Golden Globe winner Keri Russell (“The Americans”) and Mahershala Ali (“House of Cards”) will join Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Gary Ross’ Civil War movie “The Free State of Jones,” TheWrap has learned.
“Free State of Jones” is a historical action epic based on the true story of defiant Southern farmer Newt Knight (McConaughey) and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Russell is set to play Knight’s wife, Serena, while Ali will play Moses Washington, an escaped slave who becomes an integral ally of Knight’s rebellion against and secession from the Confederacy.