Janelle Monáe stuns by transforming into a movie character for Halloween

It's also worth noting that in one of the pictures, ET is wearing a Kamala Harris 2024 pin as a political symbol just days before the November 5 election. A few years ago, Monáe also turned into the fly that landed on Mike Pence's head during a televised debate, and she recounted it THR that she did so to encourage people to get out and vote before the 2020 election — and to discourage voters from supporting Pence and his running mate, former President Donald Trump.

Those who have closely followed Monáe's Halloween transformations over the past five years know that the Wondaland creative doesn't just throw on an ensemble and head out on the town. She works with stylists, special effects and makeup artists, creative directors, videographers and others to realize the vision, often spending more than five hours in the chair getting into character. She also devotes her imagination to crafting the backstories for the characters, often doing so methodically.

“Halloween is such a happy place for me,” she said THR. “It's been like this since I was a child. It opens up a larger conversation about how we become agents of joy. How do we become agents of happiness? How do we become agents of imagination? I just do what I want to see more of. Providing Halloween experiences and creative experiences is a labor of love, not hard work. I do this because my heart needs it.”

Fun fact: To become ET, Monáe teamed up with visionary photographer Pol Kurucz, who recently photographed the star for her cover story in The Hollywood Reporter. The article published last week showed Monáe as an original monster in the style of legendary cinema villains such as Frankenstein or Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. “Thank you for making my childhood dream come true, Janelle Monae,” Kurucz shared on Instagram.

Below are all the social media posts with her ET.