12 Years a Slave (starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt & Paul Giamatti)

[jvince]

Genre:
Drama | History

Synopsis:
A man living in New York during the mid-1800s is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south.


Director:
Steve McQueen (Shame, Hunger)

Writers:
John Ridley (Three Kings)
Steve McQueen (Shame, Hunger)

Stars:
Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, X-Men: First Class, Prometheus)
Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Se7en, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood)
Paul Giamatti (Saving Private Ryan, The Illusionist, Sideways)
Sarah Paulson (Serenity)
Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live)
Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire)
Garret Dillahunt (No Country for Old Men, Winter's Bone)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men, Serenity)
Alfre Woodard (K-PAX)
Scoot McNairy (Monsters, Killing Them Softly)

[Mandalorian]

Unbelievable cast!

[BLUEGRASS]

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Unbelievable cast!

NO JOKE! This one is definitelty on my "must see" list just based upon the cast alone

[NARMAK]

Bit confused by the 1800s line. Just saw some set photos if Fassbender with a big ol' dollop of fake tan on and Pitt in a cowboy hat with long hair. Almost makes me want to drive down to London with my Fight Club steelbook and get Pitt to sign it

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Bit confused by the 1800s line. Just saw some set photos if Fassbender with a big ol' dollop of fake tan on and Pitt in a cowboy hat with long hair. Almost makes me want to drive down to London with my Fight Club steelbook and get Pitt to sign it

This one?

[Show spoiler]

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

This one?

[Show spoiler]

No, it was a little different with him in a white coyboy hat and suit. Fassbender was in a full on modern suit with modern day setting.

Ah, would be a joy to go see them and get some stuff signed and take some pictures but i need somebody to help find these locations

[Pounder]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

Bit confused by the 1800s line. Just saw some set photos if Fassbender with a big ol' dollop of fake tan on and Pitt in a cowboy hat with long hair. Almost makes me want to drive down to London with my Fight Club steelbook and get Pitt to sign it

That's "The Counselor", Ridley Scott's new movie. They are doing two movies together, that one and twelve years with Mcqueen.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by pgestradasp1

That's "The Counselor", Ridley Scott's new movie. They are doing two movies together, that one and twelve years with Mcqueen.

Ah, i get ya buddy . That's why i got a little confused lol. Still, i'd love to know where to find information on where they shoot movies.

[Scottie]

Bought this book the other day. Looking forward to reading it.

[dreamR]

I like Steve McQueen's work thus far. The cast also seems pretty good.

[jan_tran]

According to early test screenings there's a 10-15 minute scene of a girl just scrubbing a bathtub. Should be fun.

[Visco.]

Originally Posted by jan_tran

According to early test screenings there's a 10-15 minute scene of a girl just scrubbing a bathtub. Should be fun.

Steve McQueen tends to include long steady shots without moving the camera.

In Hunger, there's a 20 minute scene without the camera cutting once.

[Captain Kirk]

Originally Posted by Visco.

Steve McQueen tends to include long steady shots without moving the camera.

In Hunger, there's a 20 minute scene without the camera cutting once.

In Shame there's the unbroken 3 minute running scene. No where near as long as other shots, but he does like focusing on something/someone for long periods of time, even if in tracking shots.

I'm still not sure how I'd rate him as a director. If Fassbenders performances weren't as strong as they were his films would be pretty hollow.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by Visco.

Steve McQueen tends to include long steady shots without moving the camera.

In Hunger, there's a 20 minute scene without the camera cutting once.

And it's one of the most amazing scenes I've ever witnessed in a film. So simple with two people talking, but it totally sucked me into the movie. Honestly up until that point, I thought Hunger was just ok.

[The_Basterd]

Originally Posted by jan_tran

According to early test screenings there's a 10-15 minute scene of a girl just scrubbing a bathtub. Should be fun.

Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't remember that happening.

Where did you hear this?

[jan_tran]

Originally Posted by The_Basterd

Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't remember that happening.

Where did you hear this?

Some user on the IMDb boards mentioned this detail coming back from a test screening in February (or March?). Sounded legitimate considering the piss-cleaning scene from Hunger and seems like a strange detail to make up.

Originally Posted by Visco.

In Hunger, there's a 20 minute scene without the camera cutting once.

Yeah, but there's vital information/dialogue being exchanged during that scene pertaining to Sands' motivation. This, supposedly, was just a girl scrubbing a bathtub.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jan_tran

According to early test screenings there's a 10-15 minute scene of a girl just scrubbing a bathtub. Should be fun.

I'm sure the scene fits when taken into context. Jeanne Dielmann has loads of such scenes, and I found it riveting from start to finish.

[MrBlonde]

Just gotta say again, this cast is amazing, even down to Taran Killam, who is so underused on SNL. I think it's time for me to finally watch Hunger and Shame too.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

Just gotta say again, this cast is amazing, even down to Taran Killam, who is so underused on SNL. I think it's time for me to finally watch Hunger and Shame too.

I know a lot of people like Shame but I don't find it quite as impactful and powerful as it was built up to be, a definitely not as good compared to Hunger. They're both great films, but Hunger will linger in the mind for longer.

unbelievable movie. Never seen before