Well, for the past six years, January was a special month for Jennifer Beals fans. But this year, we’re light years away from the previous six.

On January 15, Jennifer Beals will be back — but on the big screen, and she won’t be our beloved Bette. Beals stars in The Book of Eli with Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman.

See images from the movie, at the bottom of this story.

The movie is a post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Beals plays “Claudia.”

According to thebookofeli.net, “she is Carnegie’s (GARY OLDMAN) mistress and Solara’s (MILA KUNIS) mother, a blind woman who has been sightless since birth. Captured as a prize by Carnegie long ago, she tolerates her life as his sexual plaything, knowing that to refuse him anything will only mean torment for her child. Eventually, she settles the score.”

Sexual plaything? Oh my. THAT will be hard on Tibette fans!

See the official trailer here.

Discuss JB and her role in The Book of Eli here.