As interesting Newton Knight’s story is, no one is in the mood to watch a historical war drama during peak summer blockbuster movie season. If you are, then you are lying to yourself.
The major studios flocked to Las Vegas last week to show off the most promising projects within their upcoming slates at the annual convention known as CinemaCon. We’ve put together a few of the highlights from each studio’s presentation.
Bill Martin Williams and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are also attached to the project.
The British actress joins Mattew McConaughey in the film based on the true story of rebel Newton Knight.
Logline: Based on the true story of Newton Knight, the leader of one of the greatest rebellions in Civil War history when he defected from the Confederate Army and banded together with a group of soldiers to form a state known as the Free State of Jones.
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