Training for the female king was a massive undertaking for Viola Davis and the cast

Early in the interview, Evans asks Davis what she thinks about filming the big action sequences in the film. "It's fear," she said as she ate her first wing. She continues:

"Because you have to throw 200 and something over your shoulder. You're with swords. You try not to get hurt. We practiced five hours a day and did all the stunts ourselves. No CGI. It was all of us. And sprinting at 9:410, on a treadmill, by the way, and did I tell you I was over 50? You know, once you get up there in heart rate, you lose oxygen. And the fact that I'm sitting here right now eating chicken wings and still alive is testament to the training for this movie!"

Davis also recently appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon", saying of her training, "I was 56 when I trained to be this warrior: five hours a day, an hour and a half weight training, three and a half hours and a half hour of martial arts (punching), 10.0 on the treadmill. And while I was running on this treadmill, I said "I'm going to have a fucking heart attack."

But she didn't. She is a goddess. Davis also has some fascinating things to say during the "Hot Ones" interview about his approach to acting, even in small roles, creating them as fully realized human beings. If you want to see this in action, rewatch his short scene in "Doubt," which earned him an Oscar nomination.

"The Woman King" also stars Thuso Mbedu ("The Underground Railroad"), Lashana Lynch ("Captain Marvel") and John Boyega ("Small Axe"). It is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ("Love & Basketball") and is currently playing.