“缺爺”本尼迪克特加盟《為奴十二載》 化身種植園主
作者:滬江英語
2012-06-11 09:45
Benedict Cumberbatch has joined Twelve Years a Slave. The Sherlock star will feature in Steve McQueen's forthcoming historical drama, reports Variety.
本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇已確定加盟新片《為奴十二載》(Twelve Years a Slave)。據(jù)報道,這位《神探夏洛克》男星即將出演由史蒂夫·麥奎因執(zhí)導的歷史題材新片。
The film tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York in the 1840s who is kidnapped and sold into slavery on a Louisiana plantation. Cumberbatch will take the role of a slave owner who is slowly won over by Northup's engineering skills. Chiwetel Ejiofor will play Northup alongside a cast featuring Adepero Oduye, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Taran Killam, Scoot McNairy, Ruth Negga and Paul Dano.
本片講述了1840年間,生活在紐約的自由黑人所羅門·諾斯普被綁架并被賣到路易斯安那州種植園里做奴隸的故事。康伯巴奇將飾演種植園奴隸主,他逐漸被諾斯普的高超工程技藝所打動。切瓦特·埃加福特將飾演諾斯普。出演本片的明星還有阿德普?!W斯耶,邁克爾·法斯賓德,布拉德·皮特,塔蘭·吉爾拉姆,斯考特·麥耐利,露絲·尼加和保羅·達諾。
Twelve Years a Slave was originally published as a memoir of Northup's time in slavery in 1853.
《為奴十二載》首次發(fā)表于1853年,是諾斯普為自己奴隸生涯創(chuàng)作的回憶錄。
Cumberbatch will play the role of a villain in Star Trek 2, although rumours continue to fly concerning the character he will portray.
康伯巴奇還將在《星際迷航2》(Star Trek )中出演一名反派,但關于角色的具體信息尚不得而知。
Twelve Years a Slave is scheduled for a 2013 release.
《為奴十二載》預計將于2013年上映。