History Trivia / TwelveYearsASlave

* StarMakingRole: For Lupita Nyong'o, who became a darling of the film industry overnight and won an Oscar for her performance as Patsey.

* FakeAmerican: The British Chiwetel Ejiofor and Benedict Cumberbatch and the Irish Michael Fassbender play American characters.

* RoleAssociation: [[Film/{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to Film{{Sherlock}} by [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[Film/XMenFirstClass Magneto]], who's married to [[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Lana Winters]]. [[spoiler:[[Film/FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

* StarMakingRole: For Lupita Nyong'o, who became a darling of the film industry overnight and won an Oscar for her performance as Patsy.

*** Given the region, era, and close-knit nature of antebellum Southern high society, Mistress Epps may have actually [[AmericanHorrorStoryCoven met her future maid.]]

* RoleAssociation: [[Film/{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to Film/{{Sherlock}} by [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[Film/XMenFirstClass Magneto]], who's married to [[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Lana Winters]]. [[spoiler:[[Film/FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

** [[Series/TheWire Omar]] is the SacrificialLamb.

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[TheAmazingSpiderMan2 Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]], who's married to [[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Lana Winters]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

* RealitySubtext: Purely coincidental, but Ejifor and Northup share the same birthday (July 10th).

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[TheAmazingSpiderMan2 Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]], who's married to [[AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum Lana Winters]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

** Movie set in 19th century America. Garret Dillahunt plays a two-faced asshole (*and* a drunkard) and Sarah Paulson a BitchInSheepsClothing. Is the casting director a ''{{Series/Deadwood}}'' fan?

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[TheAmazingSpiderMan2 Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

** Movie set in 19th century America. Garret Dillahunt plays a two-faced asshole (*and* a drunkard) and Sarah Paulson a BitchInSheepsClothing. Is the casting director a ''{{Deadwood}}'' fan?

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[TheAmazingSpiderMan Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[TheAmazingSpiderMan Rhino]]. [[{{Looper}} Seth]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]] and his wife [[MarthaMarcyMayMarlene Lucy]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[{{Sideways}} Miles]]. [[ThereWillBeBlood Eli Sunday]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]] and his wife [[MarthaMarcyMayMarlene Lucy]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]
** Movie set in 19th century America. Garret Dillahunt plays a two-faced asshole (*and* a drunkard) and Sarah Paulson a BitchInSheepsClothing. Is the casting director a ''{{Deadwood}}'' fan?
** [[PlanetOfTheApes Limbo]] is once again trading humans.

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] (father of [[BeastsOfTheSouthernWild Hushpuppy]]) gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[{{Sideways}} Miles]]. [[ThereWillBeBlood Eli Sunday]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]] and his wife [[MarthaMarcyMayMarlene Lucy]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

* RoleAssociation: [[{{Serenity}} The Operative]] (father of [[BeastsOfTheSouthernWild Hushpuppy]]) gets sold to {{Sherlock}} by [[{{Sideways}} Miles]]. [[ThereWillBeBlood Eli Sunday]] makes his life a living hell, until he's finally sold again to [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]] and his wife [[MarthaMarcyMayMarlene Lucy]]. [[spoiler: [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] ends up helping him get back his freedom.]]

* RoleAssociation: {{Sherlock}} and [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]] are apparently slave owners. Oh, and [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] shows up as one of the only decent people

* TheRedStapler: Sales of the original memoir have seen a spike since the movies release

* HeyItsThatGuy: {{Sherlock}} and [[XMenFirstClass Magneto]] are apparently slave owners. Oh, and [[FightClub Tyler Durden]] shows up as one of the only decent people

* TheRedStapler: Sales of the original memoir have seen a spike since the movies release

* PlayingAgainstType: Taran Killam, of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' fame.

* PlayingAgainstType: Taran Killam, of SaturdayNightLive fame.