{"id":13366,"date":"2015-01-07T21:12:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T21:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=13366"},"modified":"2015-01-07T21:12:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T21:12:17","slug":"beyond-lights-actress-gugu-mbatha-raw-lands-role-opposite-matthew-mcconaughey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/07\/beyond-lights-actress-gugu-mbatha-raw-lands-role-opposite-matthew-mcconaughey\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Beyond the Lights\u2019 Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw Lands Role Opposite Matthew McConaughey"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>British actress <strong>Gugu Mbatha-Raw<\/strong> is certainly maximizing her time in the spotlight and her latest project proves that she is headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/600x731xGugu-Mbatha-Raw-Wearing-Reem-Acra-Fox-Searchlight-TIFF-Party-2013-Toronto-International-film-festival-5-600x731.jpg.pagespeed.ic_._VlFQGjOVy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13367\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/600x731xGugu-Mbatha-Raw-Wearing-Reem-Acra-Fox-Searchlight-TIFF-Party-2013-Toronto-International-film-festival-5-600x731.jpg.pagespeed.ic_._VlFQGjOVy.jpg\" alt=\"600x731xGugu-Mbatha-Raw-Wearing-Reem-Acra-Fox-Searchlight-TIFF-Party-2013-Toronto-International-film-festival-5-600x731.jpg.pagespeed.ic._VlFQGjOVy\" width=\"394\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/600x731xGugu-Mbatha-Raw-Wearing-Reem-Acra-Fox-Searchlight-TIFF-Party-2013-Toronto-International-film-festival-5-600x731.jpg.pagespeed.ic_._VlFQGjOVy.jpg 394w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/600x731xGugu-Mbatha-Raw-Wearing-Reem-Acra-Fox-Searchlight-TIFF-Party-2013-Toronto-International-film-festival-5-600x731.jpg.pagespeed.ic_._VlFQGjOVy-300x365.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After her affecting turn in last year\u2019s critically acclaimed <em>Belle<\/em> that recently garnered her British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, Mbatha-Raw continued her winning streak by starring in another stunner that showcased her in an even more vulnerable state. <em>Beyond<\/em> <em>the Lights<\/em> may not have crashed the box office but it highlighted the acting chops of its star and now all that hard work is paying off!<\/p>\n<p>Mbatha-Raw has just signed on to star in a Civil War drama and her leading man is none other than <strong>Matthew McConaughey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Free State of Jones<\/em> will center on the relationship between a slave, Rachel played by Mbatha-Raw and Newton Knight, played by McConaughey.<\/p>\n<p>According to the synopsis provided by <em>TheWrap<\/em> &#8211; the movie will be about the relationship between Rachel and Knight and how that \u201cplayed a central part in his life and in his armed rebellion against the Confederacy during the Civil War\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mbatha-Raw seems to be on a roll with this latest announcement and a couple more in the pipeline, including <em>The Whole Truth<\/em> with <strong>Keanu Reeves<\/strong> and an untitled NFL drama with <strong>Will<\/strong> <strong>Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If there is one thing the budding actress can\u2019t complain about is her lack of hot leading men \u2013 Yowzers!<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw is certainly maximizing her time in the spotlight and her latest project proves that she is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38,6],"tags":[2027,2026,2024,2028,1597,2025,1872],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - 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