Matthew McConaughey's Civil War Drama Adds Keri Russell & More

Matthew McConaughey chats on the phone in a puffy orange jacket and knife holster on Tuesday afternoon (February 10) in New Orleans, La.

The 45-year-old actor is in town to film The Free State of Jones and was spotted outside of a jiu jitsu gym.

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Recently, Keri Russell and Mahershala Ali were added to the cast of the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Keri will play Matthew‘s first wife, while Mahershala will play a runaway slave that Matthew‘s character treats as an equal.