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* ActorInspiredElement: After Steve [=McQueen=] suggested Epps come back from the judge's not wearing pants, Michael Fassbender came up with the idea of him holding the little girl's hand. According to them, it's Epps priming the next Patsey.
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* CastingGag: Creator/PaulGiamatti played an unscrupulous slave trader who cared for nothing but money. In Tim Burton's 2001 remake of ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' he played a simian "orangutan" human slave trader with similar traits.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Creator/MichaelFassbender plays a horrible, slave beating monster while in real life and interviews he's known to be very charming and playful.
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* NamesTheSame: It's not that Creator/SteveMcQueenActor.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/PaulGiamatti had played a money-hungry slave trader in Tim Burton's remake of ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''.
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* ActorAllusion: Paul Giamatti Creator/PaulGiamatti had played a money-hungry slave trader in Tim Burton's remake of ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''.''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''.
* ActorSharedBackground: Purely coincidental, but Ejiofor and Northup share the same birthday (July 10th).
* ActorSharedBackground: Purely coincidental, but Ejiofor and Northup share the same birthday (July 10th).
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** Chiwetel Ejiofor Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor has appeared in many films beforehand (i.e, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', ''Film/AmericanGangster'', ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve''), but this was his first big leading role. Despite the fact that his star was completely outshone by Nyong'o's, it was enough to get him more high profile parts afterwards.
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* ProductionPosse: This was the third collaboration between Michael Fassbender and Steve [=McQueen=], after ''Hunger'' and ''{{Film/Shame}}''. Also the third film the former has done with Brad Pitt.
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* ActorAllusion: Paul Giamatti had played a money-hungry slave trader in Tim Burton's remake of ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''.
* ActorInspiredElement: After Steve [=McQueen=] suggested Epps come back from the judge's not wearing pants, Michael Fassbender came up with the idea of him holding the little girl's hand. According to them, it's Epps priming the next Patsey.
* BillingDisplacement: Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt got prominent billing for the Italian promotional posters, due to the two of them being better known in Italy than Chiwetel Ejiofor.
* ActorInspiredElement: After Steve [=McQueen=] suggested Epps come back from the judge's not wearing pants, Michael Fassbender came up with the idea of him holding the little girl's hand. According to them, it's Epps priming the next Patsey.
* BillingDisplacement: Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt got prominent billing for the Italian promotional posters, due to the two of them being better known in Italy than Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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* ColbertBump: The movie's success has seen a spike in sales of the original memoir.
* DeletedRole: Ruth Negga filmed about a week's worth of footage as a slave kept in a cage surrounded by alligators, only for all the scenes to be cut.
* DoingItForTheArt: Chiewetel Ejiofor learned to play the violin for his part.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Michael Fassbender had the make-up artist paint his mustache with alcohol so he would smell of it - and thus the other actors would react naturally as they would to a man who was frequently drunk.
* FakeAmerican: The British Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch, the Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong'o, and the Irish-German Michael Fassbender play American characters. Irish Ruth Negga too but her scenes were cut.
* DeletedRole: Ruth Negga filmed about a week's worth of footage as a slave kept in a cage surrounded by alligators, only for all the scenes to be cut.
* DoingItForTheArt: Chiewetel Ejiofor learned to play the violin for his part.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Michael Fassbender had the make-up artist paint his mustache with alcohol so he would smell of it - and thus the other actors would react naturally as they would to a man who was frequently drunk.
* FakeAmerican: The British Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch, the Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong'o, and the Irish-German Michael Fassbender play American characters. Irish Ruth Negga too but her scenes were cut.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Inverted. Brad Pitt explained that he cast himself in a brief role in order to secure funding for the film itself.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/{{Serenity}} The Operative]] is sold into slavery by Series/JohnAdams - he's first owned by [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock Holmes]], and then by [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast Magneto]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: If you feel Patsey should be orange with goggles and telling you about [[Franchise/StarWars The Force]], it's because the actress went on to play [[Film/TheForceAwakens Maz Kanata]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: If you feel Patsey should be orange with goggles and telling you about [[Franchise/StarWars The Force]], it's because the actress went on to play [[Film/TheForceAwakens Maz Kanata]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: If you feel Patsey should be orange with goggles and telling you about [[Franchise/StarWars The Force]], it's because the actress went on to play [[Film/TheForceAwakens Maz Kanata]].
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* StarMakingRole: For Creator/LupitaNyongo, who became a darling of the film industry overnight and won an Oscar for her performance as Patsey. Ditto for Chiwetel Ejiofor, although not to the same extent.
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** For Creator/LupitaNyongo, who became a darling of the film industry overnight and won an Oscar for her performance asPatsey. Ditto for Patsey.
** ChiwetelEjiofor, although not to Ejiofor has appeared in many films beforehand (i.e, Film/{{Serenity}}, Film/AmericanGangster, Film/TwoThousandTwelve), but this was his first big leading role. Despite the same extent.fact that his star was completely outshone by Nyong'o's, it was enough to get him more high profile parts afterwards.
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* StarMakingRole: For Creator/LupitaNyongo, who became a darling of the film industry overnight and won an Oscar for her performance as Patsey. Ditto for Chiwetel Ejiofor.Ejiofor, although not to the same extent.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: MichaelFassbender plays a horrible, slave beating monster while in real life and interviews he's known to be very charming and playful.
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* RoleAssociation: [[Film/{{Serenity}} The Operative]] gets sold to [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock Holmes]] 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.]]
** 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?
** [[Series/TheWire Omar]] is the SacrificialLamb.
*** Given the region, era, and close-knit nature of antebellum Southern high society, Mistress Epps may have actually [[AmericanHorrorStoryCoven met her future maid.]]
** 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?
** [[Series/TheWire Omar]] is the SacrificialLamb.
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