(The film has been described as a cross between “Gypsy” and “A Star in Born.”) The director insisted on casting then-unknown Mbatha-Raw, and went on to raise independent financing for the film. Follows three high school quarterbacks from different backgrounds, playing in different environments as they face immense pressure and similar challenges in trying to be successful high school quarterbacks. Beyond the Lights is a 2014 romantic drama directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood starring Gugu Mbatha Raw, Minnie Driver and Nate Parker. Sony was demanding that a star like Beyonce play the biracial singer who tries to break free from her overbearing stage mom. QB1: Beyond the Lights: With Tayvon Bowers, Tate Martell, Jake Fromm, Lance LeGendre. The Best 30 LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now
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It’s been another long stretch until “Beyond the Lights” (November 14, 2014), which played to raves in Toronto and Urbanworld, and earned a Gotham Best Actress nomination for Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who broke out earlier this year with Searchlight’s historic drama “Belle.” That had not happened when Prince-Bythewood abandoned her Sony studio deal after two years of development.
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