Beyond the Lights Trailer (2014)

Trailer for Beyond the Lights.

Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni Jean, 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?

Recognize the lead star from somewhere but can't say what or where? That is Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who recently got a lot of attention for her role as Dido in Belle. She was highly sought for the part by director Gina Prince-Bythewood. So much in fact that the director went against the advice of Sony Pictures by casting Gugu, causing the studio to abandon producing and distributing the film. Relativity Media came in to play the part of Distributor.