Cynthia Erivo is nominated for two Academy Awards at this year's Oscars. Here are seven things you should know about the extraordinarily talented actress/singer.

She's already trained and ready.

Harriet (2019) the movie is the true story of Harriet Tubman, who helped free dozens of slaves along the Underground Railroad.

He got some positive response about the script and the basic concept of turning the story into an action-adventure… and then someone suggested Julie Roberts be considered to play the lead role.

Harriet screenwriter says a studio executive wanted to cast Julia Roberts as Harriet Tubman when he originally pitched his script in 1994.

What's real, and what makes for a good story, in the Harriet Tubman biopic?

Leslie Odom Jr talks to Screen Rant about the true American stories behind Harriet, and the profound importance of The Underground Railroad.

From the text book to the movie screen, Harriet brings historical figures to life as three dimensional characters.

Screen Rant spoke to Harriet director Kasi Lemmons and star Cynthia Erivo about their new movie, chronicling the righteous life of Harriet Tubman.

A standout performance can’t elevate the paint-by-the-numbers period drama, Harriet.

There are four movies hitting the screen in wide release this week, and it's a weird batch of titles.

Although it's weighed down by its hackneyed biopic framework, Harriet has a spirit and heart befitting of its daring namesake and her legacy.

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If you’re looking for a movie that offers a deeper view on the life of Harriet Tubman and her accomplishments, you’ll be sorely disappointed by Kasi Lemmons’ rote biopic Harriet. Tubman, who you most likely learned about in 4th or 5th grade, was a slave who escaped to the North and then become a powerful abolitionist and liberator, returning south multiple times to free more slaves. All that Harriet adds to this knowledge is that Tubman would get spells and visions of the future from God. This religious aspect is never probed with any curiosity or critique. It …

This one looks powerful.

Focus Features has released the first official images from the upcoming Harriet Tubman movie Harriet, which reveals Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale) as the historical figure. The film hails from Black Nativity filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, who also directed episodes of Luke Cage and Shots Fired, working from a screenplay by Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard (Remember the Titans). The film will chronicle Tubman’s escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves though the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity. We'll have our thoughts …

Joker, Ford V Ferrari, Harriet, Knives Out, Hustlers, and many other films make the lineup for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

Focus Features releases the first trailer and poster for Kasi Lemmons' upcoming biopic Harriet, which stars Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman.

Focus Features has released the first official images from the upcoming Harriet Tubman movie Harriet, which reveals Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo as the historical figure. The film hails from Black Nativity filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, who also directed episodes of Luke Cage and Shots Fired, working from a screenplay by Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard (Remember the Titans). Not much is known about the specific angle here, but the official synopsis says the film will chronicle Tubman’s escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves though the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-…