Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones is a 2016 American war film inspired by the life of Newton Knight and his armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippiduring the American Civil War. The film was written and directed by Gary Ross, and stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell andBrendan Gleeson. The film is scheduled to be released in the U.S. on June 24, 2016 by STX Entertainment.

After surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth during the Civil War, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads a group of small farmers and local slaves in an armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County. Knight subsequently marries a former enslaved woman, Rachel. He establishes a mixed-race community, unique in the post-war South

On February 25, 2015, STX Entertainment originally set a release date for March 11, 2016.In October 2015, STX pushed back the date to May 13, 2016. It was later announced in March 2016 that the date was pushed to June 24, 2016.

The first trailer was released on January 9, 2016