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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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McQueen And Fassbender Team Up A Third Time


Michael Fassbender and Steve McQueen share a laugh during a press conference at last month's Toronto International Film Festival.  Getty Images
  
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Director Steve McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender will team up for the third time on Mr. McQueen's film "Twelve Years A Slave", which will begin filming sometime within the next year.

The tandem have developed a solid rapport over the years.  Mr. McQueen directed Mr. Fassbender in "Hunger", which opened in the U.S. in 2008.  Both received acclaim for their work.  This year Mr. McQueen's drama "Shame", about a sex-obsessed man (played by Mr. Fassbender) in New York City, has received much critical attention and garnered Mr. Fassbender a Best Actor award at last month's Venice Film Festival.  "Shame" is slated to open sometime this year.

"Twelve Years A Slave" is based on a true story of a man living in New York City who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South in the 1800s.  Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the title role.

Mr. Fassbender has had a busy 2011 on the big screen.  He starred opposite Mia Wasikowska in "Jane Eyre" and was in "X-Men: First Class" and David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method", the latter of which opens in November.

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