Ruth Negga Is Co-Starring Alongside Brad Pitt In 'World War Z' (Did You Know?)

From Shadow and Act Wed Jan 23 2013, 17:42:21

This is news to me; we've seen the film's first trailer, but she definitely wasn't in it. And even more interesting is that the project isn't listed on her IMDB page. I was read THIS profile of actress Ruth Negga on the website for Dublin's Herald newspaper, when I came across the following pieces: She was hand-picked by Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt to star in zombie film World War Z, and has described him as a 'lion' on set [...] Pitt was so impressed with Negga's performance [in Steve McQueen's Twelve Years A Slave, which they're both in] that he picked her for one of the roles in World War Z. Pitt obviously rates Negga's...

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