- A new trailer for the upcoming
horror movie "Antebellum ," starring Janelle Monáe, was released on Tuesday during Monáe's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" appearance. - In the trailer, Monáe's character is somehow transported back to the Civil War-era South.
- She must defend herself from slave-owners and Confederate soldiers, all while trying to return to the present.
- Scenes from Monáe's happy life as a modern woman are juxtaposed with her brutal new reality as a slave.
- A mysterious white woman seems to be responsible for Monáe's time-travel.
- There's also a creepy little girl and a terrifying scene in which Monáe and fellow female slaves are paraded in front of a group of Confederate soldiers and told to attend to their every need.
- "Antebellum" premieres August 21 in theaters. You can watch the trailer below.
Watch a time-traveling Janelle Monáe take on Confederate soldiers and slave owners in the new trailer for 'Antebellum'
Libby Torres
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