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The British Film Insitute (BFI) has announced Widows as the opening film for the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on 10 October.
The hotly anticipated Steve McQueen drama boasts a star-studded cast including the Oscar-winning Viola Davis, as well as Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson.
Based upon a 1980s UK TV series, the film tells the story of a group of women who step in to finish the jobs of their recently deceased criminal husbands.
McQueen said of the announcement "I am absolutely delighted that Widows will be opening this year's BFI London Film Festival, [...] Watching the U.K. TV version of Lynda La Plante's original thriller as a teenager in the '80s had a major impact on me and so it feels very special to be sharing this film with a U.K. audience."
London Film Festival Artist Director Tricia Tuttle added "“We treasure the work of BFI Fellow and festival alumni Steve McQueen, so it’s an utter pleasure to open our festival with the international premiere of Widows. Adapted from a ground-breaking U.K. television classic into a feature to savor on the biggest cinema screens, this is scintillatingly rich storytelling from a magnificent filmmaker, probing issues around race, class and gender, while always delivering immense style and crackingly sharp thrills."
The BFI London Film Festival opens on 10 October in Leicester Square. Widows is released in UK cinemas on 9 November.