Claim: Fences stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
Evidence: Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson , based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name -LRB- Wilson died in 2005 , but completed a screenplay before his death -RRB-.
In addition to Washington , the film also stars Viola Davis , Stephen Henderson , Jovan Adepo , Russell Hornsby , Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney.