Benedict Cumberbatch has joined Twelve Years a Slave. The Sherlock star will feature in Steve McQueen's forthcoming historical drama, reports Variety.
本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇已確定加盟新片《為奴十二載》（Twelve Years a Slave）。據(jù)報(bào)道，這位《神探夏洛克》男星即將出演由史蒂夫·麥奎因執(zhí)導(dǎo)的歷史題材新片。

The film tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York in the 1840s who is kidnapped and sold into slavery on a Louisiana plantation. Cumberbatch will take the role of a slave owner who is slowly won over by Northup's engineering skills. Chiwetel Ejiofor will play Northup alongside a cast featuring Adepero Oduye, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Taran Killam, Scoot McNairy, Ruth Negga and Paul Dano.
本片講述了1840年間，生活在紐約的自由黑人所羅門·諾斯普被綁架并被賣到路易斯安那州種植園里做奴隸的故事。康伯巴奇將飾演種植園奴隸主，他逐漸被諾斯普的高超工程技藝所打動(dòng)。切瓦特·埃加福特將飾演諾斯普。出演本片的明星還有阿德普?！W斯耶，邁克爾·法斯賓德，布拉德·皮特，塔蘭·吉爾拉姆，斯考特·麥耐利，露絲·尼加和保羅·達(dá)諾。

Twelve Years a Slave was originally published as a memoir of Northup's time in slavery in 1853.
《為奴十二載》首次發(fā)表于1853年，是諾斯普為自己奴隸生涯創(chuàng)作的回憶錄。

Cumberbatch will play the role of a villain in Star Trek 2, although rumours continue to fly concerning the character he will portray.
康伯巴奇還將在《星際迷航2》（Star Trek ）中出演一名反派，但關(guān)于角色的具體信息尚不得而知。

Twelve Years a Slave is scheduled for a 2013 release.
《為奴十二載》預(yù)計(jì)將于2013年上映。