Slave movie boosts Fassbender profits

Co Kerry man, Michael Fassbender’s role as a vicious slave owner in the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave helped propel accumulated profits at the movie star’s firm UK firm past €500,000 last year. 

New accounts just filed by Fassbender’s Barrelmaker Ltd with Companies House in the UK, show that the firm’s accumulated profits increased by 23% from £329,002 to £405,462 (€507,219) in the 12 months to the end of December last.

The boost in fortunes for the Fassbender firm coincided with the worldwide release of the 12 Years a Slave that won Best Movie at the Oscars this year and has so far generated $187m at the box office.