1st look at Matthew McConaughey in "Free State of Jones" March 11, 2015 - 09:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - STX Entertainment announced on Monday, March 9 that shooting on its upcoming film "Free State of Jones" had been kicked off in New Orleans, Lousiana, and in the wake of the announcement, first photo of its leading actor Matthew McConaughey in character has surfaced. The shot shows the hunk in the battle while wearing his civil war soldier ensemble, AceShowbiz reports. "Free State of Jones" centers its story on McConaughey's character Newton Knight, "a soldier for the Confederacy during the Civil War who becomes disillusioned with the South's cause, flees the battlefield and defiantly declares a safe haven in Jones County, Mississippi." Also joining the cast ensemble among others are Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Mahershala Ali. The Civil War action-drama is directed by Gary Ross, with Scott Stuber, Jon Kilik, and Ross himself on board producing. The flick will be released in U.S. theaters on March 11 next year.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
