Newton Knight, the real-life figure behind Matthew McConaughey's Civil War drama "The Free State of Jones," is an undeniably controversial fellow. So it stands to reason that the movie about him ...

Behind the historic events that inspired Matthew McConaughey's new movie, Free State of Jones Free State of Jones brings to life one of the Civil War’s most extraordinary and counterintuitive ...

Where was 'The Free State of Jones' shot ... directed by Gary Ross and starring Matthew McConaughey as Knight, opens in wide release on Friday (June 24): Bush, La. For the film’s expansive ...

In the new film "Free State of Jones," Matthew McConaughey plays Confederate soldier Newton Knight, and depending on whom you ask, Knight was either a hero or a traitor. "The deeds of the story ...

Matthew McConaughey plays a Confederate deserter ... that has a way of influencing the kind of roles you take. In “Free State of Jones,” his Newton Knight is a figure of enlightened valor ...

His name is Newton Knight, born 180 years ago and played by Matthew McConaughey in the “The Free State of Jones,” which opened around the country on Friday (June 24). The movie tells the true ...

creating the "Free State of Jones". Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey plays Newton Knight; he's joined by an excellent cast including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Jacob Lofland ...

“The Free State of Jones,” a historical action-adventure with Matthew McConaughey, will now duke it out with the world’s most notorious whistleblower and cinema’s deadliest mass-murde ...

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Newton Knight, the real-life figure behind Matthew McConaughey's Civil War drama "The Free State of Jones," is an undeniably controversial fellow. So it stands to reason that the movie about him ...