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Brad Pitt may have an excuse to start using his Inglorious Bastards accent again.

The Oscar-nominated actor has joined the cast of Twelve Times A Slave. The film, based on a true story, follows a free black man in the 1850's who was tricked and lured into slavery.

Pitt will star alongside actor's Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the Steve McQueen directed Oscar bait film. Although you probably can't pronounce Chiwetel's name, you'll easily be able to recognize him from films like Four Brothers, American Gangster and Salt.

If Pitt doesn't win an Academy Award this year for Moneyball, it sounds like he already has a good chance of winning one next year!

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Well, he's certainly keeping himself busy, isn't he?

Brad Pitt may have just signed up for a new starring role in The Gray Man, but will reportedly also be taking a back seat as a producer in the upcoming film adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 autobiography, Twelve Years a Slave!

Steve McQueen will direct the flick, which is being produced through Pitt's Plan B, and will star Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free African American who is kidnapped and sold into slavery.

Wow! This certainly sounds like it's going to tackle some fascinating subject matter!

Definitely worth checking out when it's released!

What do U think?? Will U go see Twelve Years a Slave?

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