12 Years a Slave: The Extraordinary True Story of Solomon Northup is an upcoming historical drama film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The film is directed by Steve McQueen and written by John Ridley. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup.
SYNOPSIS
12 Years a Slave is based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington D.C in 1841 and sold into slavery. He worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for12 years before his release.
CAST
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup
- Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps, a "cruel" plantation owner
- Benedict Cumberbatch as William Ford, a Baptist preacher and a slave owner
- Paul Dano as John Tibeats
- Paul Giamatti as Theophilus Freeman
- Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey, a slave on the Epps plantation
- Brad Pitt as Bass, a Canadian carpenter
- Alfre Woodard as Mistress Harriet Shaw
- Sarah Paulson as Mistress Epps, wife of Edwin Epps
- Quvenzhané Wallis as Margaret Northup, Solomon Northup's daughter
- Dwight Henry as Uncle Abram
- Adepero Oduye as Eliza
- Michael K. Williams as Robert
- Garret Dillahunt as Armsby
- Ruth Negga as Celeste
- Scoot McNairy as Brown
- Taran Killam as Hamilton
12 Years a Slave is scheduled to be released on October 18, 2013.
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