Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights is a romantic drama written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees). The film, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Minnie Driver, Nate Parker, Danny Glover, and Colson “Machine Gun Kelly” Baker.

Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni, a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom. But not all is what it seems, and the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart – until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance. But can Kaz’s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Prince-Bythewood was beyond excited when she found Gugu Mbatha-Raw. “Gugu came in, and started doing the scenes and it was just a thrilling moment. It was ‘oh my god, this is happening, this is her, this is her.” But the studio needed to be convinced that the movie could succeed without a proven star in the lead role. Mbatha-Raw is definitely a star on the rise after her breakthrough role in the period drama Belle.

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