Bout Time! Janelle Monae To Join Cast of Harriet Tubman Biopic

Finally, directors are giving the people more of what they want. Knowing in today’s times, slavery movies have become extremely controversial. Often, fans get frustrated by the reminder of such a violent past for black people in America. However, if anyone deserves a cinematic biopic – its definitely Harriet Tubman. In even better news, Janelle Monae is set to lace up her acting gloves as one of the starts in the Tubman movie.

Led by Cynthia Erivo, British singer, songwriter, and actress who played Celie in the 2015 Broadway Production of “The Color Purple”, Erivo won 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical as well as the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Erivo’s new roll as Harriet Tubman has the internet buzzing about what we can expect from her performance in the upcoming biopic.

Not many details are known about the film just yet, but the title of the production will appropriately be named “Harriet“, and will also star Leslie Odom Jr, Joe Alwyn, Clark Peters, Jennifer Nettles and more. Direction will come from Kasi Lemmons, and will begin shooting this month in Virginia.