Cynthia Erivo Stars As Harriet Tubman In The ‘Harriet’ Trailer

Following her Tony-winning efficiency in The Color Purple, esteemed theater actress Cynthia Erivo transitioned to movie final yr and made an instantaneous impression. She (and her unbelievable singing voice) stole Bad Times on the El Royale away from Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, and Chris Hemsworth, and performed a key position in Widows, one in every of 2018’s finest motion pictures. Next up for Erivo: Harriet, a biopic about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped free lots of of slaves utilizing the Underground Railroad. The movie was directed by Kasi Lemmons, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard (Remember the Titans).

“God don’t mean people to own people,” Erivo-as-Tubman says within the trailer above. “I will give every last drop of blood in my veins until this monster called slavery is dead.” The movie’s tagline: “Be Free or Die.”

Here’s the official plot abstract.

Based on the thrilling and inspirational lifetime of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one in every of America’s best heroes. Her braveness, ingenuity, and tenacity freed lots of of slaves and altered the course of historical past.

Harriet, which additionally stars Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, and Janelle Monáe (who may also seem in Homecoming season two), opens on November 1