action scenes as where she, Davis and Tennon put up the \u2018biggest fight\u2019, Riggen recalls: \u2018It was like, we must have the Beast \u2013 the presidential car \u2013 we must have it flipped, we want to have a missile to destroy it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a dramatic helicopter scene at G20\u2019s thrilling climax that the filmmaker mentions too as a vital element of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Some things are very important for the quality of the movie, so if you have your star fighting with you and having the authority to protect the movie, that\u2019s a really wonderful thing. I totally recommend actresses having companies and developing their own movies and working for them!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>G20 streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from Thursday, April 10.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T10M52S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/09\/09\/97074181-0-image-a-1_1744186540130.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-09T09:31:25+0100″,”description”:”G20 director Patricia Riggen speaks exclusively with Metro.co.uk’s resident film expert Tori Brazier.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/09\/7445645757913151988\/480x270_MP4_7445645757913151988.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) { return; } […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions\/380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}