Viola Davis is teaming up with the director of “Girls Trip.” The “How to Get Away with Murder” star will topline and produce an adaptation of Terry McMillan’s best-selling novel “I Almost Forgot About You” helmed by Malcolm D. Lee. Shadow and Act reports that Universal snagged the rights to the novel after making “a huge, competitive bid.”
The pic sees Davis playing Georgia Young, a “twice-divorced, successful optometrist. Despite a life, full of great friends, and family, she hasn’t felt a romantic spark in a while, and feeling bored and restless,” according to an official synopsis. “She decides it’s time to change, and goes on a wild journey of self-discovery, reuniting with old lovers, and getting a brand new lease on life.”
McMillan is penning the script with Ron Bass (“Rain Man,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”).
Davis won an Oscar earlier this year for her supporting role in “Fences.” She’s also earned nods for “The Help” and “Doubt.” Her upcoming projects include “Widows,” a heist thriller from “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn, “Small Great Things,” an adaptation of a Jodi Picoult novel co-starring Julia Roberts, and an HBO movie about activist Harriet Tubman. “How to Get Away with Murder” is currently in its fourth season on ABC. Davis has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Annalise Keating on the Shondaland series.
