Chiwetel Ejiofor is being eyed for the lead villain role in Bond 24, and why wouldn’t he be? According to The Wrap, Ejiofor hasn’t been officially offered the part, nor is he in formal talks, but he is “widely presumed to be the frontrunner amongst the other actors under consideration.” The English actor saw his […]
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’12 Years a Slave’ BAFTA’s Best Film but ‘Gravity’ dominates overall
February 17, 2014 
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Gravity dominated at the 62nd BAFTA Film Awards, picking up six awards including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón and, weirdly, Outstanding British Film. (American studio Warner Bros. can thank British producer David Heyman for getting them into that category.) However, it couldn’t topple 12 Years a Slave for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ top […]
Continue readingBlood on the leaves – 12 Years a Slave review
January 14, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo January 14, 2014 12 Years a Slave tells the true, too-sad tale of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped by travelling charlatans in 1841 and sold into slavery. How could this happen? Why did it keep happening? And why don’t more modern artists address this unthinkably cruel era? Steve McQueen‘s cinematic telling […]
Continue readingPoster and Trailer Debut: 12 Years a Slave
July 16, 2013 0 Comments
The poster and trailer for Steve McQueen’s inevitable Oscar contender 12 Years a Slave have arrived online. The picture tells the true, tragic tale of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery for, well, 12 years. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Northup, while Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, […]
Continue readingMichael K. Williams joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave
June 27, 2012 1 Comment
The Wire and Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael K. Williams has joined the cast of Steve McQueen‘s new movie Twelve Years a Slave, Deadline reports. Williams will play a “mutinous slave” in the adaptation of Solomon Northup’s 1853 novel. The pic marks McQueen’s follow up to Shame, and will star Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Dano, and Taran Killam. Discuss: […]
Continue readingSaturday Night Live star joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A Slave
May 28, 2012 0 Comments
Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig recently abandoned her posting at Saturday Night Live with a big career in film ahead of her. The question now is: who will be the next big breakout star of SNL? A case could be made for Taran Killam, who has just signed on to Steve McQueen‘s new film Twelve Years A Slave, Deadline reports. […]
Continue readingPitt joins Fassbender and Ejiofor in new Steve McQueen project
October 26, 2011 0 Comments
Brad Pitt is set to join Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen’s upcoming film Twelve Years A Slave. According to Screen Daily, Pitt’s company Plan B Entertainment will produce. Based on Solomon Northrup’s autobiography, the film tells of a black man who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced to be a slave for more than a […]
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