With his first two feature films (Shame and Hunger), Steve McQueen has already established a distinctive visual style, and that’s no mean feat. Most of the great directors have all taken at least double that amount to make their style completely distinguishable from others. Perhaps it’s because his style is so intense and visceral and doesn’t make any compromises. Whatever the reason, McQueen has broken the mould and is consistently working far outside the box to deliver harrowing but elegiac masterpieces, striving to make each scene perfect, making the audience take in every single minute detail.
Another star all set to play a role in the film is Brad Pitt. Until recently, we had no idea of the scope of his role. Unfortunately, it turns out that it’s only going to be a cameo, with a confirmation from the man himself:
“I’m only doing a small cameo, but it stars Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor, and there’ve been very few movies about slavery, certainly that had the impact of ’Roots.’”
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