In 12 years a slave, fassbender plays edwin epps, a slave owner who runs his plantation with an iron fist and has a penchant for beating his slaves into submission.
Although epps is one of the.
Michael fassbender und lupita nyong’o sowie die regiearbeit.
Fassbender, who is in the unique position of promoting two films at once, steve mcqueen's 12 years a slave (out on oct.
18) and ridley scott's the counselor (out oct.
25), has received unanimous praise for his performance in mcqueen's slavery drama, with many already penciling him in for an oscar nomination in the best supporting actor category.
Directed by steve mcqueen.
With chiwetel ejiofor, dwight henry, dickie gravois, bryan batt.
In the antebellum united states, solomon northup, a free black man from upstate new york, is abducted and sold into slavery.
But his role as edwin epps, the vile slave owner from 12 years a slave, was probably one of the most grueling roles of his career and needed careful preparation.
Epps is probably one of fassbender's evilest characters too.
He's also up there as one of cinema's most villainous characters.
Tons of actors and actresses have done plenty to prepare.
Michael fassbender may be the most intense actor around.
There’s something that michael fassbender does in “12 years a slave” that reveals the nature of his character, the unstable, probably.
The exploration in 12 years a slave is into the culpability of all men and women, free and slave, in this unquestionable evil.
(paul dano), and ultimately the vicious, sadistic edwin epps (michael fassbender) and his bitter wife mary (sarah paulson) who is sickeningly jealous of epps' slave mistress, the sweet and innocent patsey (lupita.
12 years a slave's michael fassbender talks about his terrifying role as a deep south plantation owner.
In 12 years a slave, his third.
Irish actor michael fassbender, seen as a brutal plantation owner and slave master edwin epps in 12 years a slave, describes it as one of the most petrifying characters he has come across.
I didn't even know anything about it.
I read the script and was amazed on how this was a true story and how this guy was incredible.
I read the book and it's so eloquently written.
It's not just stating the facts of the time.
It's so eloquent and beautifully told.
So that was the first i had first heard of it and shame to say.
