Brad Pitt On '12 Years A Slave': Director Steve McQueen Asked 'Why Aren't There More Films About Slavery?'

TORONTO — The upcoming film "12 Years a Slave" is a harrowing look at slavery, but its stars, including Brad Pitt, say it's a subject that needs to be explored more on the big screen. Pitt, whose Plan B company produced the film about a free man sold into slavery, was at its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Pitt said he was first drawn to the film because of its British director, Steve McQueen, known for such films as "Hunger" and "Shame." "We started talking to him about what he most wa...