, about a young woman in 1989 with ambitions of becoming a TV star who transforms her look to make it big in an image-obsessed world.
Only problem is, her new hair may have a mind of its own. In the first official teaser for the upcoming satire, Laverne Cox’s character, Virgie, is seen waxing poetic about the weave she’s putting on Anna (newcomer Elle Lorraine), suggesting that it may have mystical powers. “Some clients swear this stuff is magic,” she says.
The clip then cuts to Blair Underwood as Anna’s father, lecturing her about natural beauty versus vanity. While speaking with ET, Simien revealed the movie was inspired by the discovery of Asian hair-possession horror movies, like the 2005 South Korean film.
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