reporter Lin Yingyu / Taipei report
Matthew McConaughey, who won the Oscar and Golden Globe winners for his "Dallas Buyers Club" (Dallas Buyers Club), released his new film "Free State of Jones" In the film, he played the real hero "Newton Knight" (Newton Knight) during the American Civil War. He led local farmers and black slaves to fight against the Confederate government and fight for freedom and human rights.
▲▼ "Fire Frontier" Matthew McConaughey plays the real character "Newton Knight". (Photo courtesy of Caichang International Multimedia)
In order to shoot "Fire Frontier", the crew specially went to the southern swamp area of the United States to shoot. In addition to the soft geology, large-scale photographic equipment and lamps are in danger of sinking at any time, there are also many kinds of snakes lurking in the area. With mosquitoes and even 40,000 crocodiles staring at each other, they are simply "filming and killing their lives"! The heroine Gugu Matabalao complained: "The swamp area can't even receive all kinds of 3C products, and we still have to face these natural dangers at any time. With these very real costumes, we seem to be really back to 19 Century."
▲The filming is so hard, even the heroine Gugu Matabalau feels like living in the 19th century. (Photo courtesy of Caichang International Multimedia)
When the film was filmed in Newton’s hometown of Mississippi, 300 extras who played soldiers were also sent to perform together, and when the performance was learned that it was the filming of hometown heroes, they also performed for free. Matthew was moved and said: "They were very excited when they saw me at the scene, but I know they saw me in a costume and transformed into Newton, not me as Matthew McConaughey. It means a lot to me." "Fire Frontier" was released on the 4th.
