'The Free State of Jones' trivia and fun facts

Massive casting

7,000 people submitted headshots and résumés in order to be considered as an "extra" for this film.

'The Free State of Jones' is Matthew McConaughey's and Jacob Lofland's second film together after 'Mud' (2012).

Battlefield filming location was shot in Covington, Louisiana.

Victoria Bynum, writer of the book 'The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War' makes a cameo in the film as a hospital nurse.

Eunice Smith, an actual descendant of Newt Knight, was an extra in the movie.

Brendan Gleeson had a part but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.