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In his bid to tackle the subject of slavery, Brad Pitt is working on the screen adaptation of Twelve Years a Slave, an autobiography written in 1853 by Solomon Northup under his Plan B banner.
And to direct the film, Pitt has entrusted Steve McQueen with the responsibility to helm the film. British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor will play the role of Northup.
Northup was a married and educated free black man living in New York when two men approached him with a job offer in Washington. When he showed up in D.C., he was kidnapped and put in a slave pen, paving the way to his grueling life under numerous owners.
Northup was able to secure his freedom when a white carpenter from Canada, who didn't believe in slavery, was able to smuggle out letters to Northup's wife, initiating a court case that saw him set free.
Currently, Plan B is in pre-production on the big-budget adaptation of the Max Brooks novel World War Z that is slated for a 21 December release.
And to direct the film, Pitt has entrusted Steve McQueen with the responsibility to helm the film. British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor will play the role of Northup.
Northup was a married and educated free black man living in New York when two men approached him with a job offer in Washington. When he showed up in D.C., he was kidnapped and put in a slave pen, paving the way to his grueling life under numerous owners.
Northup was able to secure his freedom when a white carpenter from Canada, who didn't believe in slavery, was able to smuggle out letters to Northup's wife, initiating a court case that saw him set free.
Currently, Plan B is in pre-production on the big-budget adaptation of the Max Brooks novel World War Z that is slated for a 21 December release.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/all_about_hollywood/y2k11/aah400.php
