Ah, the antebellum: big white houses with big white pillars, fluffy formal dresses, the traumas of slavery. It’s only idyllic if you’re out of your freakin’ mind (RIP, a certain actress’s Goop-lite website, Preserve). More rightly, it’s a ripe setting for a horror movie. Might that movie be Antebellum, from the producers of Us and Get Out, starring Janelle Monáe? Per the logline: “Successful author Veronica Henley (Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.†Here be demon children, Confederate soldiers, cotton fields, and a high-speed SUV chase. The movie also features Jena Malone, Gabourey Sidibe, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, and Kiersey Clemons, and is directed by the writer-director team Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. See the new, very efficient trailer above and the first teaser below. Antebellum hits theaters on April 24, 2020.
The Antebellum Trailer Stars Janelle Monáe Setting The South On Fire
