Epic Featurette Explores The Cast Of ’12 Years A Slave’

Another new featurette has arrived for acclaimed filmmaker Steve McQueen’s incredible look at the harrowing ordeal of the unfortunate black and well-educated New York man Solomon Northup in the star-studded biopic that finds him 12 YEARS A SLAVE. The film is a firm favourite in the upcoming award season with the always underrated Chiwetel Ejiofor destined for long-overdue recognition in the film co-starring Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams and Alfre Woodard.

12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom.  In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.  Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity.  In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life.

The almost 8-minute look at the making of the film has a focus on the epic casting.

It’s released in the US on the 18th October and a UK date of the 24th January 2014.

Source: Apple