‘Harriet’ Drops First Trailer

ByEmelie July 24, 2019July 23, 2019

MOVIES

The new biopic based on Harriet Tubman — a genuine hero who freed dozens of slaves via the Underground Railroad — just dropped its first trailer.

Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at El Royale) plays the title character, and she is joined by Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton: An American Musical) as William Still and Janelle Monáe (Moonlight) as Maria.

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, but managed to escape the plantation where she and her family were kept with several other slaves, and once she made it to freedom she decided to go back and free the others. She was an abolitionist, an activist, and in her later years a suffragette. During the Civil War she also joined the Union Army in the role of both cook and nurse and later took on the mantle of armed scout and spy.

The trailer looks incredible and gives us glimpses of Harriet’s inspiring life. There are already whisperings of an Oscar nomination, and I would definitely not be surprised if the movie earned one (or more) just by the looks of the trailer.

Harriet arrives in theaters on November 1. Be sure not to miss this one!

Emelie

Despite having been a fangirl for as long as she can remember, it wasn’t until Emelie left the security of her hometown in the north of Sweden for the hustle and bustle of Gothenburg, that she found her tribe and really immersed herself in fandom. She currently works as second line field engineer tech support, and shares her home with cats Loki and Stiles. In her free time you can find her either playing Dungeons & Dragons 5e, or on Twitter (@killingnormalcy) yelling about Critical Role, Marvel, Twenty One Pilots, and Overwatch.