Casting rumors should always be taken with a grain of salt — you never know if that "exclusive!" is actually coming from an over-eager publicist or attention-desperate celeb or a fanboy with a hyperactive imagination. (Furthermore, actors are loath to discuss deals that have yet to be sealed, lest they piss off a producer or something and lose the part).
That said, the following two casting tidbits are too fascinating to ignore: First up is Matthew McConaughey (pictured, left) as Magnum, P.I. in an adaptation of the ’80s TV series. The (unconfirmed) word is that Dodgeball director Rawson Marshall Thurber has finished polishing up a redraft of the long-gestating script and all but selected his players, which, in addition to McConaughey, are said to include Steve Zahn as barkeep Rick, Tyrese Gibson as chopper pilot T.C., and William H. Macy as prissy caretaker Higgins. Though die-hard fans are trying to make the case that Tom Selleck (pictured, right) isn’t that old and should reprise the part himself, I think McConaughey’s a decent choice for a revamp. Besides, anyone who’s picked up a gossip mag in the last year knows that he can totally rock the facial hair.
Also hitting the rumor mill is talk concerning Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City sequel. Namely, that Angelina Jolie is supposedly out as Ava Lord, a.k.a. the sexpot "Dame to Kill For" who’s at the heart of the story, and Rachel Weisz is in. Now, I’m not a graphic novel expert by any means, but Ava is consistently described as a manipulative chick with a innocent facade on most of the websites I’ve clicked though, and Weisz definitely seems sultry and actress-y enough to make the role her own.
But what say you? Would you see go to see either of these adaptations if the rumors prove true?
Rachel Weisz is a great actress and she would be perfect in Sin City.
I agree, I’d rather watch Weisz than Jolie anyway, Angelina is box office poison.
McConoughey as Magnum? Acting wise it works. But part of Magnum’s sexiness was his chest rug. will Matthew be doing the Austin Powers treatment? I agree with the fact that SElleck isn’t too old to do it all himself. He still looks damn good..
Rachel Weisz is not only a much better actress than Angelina Jolie but she fits better in the Sin City world and would do the role more justice.
I take Rachel Weisz anytime over Angelina Jolie and she would be great in this film.
Except for the fact that Tom Selleck oozes hetero masculinity and M.Mc oozes homo closeted gay-ability.
Go Rachel, sounds great. She looked so thin at the Globes.
Has Hollywood learned nothing from Miami Vice. Ayayayaya …. another TV remake for the big screen.
I’d take Angelina over Rachel anyday. When it comes to sultry, I wouldn’t think of Rachel (and she has those weird chicklet teeth).
Rachel Weisz is ten times the actress Angelina Jolie could ever hope to be and more beautiful as well. She’s a great choice for the role.
Hee hee…Tom Selleck’s jeans are practically up to his nipples.
Rachel Weisz would be awesome in the role, what a great actress.
Exempting Robocop 3, I love pretty much everything Frank Miller’s done. So I’ll be there for Sin city 2 no matter what.
As for a Magnum PI movie, I’d rather a tv show reprise on USA or something. I like William H. Macy a lot, but can’t picture him as Higgins. Actually, other than maybe Carl Weathers as TC, I can’t really imagine anyone being able to surpass the roles played by the originals. The movie just seems like a bad idea, especially after last years awful “Miami Vice (now with two extended shower scenes)”.
Rachel is great choice.
No! No no no NO!!!!! to McConaugheyyyy as Magnum! That is terrible! His stupid Texas drawl, his inability to portray any kind of gravitas – I absolutely HATE the idea!!
Matt in as the new P.I? Hmm, the idea of repising the t.v show excites me as much as a Golden Girls movie (if Sex and the City takes any longer to come to the big screen, they might as well make the Golden Girls).
WHAT does excite me is to see Matt all drippy, gooey and wet so – bring it on!