Hollywood actor and producer, Brad Pitt, has pitched his tent with British-Nigerian actor, Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor, for his yet-to-be released flick,12 Years a Slave.
The flick placed Ejiofor alongside other Hollywood stars such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Micheal Fassbender, Paul Giammatti, Paul Dano Sarah Paulson, Alfred Woodard and Brad Pitt himself in the movie that narrates Northups’s 1853 biography.
The Salt star plays the life of Solomon Northups, a free black man, who was tricked, kidnapped and sold into slavery.
Scheduled to hit the theatre on December 27, 2013, 12 Years a Slave, is produced by Brad Pitt and directed by Steve Mc Queen.
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