The Free State of Jones Movie
Actor Matthew McConaughey has been spotted on the set of The Free State of Jones, the upcoming drama thriller movie written and directed by Gary Ross, take a look below:
“After surviving the Battle of Corinth in 1863, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, lead a group of anti-slavery Confederate deserters in Jones County, and turns them against the Confederacy during the Civil War. Later Knight marries a former slave, Rachel, which significantly helps in establishing the region’s first mixed-race community.”
Here’s an old photo of the real-life Newton Knight:
Well, Actor Matthew McConaughey does look the part!
Anyway, am impatient to see the film.
The release date of The Free State of Jones is set to March 11, 2016.
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