First Look At Matthew McConaughey, Mahershala Ali In The Free State of JonesPosted by Wilson Morales
April 23, 2015
STX Entertainment has released two new images featuring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey in the epic action-drama “The Free State of Jones.”
Directed by Gary Ross, the film also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, House of Cards’ Mahershala Ali and Keri Russell
Based on a true story, McConaughey will play Newton Knight, a soldier who flees the battlefields after being disillusioned by the horrors that touched his own family. On the run, he rallies the support of fellow deserters to lead an uprising against their former comrades, in the process creating a free safe haven.
Mbatha-Raw will play a slave named Rachel who has a relationship with McConaughey’s Newton Knight. Russell will play Serena Knight, the wife of McConaughey’s character. Ali, meanwhile, will play an escaped slave named Moses Washington. Washington becomes an ally of Knight and plays a key role in Knight’s secession plans.
The movie is being produced by Ross with Scott Stuber and John Kilik for STX Entertainment, co-financing the $65 million movie with IM Global and splitting distribution.
The film hits theaters on March 11, 2016.
