As Izogie, one of the West African warriors under Viola Davis' General Nanisca in The Woman King, Lashana Lynch is a force: One scene in which she easily bests a male soldier in a pain-threshold competition is just the baseline of her strength. Izogie is just the latest bold character Lynch has portrayed in her career; previous roles include Nomi, the brash MI6 agent going toe to toe with Daniel Craig's James Bond in No Time to Dieand fighter pilot Maria Rambeau in the MCU. Lynch recently spoke with EW to talk about training for The Woman King, what attracts her to powerful roles, and how her physicality has informed her career choices.