 On March 1, 2018, Davis announced that she would star alongside Lupita Nyong'o in "The Woman King", inspired by true events that took place within The Kingdom of Dahomey.The film will tell the story of Nanisca, the general of an all-female military unit, played by Davis, and her daughter Nawi, played by Nyong'o.On October 10, 2017, Davis announced that she would write the sequel to the classic picture book "Corduroy", titled "Corduroy Takes a Bow".