Timothée Chalamet loves Interstellar. Literally, he’s obsessed with it – in fact, Kylie Jenner surprised him with a screening of it for his birthday. However, hilariously, not everything about that experience was fantastic for him. He made that clear while talking to Matthew McConaughey about the Christopher Nolan flick, too, as he revealed the nasty prank the lead actor played on him.

While Interstellar is by no means the movie Chalamet is best known for, because he plays a very small role in it, he speaks about it a lot with a ton of reverence. He proved that once again during an event for CNN and Variety, where he talked with Interstellar’s lead, Matthew McConaughey. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, though, and I mean that in a very light-hearted way, because the True Detective star played an absolutely gross prank on his co-star that left him feeling “disrespected.” In Chalamet’s words:

What a wild way to end production. I know I’d certainly be off put if that happened to me, so I can see why Chalamet was not happy about what he found in his bathroom. However, I can’t help but laugh about the reason why McConaughey did it.

I also can’t help but laugh about the one-word response the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star had after the Dune actor revealed this gross prank:

You know, it is a pretty unforgettable souvenir…and as shown by this tale, Chalamet still remembers (and laughs) about it.

While being a funny story by itself, I also love how it adds to the ever-growing lore of the Little Women actor’s love for this movie. Back when it came out, Chalamet had really only done small parts, like his eight-episode arc in Homeland, and he was not the movie star he is now. In fact, Interstellar was one of the biggest films he’d been in up to that point, and it wasn’t until three years later that he starred in his breakout project, Call Me By Your Name.

While he was bummed about his lack of screentime in the movie, seeing as he plays the younger version of Casey Affleck’s character, his affection for the film is evident. In the same interview with McConaughey, he explained that Christopher Nolan is his “favorite director to this day.” He also noted that when he read Interstellar, he “thought it was gonna change the world.” Chalamet also took the opportunity to tell his on-screen dad that this sci-fi epic “hugely inspired” his work in Dune: Part Three, which will be released on December 18, per the 2026 movie schedule.

So, even though the prank Matthew McConaughey pulled on Timothée Chalamet was icky and it made the younger actor feel a bit “disrespected,” clearly, there’s absolutely no bad blood. In fact, now they both look back on it all and laugh while the Marty Supreme star continues to gush about his love for Interstellar.

Timothée Chalamet is one of the biggest stars in the world right now. He recently received his third Oscar nomination for Best Actor, which is insane for an actor so young, but it turns out one of his favorite movies is one he made before most people knew who he was. It’s so important to him that his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, even used it for an incredible birthday gift that Matthew McConaughey had to talk about.

Some actors never watch their own movies, but Timothée Chalamet recently revealed in a CNN/Variety Town Hall with Matthew McConaughey that he’s seen Interstellar 22 times, including a dozen times in theaters. One of those times, McConaughey revealed, was part of Chalamet's last birthday. He told the audience…

Going to the movies for one's birthday is a fairly standard thing for a lot of people. But getting a dedicated screening of a movie that premiered well over a decade ago is extra special, and it shows Kylie Jenner knows just what will make her boyfriend happy. Hilariously, Chalamet admits to being very unhappy prior to the screening because she sprung it on him as a surprise. He said…

Interstellar is great, but seeing Interstellar in IMAX is better. Most of the 22 times Chalamet has watched the movie were likely on television, so seeing it in IMAX for the first time in a long time, if not the first time ever, had to be amazing. Kylie Jenner knows how to do birthdays.

Timothée Chalamet has a small role in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar as the young son of Matthew McConaughey’s character. It’s honestly more than a little surprising to me that Chalamet loves the movie so much, as he has talked about how he literally broke into tears the first time he saw it, because he thought his part would be much bigger. The Dune star joked about the small size of his role in the movie, saying…

Apparently, he got over it, and he loves the movie. And justifiably so, as Interstellar is a fantastic film. While it may not top everybody’s list of Christopher Nolan’s best movies, that’s only because he has so many great movies.

Interstellar is one of Christopher Nolan’s best movies that has remained popular for years since it was released. Part of that is certainly because it’s simply a great film, but one should not discount the fact that the film continues to be part of the cultural conversation. This is, at least partly, due to the popularity of one scene as an internet meme.

If you spend any time on social media, you have likely seen Matthew McConaughey breaking down in tears, being used by somebody referencing some other emotional moment. In a recent appearance on John Mayer’s SiriusXM show, McConaughey revealed that he apparently had no idea the scene was a meme, but he doesn’t mind, as he knows there are different reasons for different moments in films to exist. He said…

While the meme makes the scene in Interstellar into something of a joke, it’s actually a harrowing emotional moment. McConaughey’s character has ended up spending far too long on a planet suffering the effects of time dilation. As a result, he returns to his ship to a slew of messages that reveal his children have grown up without him.

When the scene stars McConaughey's son is played by Timothee Chalamet, but by the end, he becomes Casey Affleck. It's in this scene that Jessica Chastain joins the cast as the adult daughter who ultimately becomes the film's protagonist at this point.

Matthew McConaughey may not be aware his emotional breakdown is a meme, but I’m so glad Mayer asked the question because what follows is an intriguing discussion into the actor’s process on set and the way that emotional moments like this still affect him. He reveals that he only recently rewatched Interstellar with one of his children, and the scene still hit him just as hard. He explained…

I can’t imagine jumping into a scene like this at the very beginning of a week’s work, but for McConaughey, it’s what works for him. It sounds like most of what we see in the scene is from the first take that was made, because the Oscar-winner says in the first take he’s not acting, because he’s reacting to everything for the first time. He explained…

The actor says that the reason rewatching the scene recently got to him just as much was because he was reacting to the fact that he no longer needed to feel such emotions, and that he didn’t need to consider the idea of not seeing his kids again. Next time I watch Interstellar, I’m pretty sure I’ll be crying again too.

The 2018 Camp Fire in California was the most devastating wildfire of all time, destroying three towns, including Paradise, CA. That tragedy has inspired two movies that are both trending on different streaming platforms: The Lost Bus, which you can watch with an Apple TV subscription, and Faith In The Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story, available with a Netflix subscription. The two movies have some similarities, but the differences are much more obvious, and I definitely have one I like more than the other.

It’s Not Really Fair To Compare, But I’m Going To

Faith In The Flames and The Lost Bus are two very different movies. The former is a Lifetime movie with a fairly limited budget, starring This is Us star Chrissy Metz as the real-life nurse Nichole Jolly, who worked tirelessly during the fire, risking her own safety to make sure her patients were safe. The former is a big(ger) budget thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as a real-life bus driver named Kevin McKay who rescued a busload of school children during the horrible fire.

There are some similarities between the two films. Both feature parents who are having a difficult time connecting with their teenage sons (McConaughey's own son Levy stars as his son in the movie), for example. In both movies, our heroes are trapped on different roads during the fires. We all remember the video footage of people trying desperately to escape the flames around them, and in both movies, shots like that play heavily in the plots. In a bit of irony, Nichole, played by Metz, is trapped on Pearson Road, which Last of Us fans will recognize as the last name of her character on the hit NBC show.

The Differences Are Stark

The Lost Bus has some absolutely incredible sequences, with special effects that have earned it an Academy Award nomination. The scenes of the fire are insane, and I’m still not sure how they did all of them, as it’s a mix of practical effects and CGI. Combined with director Paul Greengrass’ typical fast cuts and handheld camera work, the movie is a true spectacle to watch.

On the other hand, Faith In The Flames is a much smaller movie. Though there are limited effects, it’s really more about hospital personnel, especially Nichole, and how they navigated the fire as it took out the town and their hospital. It’s far less flashy, as clearly reflected in the budget. While The Lost Bus is Hollywood at its flashiest, Faith In The Flames is very much a made-for-TV movie.

On a more practical level, Faith In The Flames follows someone I would consider a likely hero. A nurse with years on the job, putting her experience and training to work in the best possible ways. The Lost Bus’ McKay is an unlikely hero. McKay is a bit of a screwup who is trying to get his life together and finds himself in an impossible situation.

In the end, The Lost Bus, though hardly a perfect movie, is a better one, and I enjoyed it much more. It’s not one of the best movies of 2025, despite the Oscar nomination, but it is thrilling and very well made. So I have to give the edge to the Hollywood spectacle.

Matthew McConaughey’s latest Uber Eats commercial probably won't land on anyone's best Super Bowl commercials list because it was clearly designed to be loud and impossible to ignore. Unfortunately for the brand, that strategy seems to have backfired with a sizable chunk of football fans, many of whom are already declaring the spot one of the most irritating ads of the year, and the Super Bowl hasn’t even hit the 2026 television schedule yet.

The new Uber Eats campaign debuted during the playoffs and serves as a teaser for a longer Super Bowl spot. The backlash started almost immediately and quickly spilled online. But what exactly is so annoying about the ad? Well, let's break it down.

What The Uber Eats Commercial Is About

The ad in question features the Dallas Buyers Club actor driving a pickup truck while repeatedly yelling variations of the word “food” at Bradley Cooper, who appears jogging nearby in Philadelphia Eagles team gear. The joke, such as it is, revolves around McConaughey’s increasingly frantic delivery and the idea that everything eventually leads back to ordering food.

The commercial ends by promising more of the same during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 8 on NBC or streaming with a Peacock subscription. The ad signals that this is only the beginning of a broader campaign. Uber Eats has leaned heavily into chaotic humor and celebrity overload in recent years, and this ad doubles down on that approach, for better or worse.

Why Viewers Are Saying The Ad Is So Annoying

For many fans, the issue isn’t just that the commercial is loud, but that it feels aggressively so. Several viewers argued the ad seems engineered to break through second-screen distractions, even if that means annoying people into remembering the brand. Others said the humor never landed, leaving nothing but noise and confusion.

Repeated airings during NFL games only amplified the frustration. Multiple users said they muted their TVs on sight, while others questioned how the concept made it through multiple layers of approval. There’s also a growing sense of celebrity fatigue, with McConaughey joining a long list of stars fronting ads that viewers feel prioritize attention over entertainment. Some of the most brutal responses came from Reddit users.

On Reddit, reactions were swift and savage. Here’s a snapshot of what users had to say about the meat, sorry I couldn’t help myself, of the Uber Eats ad:

• u/FlaKK: “Holy f--k what an obnoxious ad. There is no doubt in my mind marketers are now strategically trying to make the most annoying commercial possible.”
• u/pm_me_horrormovies: “I’ve seen this twice already and I hate it so much.”
• u/postsuper5000: “Horrible, horrible ad. One of the worst.”
• u/Older_cyclist: “Saw it before the AFC Championship game. We muted the TV immediately.”
• u/CharlieLeDoof: “I don’t even understand what the point is besides putting a logo on screen for 30 seconds.”
• u/SilverSeeker81: “I liked him years ago, but he’s always in the most obnoxious commercials anymore.”
• u/Abdul_Exhaust: “Matthew, please stay home or go make a film instead of more stupid ads.”
• u/HooGoesThere: “Early contender for worst commercial of the year.”

A handful of commenters admitted that Uber Eats has produced great Super Bowl ads they enjoyed in the past, like 2021's wonderfully silly commercial that gave the world a Wayne's World reunion and last year's spot also starring McConaughey, which only made this one more disappointing. Others vowed to avoid the service entirely, at least out of spite.

Is The Ad Secretly Genius?

Say what you will, from a pure visibility standpoint, Uber Eats has succeeded. People are talking, sharing clips, and arguing online, exactly what Super Bowl advertisers hope for. Whether that attention translates into goodwill or orders is another question entirely.

If social media’s reaction is any indication, the commercial may be remembered less as a bold swing and more as an endurance test. And with a longer version still waiting in the wings for the Big Game, viewers may want to keep their remotes handy and their thumbs on mute.

The full Super Bowl showdown arrives on Sunday, February 8, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC. This year’s championship game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, where the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will meet on the league’s biggest stage.

True Detective had a lot of success after its inaugural run with many talented actors attached, and yet people still yearn for Season 1. While it can still be easily streamed via HBO Max subscription, it seems people want more of Matthew McConaughey's Rust Cohle and Woody Harrelson's Marty Hart. Before McConaughey started rumors that the characters may get back together, the duo went into how filming that dynamic impacted their personal friendship.

Harrelson and esteemed Emmy winner Ted Danson brought McConaughey on as a guest for their podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, which led the White Men Can't Jump star to recall his initial distaste for the specific way McConaughey played his chain-smoking investigator. Harrelson even said he wanted to punch his buddy in the face, mainly because the entire time they were on set, he wouldn't break character to fall back into his usual personality. As Harrelson put it:

Fortunately, Matthew McConaughey didn't let his acting partner's angst rattle him, and continued to embody Rust Cohle during and between scenes the way he saw fit. The result was a critically acclaimed season that, more than 10 years later, still stands the test of time as one of the best modern crime television stories.

McConaughey remembered Harrelson's frustration during production, and even recalled a conversation they had about Marty and Cohle's dynamic. Although his paraphrasing of Harrelson's words at the time are far more eloquent and verbose than simply stating the wish to smack his co-star in the face. As McConaughey put it:

McConaughey went on to point out that when watching True Detective, however, Marty's reaction to Cohle's bizarre behavior or cryptic sayings becomes a source of comedy in the series. It had me wondering if Woody Harrelson's actual frustration with his friend in as much on the screen as Marty's own emotions, which I think is what the actor was getting at.

This isn't the first time that either actor has spoken about this, as Harrelson told the same story back in 2022. I think it's funnier to hear it a second time years later, because it adds authenticity to how angry Harrelson was at the time.

Those waiting to see Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey get back together for another project are in luck. The duo is slated to star in an Apple TV+ series, Brother From Another Mother, though it's been a while since we've seen updates on it. In the time since its announcement, we've learned that the actors may actually be related, but that's not what the show is about. It may be a while before we learn more about it, as development paused in 2025 after Deadline reported the showrunner exited. Could it be because a True Detective reunion is on the way?

All we know right now is that True Detective Season 5 is coming to HBO in 2027. I can't wait to see who is ultimately involved in the next chapter of the true crime series, and if we will get a callback to the actors who first got the show rolling.

Matthew McConaughey has the kind of persona where he always seems to be projecting seriousness, while also always seemingly a split-second away from breaking into full-face grins. As such, it can be hard to tell when the actor is in a no-bullshit frame of mind and when he’s actually just pulling everyone’s leg. And when the concept is “possible follow-up to True Detective’s highly acclaimed first season,” one wants to be damned sure there’s no leg-pulling involved.

True Detective Season 5 is on the way from showrunner Issa López, with Nicolas Cage reportedly heading up the cast, but the Rust Cohle portrayer stoked the mystery drama’s fandom with an Instagram post alongside former co-star Woody Harrelson and T.D. creator Nic Pizzolatto. It’s the caption that really sends one’s imagination back to Carcosa. Check it out!

So many ways to take the phrase "original band." Or wait, no, it's mostly just the one way that directly points at Rust and Marty's dysfunctional relationship being explored anew. Or maybe even that McConaughey and Harrelson would be playing completely different characters, where one of them may opine that time is another type of flat shape.

For all that I'd love to cannonball dive right into this speculation, the logistics side of my brain can't let go of the idea that this post is nothing more than a moment in time where three friends stood together for a picture that has no bearing on the future. (Which Nic Pizzolatto's wife, musician Suzanne Santo, apparently took, per her comment.) The former showrunner himself spoke to idea that McConaghey was just blowing smoke, saying:

True Detective rumors are going to spread even without any actual former co-stars involved, so that's less of an issue to me. I'm more concerned with all the fans out there who see this without having that nagging sense of logic tamping down expectations.

Just look at this smattering of fan reactions, which came between endless Rust Cohle GIFs and "alright, alright, alright" chants.

• BRO DON’T GIVE ME HOPE 😭😭😭
• don't. don't give me hope. my heart just can't. please don't.
• Please don't play with my feelings...
• Don’t tease us … but also do
• WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
• Bring Rust and Marty back, please 😭😭😭😭
• Peak holy shit
• this is what the fans wanna see

In all the comment-scrolling, not once did I see a single reaction that could be viewed as negative. (Save for the takes where fans called Season 1 the only one worth watching.) Obviously social media comments aren't anything for HBO execs to base programming decisions on, but I have to think that another True Detective season with McConaughey and Harrelson would rank among the highest-rated originals in the network's history. (More so if they worked dragons into it, maybe, but not really.)

Of course, to go that route for a possible sixth season, HBO would possibly need to take the reins away from Issa López after Season 5, and that doesn't seem like it could happen amicably without agreements from all parties. So even if it is real, it's still complicated and not coming very soon.

Harrelson and McConaughey signed on to co-star in a completely different kind of TV show, the reality-skewing Apple TV+ comedy Brothers, which taps into the actors’ dovetailing bloodlines. However, back in June 2025, production was suspended reportedly for creative reasons, and it’s unclear what’s happening with that project currently.

Stream all four seasons of True Detective via HBO Max subscription, and stay tuned for more info about the next big case.

It’s hard to believe that Sahara, starring Matthew McConaughey as the intrepid explorer Dirk Pitt, was released 20 years ago. The movie, the second book-to-film adaptation from the Dirk Pitt book series by Clive Cussler, was a critical and commercial failure, reportedly losing a substantial amount of money. It was also, to date, the last time a Cussler novel was made into a movie, and I’m here to beg for more. Though I realize it’s a long shot. Here’s my plea.

I’ve Read All The Dirk Pitt Novels

I started reading the Cussler novels about Dirk Pitt when I was a teenager. The series started in 1973 with The Mediterranean Caper, and it is still going today, with Clive Cussler's The Corsican Shadow being the most recent release in 2023. Clive Cussler died in 2020, and the series has been continued by his son, Dirk. He'd started by co-writing the books with his father, starting with 2004’s Black Wind.

Over the years, I’ve read them all, having started devouring them in high school when I was big into scuba diving. I loved James Bond, and Dirk Pitt was just like Bond, but American, and a little cooler, and all the books were about the ocean and featured a lot of diving. Sahara, I remember, was one of the first in the series that I read. It was the first new book to be released in the series after I discovered it, and I even got the hardback edition. I loved it.

I Actually Really Like The Movie

Although the movie was a huge bomb and critics hated it, I loved it. It wasn’t a perfect adaptation, but I still think it was great. I think McConaughey is great, and was a solid choice for the role, though it does predate the "McConaissance." The film does a decent job of capturing the spirit of Pitt, at least. It’s a really fun book, which makes the movie a fun ride, and it includes a lot of the recurring things in the books that make Pitt, Pitt. Things like classic early 20th-century cars, for example.

As I said, though, it’s not perfect. While I think Steve Zahn is good in the movie, he is physically nothing like Al Giordino in the books. Giordino is Pitt’s trusty sidekick in the series, and is described as a short, stout Italian. Not exactly Steve Zahn’s look. Sandecker is played by William H. Macy, which works for me. Rainn Wilson, whom I love, doesn’t work for me as Rudi Gunn, another recurring character in the book series.

Clive Cussler Was Notoriously Prickly About Adaptations

The first Dirk Pitt novel to get an adaptation of any kind was Raise the Titanic!, which was adapted in 1980, starring Richard Jordan as Pitt and Jason Robards as Admiral James Sandecker, Pitt’s boss in the series. It bombed at the box office, just as Sahara would 25 years later. Cussler reportedly hated the film and swore he’d never let another one of his books become a movie ever again. At least, until Sahara, and that didn’t go well, either.

When Cussler signed the deal for that adaptation, he insisted on a fair amount of creative control. Because the book series was so popular, and movie producers had long been salivating to try to turn it into the next James Bond series, Cussler had a lot of leverage. Or he thought he did, anyway. After the deal was signed, Cussler immediately had issues with the movie.

The Lawsuits Started Before The Movie Was Even Made

Numerous lawsuits went back and forth between Cussler and the studio, Crusader Entertainment, during and after the production and release of Sahara, with Cussler once again swearing off adaptations of his books. He accused Crusader of not consulting him on the script, and Crusader counter-sued over the author fudging the numbers of his book sales.

Ultimately, Cussler lost the initial lawsuit, but later won back some of the monetary award. A planned adaptation of Inca Gold fell apart after the suit, and there has never been a hint of another adaptation of the popular series. With Cussler’s death, some fans hoped maybe his family would be more open to the idea, but as of yet, it seems they are honoring his wishes that his books not be made into movies.

Please Bring Dirk Pitt Back To The Bg Screen!

I know I’m not alone in wishing for a return of Dirk Pitt to the movies. The books are perfect for adaptations. They are full of adventure and fun alternate history. If it were in the right hands, there is no reason this couldn’t be a huge franchise on the same level as Bond and Indiana Jones. Hollywood understandably likes proven IP, and this is certainly that.

There are, to date, 27 books in the series, so there are plenty of great treasures to mine here. They’ve sold somewhere between 42 and 100 million copies, though sales info is sketchy as Cussler often inflated the numbers (as the lawsuit proved). It’s a ton of books, no matter what the actual number is. Honestly, it seems like a no-brainer, at least from a fan’s perspective.

This Is All Probably A Pipe Dream

Ultimately, I don’t think there will be another Dirk Pitt movie, at least not in the short term. Too much bad blood emerged from the previous two adaptations, but at least Sahara, which is available with a Prime subscription, is starting to be re-evaluated from the initial beating it took from critics and audiences. It still only holds a 53% on the audience popcorn meter on Rotten Tomatoes, but it has gained a small cult following.

Hope springs eternal, though, and with media companies still jockeying for more and more content, who knows, maybe one of the best streamers or production companies will swoop in with an offer the Cussler family can’t ignore.

The "McConaissance" (not to be confused with the “Keanussance,” or the Disney Renaissance) was a period of time that started around 2011 with The Lincoln Lawyer, and ended around 2015 with The Sea of Trees.

But, for as short as it lasted, we got banger after banger, like Killer Joe (2011), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and the creme de la creme, the first season of True Detective (2014) - Oh, and also Interstellar (2014) if you like that sort of thing. I don't.

However, one movie that almost always seems to get forgotten is 2012's Mud, which is one of Matthew McConaughey's best movies. Here's why you should watch it if you haven't.

Matthew McConaughey Showed True Range Even Prior To Dallas Buyers Club

McConaughey had a pretty interesting career before the "McConnaissance," and I think a lot of people tend to forget that. Yes, he did become sort of a heartthrob in the early 2000s with films like The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and Failure to Launch, but this was also the guy who starred in movies like A Time to Kill, Contact, and Amistad.

Hell, do you want to know MY introduction to Matthew McConaughey? It wasn’t Dazed and Confused, but rather, 1995’s The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Or, for my Blockbuster brethren, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, which was the version I always saw on the shelves).

Anyway, what I’m trying to say is, McConaughey already showed a great deal of range before the "McConnaissance." He just kind of found his groove again in the 2010s, with 2012’s Mud being a real standout. In the film, he plays a charismatic fugitive who befriends two teenagers. He’s not a good man, as he’s a murderer, but he seems like a good man, and two boys named Ellis and Neckbone (Played by Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland, respectively) warm up to him quickly.

This is why McConaughey’s range is important, because not only do the boys like him, but the audience likes him as well. We later learn that his character lies through his teeth, but McConaughey does such a good job that we almost believe that he does it out of survival, and not just to screw people over. It’s a role that, when I initially saw it upon release, I truly did believe the hype that McConaughey was building at the time. When I later watched 2011’s Killer Joe, I knew that this was a different actor from the one who had done Fool’s Gold a few years prior. Mud showed that McConaughey was a different actor, entirely!

The Film Really Embraces Its Setting

So, let me just say that I’m a Northerner who doesn’t really visit the South very often. Sure, I’ve gone to Florida to go to Disney World and Universal Studios, and I even went to Georgia to visit an old friend. That said, when it comes to states like Arkansas and Mississippi, well, they might as well be Mars to me, since I’ve never gone down there, and I don’t foresee myself ever going down there.

And, yes, that says more about me than it does about said states (What do you want from me? I’m from Jersey, home of the Toxic Avenger and Ms. Marvel). Even so, I do have a sort of fascination with the areas. Thankfully, movies can transport me to places that I wouldn’t necessarily visit, and Mud does a great job (I would imagine) of giving the local flavor of the Arkansas area.

You see, the story takes place mostly on an island in the Mississippi River close to Arkansas. The two boys, Neckbone and Ellis, find a boat and immediately determine it’s theirs. However, a strange man who calls himself Mud (McConaughey) lives in it, and he says that he’ll give the boys the boat if they help him in his tight situation. In this way, the setting feels like a character in itself, as the water and the neighboring bars and houses all feel very authentic, and are definitely not ashamed, but rather, celebratory of its people and customs.

This is a film that doesn’t glorify the South, but it does feel like it gives an honest portrayal of what it’s like to live in and around the area. This makes the story feel all the more open and expansive. It’s a film that really embraces its setting, and I applaud it for that.

Sam Shepard And Reese Witherspoon Also Make Memorable Appearances

Reese Witherspoon, who won an Academy Award years earlier for her portrayal of June Carter in Walk the Line (which is one of her best films), plays a different role in Mud, as she is the woman whom Mud says that he’s sticking around for. Now, being that Mud is a pathological liar, there are both truths and some lies sprinkled into his story. And, Witherspoon plays the woman as an actual, three-dimensional person, whereas Mud idealizes her in a way that doesn’t fit the description once we meet her.

This is important since it fleshes out her character, but also paints Mud in a different light as well. It’s like, we’re introduced to characters by the way Mud describes them, but then later get the genuine article once we meet them ourselves. And, Witherspoon’s character, Juniper, is fascinating, since she loves Mud, but she admits that she could never spend a lifetime with him since he’s such a liar. It’s a memorable performance.

Another such is Sam Shepard, who plays a fatherly figure with mean sharpshooting skills. Shepard plays Ellis’s neighbor, Tom, and also somebody who knew Mud when he was younger. As such, he both warns the boys to stay away from Mud, but also feels a certain need to protect him in the only way that he knows how, which is through violence.

Shepard often acts like a guardian angel for Mud, and the performance adds a lot of depth to the story as a whole, since Shepard’s confidence as an actor really makes you think that he has a longstanding history with Mud. This also gives this story a lot more personality.

This, The Lincoln Lawyer, And Killer Joe Truly Kickstarted The McConnaissance

In the end, I really think of Mud as one of the key movies that really kickstarted the "McConnaissance," with The Lincoln Lawyer and Killer Joe being the other two. Mud really works, though, because it shows the many sides that McConaughey could pull off, as he was downright sinister in Killer Joe, a likable rogue in The Lincoln Lawyer, and a little of both in Mud, plus a little something extra on the side.

Later on, McConaughey would go on to do films like Free State of Jones, White Boy Rick, and The Dark Tower - which, let us never speak of again - but that just proves that the heyday of the "McConnaissance" was coming to an end by 2016, since none of those films really reached the recognition or heights of the early 2010s.

Be that as it may, I feel like Mud is a good reminder of just how high a point this was in McConaughey’s career. It wasn’t as big as Magic Mike, or Interstellar, and he didn’t win Best Actor as he did for Dallas Buyers Club, but, if you want a standout McConaughey performance from the "McConnaissance," then you can’t go wrong with Mud.

But, what do you think? Have you watched Mud? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Throughout his time as a public figure, Matthew McConaughey has mostly kept his nose clean. However, the now-55-year-old actor did have one particularly notable run-in with the law years ago. McConaughey was arrested in his home in 1999, at which point he was smoking marijuana and playing the bongos while naked. It was a wild situation, to say the least, but it’s one that the Texas native can now view through a humorous lens. He recently did just that with his wife to mark the 25th anniversary of the incident Law & Order style.

In addition to being an actor, Matthew McConaughey is also a bonafide entrepreneur, with one of his biggest enterprises being his Pantalones Organic Tequila. He and his wife, Camila Alves (42), co-founded the brand, and they frequently appear in funny ads to promote it. While those commercials – many of which have gone viral – are great, this latest one really takes the cake. The spot – which was shared to McConaughey’s Instagram – opens with narration from Law & Order’s Steve ZirnKilton and, well… just watch it below:

This is a brilliant piece of marketing and I love the fact that the McConaugheys went all in on the L&O motif by having that narration and a title card similar to the iconic procedural’s. What’s especially surreal, though, is the fact that Camila apparently reads the actual police report from her hubby’s 1999 arrest while he plays the bongos. I admire when anyone can make fun of themself, but this is an A+ example of that. I love just how self-deprecating the Oscar winner is about all of this.

Matthew McConaughey – who’s even sparked up with Snoop Dogg – has been incredibly open about his arrest. As the Dallas Buyers Club star explained in his 2020 book, Greenlights, after 32 hours of non-stop partying in Austin, he saw fit to “smoke a bowl.” While he was high and loudly jamming to “African melodic beats” while in the nude, two nearby policemen came to the residence and took action. In McConaughey’s own words they saw fit to “wrestle me to the ground with nightsticks, handcuff me and pin me to the floor.” Ultimately, the A-lister pleaded guilty to a Class C violation and only ended up paying a $50 fine.

It goes without saying that the Interstellar star has come a long way since his arrest. Aside from being an accomplished actor, he’s also a family man, as he shares three kids with Camila Alves, who he met in 2006 and married in 2012. The couple’s work with their tequila brand has yielded some very fun results. One of their ads references Dazed & Confused, while another shows the couple celebrating National No Pants Day.

This latest ad referencing the bongo-related arrest represents just another funny feather in the couple’s professional cap. I feel as though the only other marketeer to have such a self-referential idea for a commercial would be Ryan Reynolds. Still, even Reynolds would have to do some work to top this Law & Order-esque ad, which could have only been improved if it featured a Mariska Hargitay cameo.

Of course, aside from filming commercials, Matthew McConaughey is also still making films, and fans can check out his latest flick from the 2025 movie schedule, The Lost Bus, which is now streamable with an Apple TV+ subscription. Also, check out some of the best movies from McConaughey’s filmography.

There has been no shortage of intense experiences on the 2025 movie schedule (with more surely on the way), and The Lost Bus is near the top of that list. I recently checked out the new Matthew McConaughey movie with my Apple TV+ subscription. While I had a feeling this survival thriller based on a true story was going to be intense, I had no idea it would rock me like this.

As a parent who sends their kids off to school on a bus each day, I kept imagining a scenario where there was a massive wildfire between them and safety. Though I had a feeling that everything would be okay in the end (I didn’t hear any stories about 22 kids burning in the 2018 Camp Fire), this movie had me on edge way more than I initially anticipated.

Kevin And Mary Not Knowing If Their Own Children Survived The Fire Made It So Much More Intense

The concept of The Last Bus – a school bus driver goes to extreme lengths to save 22 children and their teacher from a devastating wildfire – is already intense on its own, but then there’s the whole parenting element of the story that I wasn’t expecting. Not only do Kevin McKay (Matthew McConaughey) and Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera) have to worry about saving the young grade-schoolers, they also have to deal with the fact that they are not there to keep their own kids safe. In fact, they have no idea if they’re even alive when all of this is going down.

As a parent, this is my worst nightmare. I have an app that tracks my kids’ buses from the time they pick them up until they’re dropped back off in the afternoon. Not being able to keep tabs on them while the world burns around me is something I hope I never have to go through. Seriously, I’m on edge just thinking about it now.

For A Few Minutes There, I Didn't Think Anyone Would Survive The Lost Bus

Before pressing play on The Last Bus, I didn’t go back and see how things worked out for the real Kevin McKay and the group of young schoolchildren during the 2018 Camp Fire. I didn’t want to 1) ruin the story for myself, and 2) discover that it wasn’t a successful rescue (it was, don’t worry). That said, there were a few points throughout the movie where I was convinced that no one on that bus was going to survive the ordeal.

My wife and I tried to keep our nine-year-old daughter out of the room as the intensity ramped up, but to no avail. Luckily, things didn’t turn out like the heartbreaking and gut-wrenching Manchester by the Sea, though there were a few times when I couldn’t help but start crying.

The Fire Being Treated Like A Living, Breathing Monster Didn't Help Lessen The Tension

Adding to the intensity of The Lost Bus was the way in which director Paul Greengrass and his visual effects team treated the fire as if it were a living, breathing monster. You know how the asteroid in Armageddon is constantly hissing, groaning and growling whenever it's shown in the iconic disaster film? Well, it’s sort of like that with the Camp Fire, especially when the camera starts flying through the smoke, flames and embers pushing towards Kevin and that bus of kids.

While I don’t think The Lost Bus was a perfect film by any means, the way it plays on the emotions and nerves of the audiences (especially those of us with kids), made this thriller all the more intense.

Matthew McConaughey has made a nice career for himself in acting. He's won an Oscar, starred in a Christopher Nolan movie, and has a standing invitation to be on the sideline of any University of Texas football game. Acting has given him a lot, but he wasn't sure whether he wanted that to be something his children ever got into.

Now, as he prepares to appear alongside his son Levi in The Last Bus, which will be available with an Apple TV+ subscription on October 3rd, the actor is opening up about why he felt that way. McConaughey spoke to People about why he originally didn't want his children getting into acting, and what changed his mind:

Listen, if acting didn't have an upside, there wouldn't be so many nepo babies in Hollywood. That said, I feel like Matthew McConaughey is trying to make sure his son doesn't have those kind of haters in the business, as he reportedly had Levi remove his last name from his audition tape. Honestly, I'd be a little miffed if I were his son, especially after writing that heartfelt card that was released publicly. However, he landed the role anyway, so no harm, no foul.

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves moved back to Texas years ago and remain happily married after 13 years. He's maintained a healthy marriage thanks to his theory about King-size beds, and raised three children with his wife: Levi, Vida, and Livingston.

With Levi breaking into the spotlight, I have to wonder if in the coming years, we'll see his other siblings embark on their own journeys in acting as well. Maybe they can just have it be a family tradition that every time one of them makes a foray into Hollywood, they all agree to appear in their first major project together? I'll be honest, that'd be "alright, alright, alright" with me if it happened. I know, I held off on making the joke as long as I could.

There is a miniature family reunion in The Last Bus beyond the father/son duo. Matthew McConaughey's mother, Kay, will also appear in the movie, after they took an eight-year "hiatus" in real life. According to the actor, this was due to her inability to take anything he told her in confidence to tabloids to report. Someone should make a movie about that!

Until then, see Levi Alves McConaughey and his father in The Last Bus on Apple TV+ starting October 3rd. I'm certainly interested in checking it out to see if his acting style is anything like his father's or if he brings a little something new to the table that Pops wasn't hip to.

It’s not easy to reinvent oneself in Hollywood, but Matthew McConaughey can say he’s one of the few who made it happen. The actor who was once known for all his romantic comedies made the decision in 2009 to no longer accept roles in the genre. He came out on the other side with the “McConissance” in the early 2010s which included his Oscar winning performance in Dallas Buyers Club. However, apparently his family just didn’t get it when he was in mid-transition.

In a new interview with The Guardian, McConaughey recalled feeling like he was being typecast just as he had become a new father with wife Camila Alves. As he explained:

At the time, McConaughey had spent about a decade of his career doing one romantic comedy after the other, including 2001’s The Wedding Planner with Jennifer Lopez, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and Fool’s Gold with Kate Hudson, Failure To Launch with Sarah Jessica Parker, and his final bow, 2009’s Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past with Jennifer Garner. In an effort to change his trajectory, he made a joint decision with Alves that he’d say no to more romantic comedies, but not everyone was on board. McConaughey continued:

While there was definitely patience involved in changing the course of his career, what resulted was a moment for the actor that coined the term “McConaissance.” From Killer Joe and Mud to Magic Mike, The Wolf of Wall Street and the modern tear-jerking sci-fi classic Interstellar, the Texan actor reached his goal of finding more challenging roles in his third decade as a working actor. He also decided to leave Los Angeles to raise his family in Texas, with the goal in mind only to take roles he wanted to do.

Obviously, that’ll never stop his romantic comedies from being as iconic as they are. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is so beloved that he and Kate Hudson have even shown interest in doing a sequel. The actor also recreated the poster with his wife last year to promote their tequila brand.

As of late, McConaughey has been in his author era, between his bestselling memoir Greenlights and his new collection of poetry, Poems & Prayers, currently on Amazon’s bestseller list. The actor also has 2025 movie releases on the way, with The Lost Bus, streaming on Apple TV+ starting October 3.

Celebrity marriages aren’t always in it for the long haul, but longtime actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves McConaughey have made it through a move from California to Texas, starting a tequila business (and going pants-free) together, and raising three lovely kids. There’s a secret to all of this success, the actor recently argued, though I’m not sure I can get on board with his big takeaway.

Listen, I’m not knocking on the actor and his wife, here. Matthew McConaughey’s meet-cute with Camila Alves was swoon-worthy. He’s mentioned their lovely home life includes Brazilian traditions and other homey components as they’ve raised their kids. He’s stuck it out with Camila for nearly two decades at this point, and the couple has officially been married for over 13 years. He just lost me recently when he said a queen-sized mattress is the tie that binds.

In his new book Poems & Prayers, the actor includes a bit of poetry that absolutely caught my eye. It goes like this:

Now, Matthew McConaughey owns an impressive real estate portfolio including a 6-bedroom home in Hawaii and a 7-bedroom home in the Austin, Texas that is near and dear to his own heart. If he wanted, he and Camila Alves could sleep in separate rooms, much less a larger bed. But that’s not the way he likes it.

McConaughey confirmed this point of view in an interview with Fox News tied to the new release (which you can ship for free with an Amazon Prime subscription), writing:

I actually got married the same year the actor and his wife did, and I’m pretty sure transitioning from a queen to a king bed was a thing that actually helped my own marriage. I kick; my husband snores; we’re both hot. I spend enough time in his presence during the day and I love having extra space when I sleep. Heck, if I had seven bedrooms like McConaughey, I unabashedly might take that separate bedroom deal.

It’s honestly adorable the man loves being around his wife so much he can’t stand to be separated from her by a foot or more, and I’m not bashing on his personal take at all. I’m even of the “don’t knock it ‘til you try it” camp; the problem here for me is, I tried it, and it was not the bee's knees.

So I’ll stick to my King bed, and I'll hope my marriage will thank me later.

It’s been two years since the epic theatrical phenomenon known as Barbenheimer hit theaters, but just as memorable was the press tour that accompanied it. Between Margot Robbie’s endless pink outfits and the incredible cast dynamic, it was an unforgettable era, one that fans are potentially ready to relive. Well, it would seem America Ferrara thinks Matthew McConaughey would be a great fit in a Barbie sequel, and his response is giving serious Kenergy.

Since delivering her Oscar-worthy Barbie monologue, the Superstore actress has kept busy with a number of projects including 2023’s Dumb Money and more recently, The Lost Bus. In that latter film, Ferrera stars alongside McConaughey, and it seems she would be down to work with the Dazed and Confused actor again. That's because when Screen Rant's Ash Crossan suggested McConaughey could be a Ken in Barbie sequel, Ferrera said this:

So what did the True Detective actor think of his co-star’s pitch? Will, let's just say his response has me sold on this hypothetical role:

Is this not the most Ken answer you can think of? If he’s going to lead the Kens, people need to know he’s in charge and, obviously, that would need to be conveyed with big letters and a song! I'm not going to lie, he looks a little lost when the idea is first brought up (but, ironically, that also aligns a bit with Kenergy even more).

The Texas native’s performances in the 2010s certified him as a great dramatic actor, with films such as Dallas Buyers Club and Interstellar. Fan know he’s capable of fun, lighthearted roles as well, given he was a rom-com favorite in the 2000s. I think it’s time he returned to his comedic era, and I can’t think of a role more perfect than Ken.

Matthew McConaughey has proven himself to be a leading man, and as an experienced actor, I could totally see him playing King Ken that mentors the other Kens, helping them embrace their (somewhat toxic) masculinity. McConaughey has definitely taken on that type of character in Magic Mike and other films, so I think it would be an easy role for him to tap into.

As for the possibility of a sequel to Greta Gerwig's 2023 box office hit, though, America Ferrera kept it real, saying the cast will follow the Lady Bird director’s lead. Barbie (which is streamable with an HBO Max subscription) was written to be a standalone film, yet Gerwig has said that a second installment isn't out of the question.

Warner Bros. was rumored to be pitching a Ken-centered follow-up, which would mean a new Ken -- like one played by McConaughey -- could potentially enter the picture. However, Gerwig and husband Noah Baumbach said that while they do have tons of unused Ken-related material, they've said that they would need a deeper meaning and a new generational message to convey in order to justify a sequel.

In the event that the Little Women director does decide to make a Barbie sequel, we likely wouldn't see it any time soon, as she is currently focused on her upcoming book-to-film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia, set to hit Netflix sometime on the 2026 movie schedule. I look forward to seeing what Gerwig does with that epic series, but I also would love to see the entire Barbie cast get back together for one more film, this time with a little McConaughey Kenergy added in.

After many months of limited to zero updates regarding the impending fifth season of True Detective, which was ordered up back in February 2024, the HBO hit reportedly landed Nicolas Cage to head up whatever the newest murder mystery will be under showrunner Issa López. Fans like myself are still holding out hope for Matthew McConaughey to return as TV’s most eloquent redneck, Rust Cohle, but I guess we’ll just have to make do with the Season 1 star offering his own personal seal of approval for that casting.

Speaking with Variety about one of his first live-action projects since 2019’s The Gentlemen — The Last Bus hits the 2025 movie schedule for a limited run on Sept. 19 — McConaughey was asked to weigh in on Cage being reported as the thriller anthology’s newest titular investigator, and it’d be hard to read into his reaction as anything but a warm sign of approval. When asked about it, the Interstellar vet lit up while verifying the casting was legit, saying:

It's the way Matthew McConaughey takes the information in and then says, "Alright, Nicolas," while raising his eyebrows and smiling. I can't imagine there being a better stamp of approval for anyone potentially stepping into a True Detective lead role. Like, if anything I did caused the actor to it just like that, I would feel pumped enough to think I could do no wrong. It does help that my name is also Nicholas.

While only a few actors out there would have salient advice about what a season of True Detective might be like, McConaughey had no big insights to share for Cage, and instead voiced his confidence that the other actor would crush it, amusingly using his first name three times in the same sentence.

Imagine if Matthew McConaughey would mess up one time and rather than saying, "Alright, alright, alright," instead said, "Nicolas, Nicolas, Nicolas." Well, that probably wouldn't have had as much of an impact on meme culture, and fans might question why he'd be using someone's first name as a positive descriptor.

Still, I can't argue with that, especially with it coming a year after Cage freaked audiences out in Oz Perkins' freaky horror Longlegs, which itself felt somewhat like a truncated season of True Detective. The actor is known for delivering unhinged performances, and I can only hope that working with Issa López on Season 5 inspires him to bring another knock-out performance.

That's assuming this project can come together in a timely enough manner. Cage currently has a John Madden biopic on the way, and he's also portraying the Spider-Verse character Spider-Noir for a standalone TV show. Not to mention co-starring in the David Mamet-scripted drama The Prince and playing Jesus' father in Lotfy Nathan's upcoming drama The Carpenter's Son.

Matthew McConaughey is set to reteam with both Dazed and Confused's Cole Hauser and True Detective's creator Nic Pizzolatto for a new Netflix movie, and while that project won't have any direct connections to the newest season of the HBO series, I'm never going to give up hope for Rust Cohle to pop back into our lives to share another unforgettable observation about time.

As the 2025 Netflix guide built up all of its hype-worthy offerings–Happy Gilmore 2, Wednesday, the end of Stranger Things, and so many others–I thought it couldn’t get better. But the newly announced project that the streamer just picked up is a delightful surprise that I didn’t know I’d be so hyped about, because it will reunite Dazed and Confused alumni Matthew McConaughey and Cole Hauser

It was confirmed that both the Interstellar star and the Yellowstone actor have been attached to the new show created by Nic Pizzolatto, creator of True Detective, by Variety. Both are also currently working out deals with Netflix as of this posting. We also know that the actors will play brothers. So, based on all that, let's chat about why this is so exciting.

I’m Excited For And Intrigued By McConaughey And Hauser’s Reunion

Although I’m thrilled to have an on-screen reunion between two stars of one of the best high school movies, I’m surprised that Hauser, specifically, is attached. That's mainly because he’s deep in the Taylor Sheridan-verse and is currently working on the new Rip and Beth spinoff series, which is one of many Yellowstone spinoffs in the works. So, with that in mind, I'm curious to see how scheduling will work out for this new series when he's actively working on another major television show.

I also think it's worth noting how much Hauser's star has risen since he started playing Rip on Yellowstone. While he had prominent roles before it, this part has defined this chapter of his career, and I can't wait to see him take on a totally new part while he's also playing his beloved cowboy.

The Oscar winner signing on is intriguing, too. After his brief and then partial hiatus from Hollywood, he made his full return this year with a standing ovation-worthy western, The Rivals of Amziah King. So, I can only imagine this small screen entry with True Detective creator Pizzolatto at his side will be a slam dunk.

All-in-all, I’m hyped about the two McConaughey worlds meeting, and I can't wait to see what this project will become, especially since Dazed and Confused birthed the legendary 'alright, alright, alright' line.

If you couldn’t guess, I love any opportunity to yap about Dazed and Confused. It’s one of those oddball vintage movies that worked off vibes instead, and it was stacked with young stars before they hit it big. And, as mentioned, the coming Netflix Pizzolatto series will star two of the actors from the 1993 flick.

The chaotic coming-of-age film zeros in on the last day of school in 1976 and the events of the cast of characters, including McConaughey’s Peter Pan-like David Wooderson and Hauser’s football-playing, freshman-hazing Benny O'Donnell. It’s a time capsule, and if you haven’t seen it, you should watch it because it’s a you have to see to believe all the goings on.

Conveniently, the Hauser and McConaughey indie classic is available to stream with a Netflix subscription. As for the future Netflix series and their reunion, keep an eye on CinemaBlend for updates about this surprise team-up.

Ah, Mother’s Day, the annual Sunday each spring where we all hopefully remember to call the moms and maternal figures in our lives. There are plenty of different ways to acknowledge the holiday — whether that’s Reese Witherspoon posting pics with her look-alike kids or Nick Cannon mending the faux pas of Mother’s Days past. Matthew McConaughey certainly has a unique way of honoring the mother of his children: pants-free breakfast.

Matthew McConaughey posted a hilarious (and hot!) pic to Instagram on Sunday, that showed him cooking breakfast for his wife Camila Alves, with whom he shares three children. The Magic Mike actor better watch that bacon splatter because, while he sported a long-sleeved pajama top, he appeared to be bare from the waist down, as you can see below:

For her part, Camila Alves wore a matching top and was also sans bottoms, as she sat on the countertop, legs crossed, enjoying a tropical beverage while her man cooked for her. Spicy! One fan looked forward to how the Internet would react to such a thing, commenting:

Hopefully, they did, because fans proceeded to go wild. It should be said that the photos maintained a PG-13 rating, as both Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves’ nether-regions were pixelated for safe Instagram posting. But it was those pixels that many of the comments focused on. Some of the hilarious reactions included:

• Blur all the way down to the knees? Show off!! 😁 – mama_rie_x
• How to lose ur pants in 10 ways. – lanjinglenn
• You need the blur that low… alright ALRIGHT. – corahenderson
• You sure that many pixels were needed my guy? – thefrattyguy

Others were concerned about the actor going commando while cooking such a volatile breakfast staple, writing:

• Watch that hot bacon grease…. That won’t be alright alright alright!! 😜 – godloverobert
• Cooking bacon with your shvantz out is too risky 😧 – the_construction_mentor
• Brave to cook bacon with your sausage exposed – dylonator

Many people definitely noticed the bottle of Pantalones tequila — the brand founded by the pantsless couple in question — resting next to the stove, and the official Instagram account was sure to weigh in with its own glowing compliment for Camila Alves:

I personally love how Matthew McConaughey chose to show his appreciation for the mother of his children. Every year we get several peeks into certain celebrities’ celebrations. Last year, Halle Berry’s partner Van Hunt also went the risqué route by posting a butt pic to honor the actress on Mother’s Day.

Meanwhile, Blake Shelton doesn’t do anything for Gwen Stefani on Mother’s Day, because he has said her three sons with ex Gavin Rossdale already do such a great job of spoiling her. On the opposite end of that spectrum, a mom like Kristin Cavallari chooses to celebrate herself. Cavallari may have gotten roasted for praising herself on social media, but I’m all for self-love and knowing your worth …

Unless you can get pants-free Matthew McConaughey to cook you breakfast. Then do that.

In my eyes, and many other fans of the movie Tommy Boy, it’s a hilarious masterpiece and is by far one of the best comedies of the '90s. And now that it’s officially 30 years old (and counting), even more detailed facts about the Farley & Spade classic are coming to light. The film’s director Peter Segal recounted Matthew McConaughey’s bid to play Paul Barish (Rob Lowe’s character) and his unforgettably stinky filming location.

Segal talked all things Tommy Boy with EW during the film’s big anniversary and of its 4K re-release. One of the many highlights of the conversation was when he shared McConaughey’s audition and the experience surrounding it. While the 50 First Dates director was only familiar with Dazed & Confused in regards to the young star, he had him try out as production began. This is where he says it got weird, though–the location McConaughey chose to perform in was covered with mouse droppings:

Yikes. I’m sure audition locale stories are full of wild and weird specificities like this one, but it’s quite a choice regardless. I don’t think many productions would be receptive to that kind of take in an audition, except maybe for Dave Eggers and his live rats on Nosferatu. Even still, it doesn’t add up for the 1995 midwestern comedy.

Segal was frank about the situation but added their original pick, Brat Packer Rob Lowe, was able to come back on board. He shared:

You can say that again. What odd choices, but I do think the Interstellar star could’ve done the no-gooder ‘step brother’ part justice. I’m glad it worked out as it did, and Tommy Boy isn’t anywhere on Matthew McConaughey’s best movies. Who knows whether or not the already troubled project would’ve gotten the official ax it was slated for if Lowe hadn’t been available? (I’d rather not think about it!)

Another notable casting happening for the Farley film was that Bo Derek joined Tommy Boy essentially at the last minute. Derek played Beverly, the scheming stepmother to Tommy Callahan. While she was unsure of what actually happened, she believes someone dropped out or another conflict happened quickly BTS. Regardless of what happened there, I’m glad that she and the Parks & Rec actor teamed up to try and wreak havoc for everyone connected to the Callahans.

As for McConaughey missing out on Tommy Boy for his choice of audition location–we all know he made out just fine. His newest movie (of two this year), The Rivals of Amziah King, is his return to live action after a 6 year hiatus (not counting his tiny cameo in the MCU universe) and received high praise. Let’s just hope he learned his lesson about filming around animal excrement. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go rewatch Tommy Boy for the millionth time with Tubi and sit with the fact it's been around for 30 years.

After six years away from live-action films, Matthew McConaughey made his big-screen return in a way that only he could—with an offbeat, heartwarming, and wildly unconventional film that defies easy categorization. The upcoming 2025 movie The Rivals of Amziah King, premiered at SXSW to an enthusiastic standing ovation, a rare occurrence at the Austin-based festival, signaling that The Dallas Buyer’s Club actor is back with something special.

Per a report by Deadline, the film premiered in Austin, at the TX Paramount Theatre on Monday, to an enthusiastic crowd. The film reportedly received a standing ovation following its screening. Speaking at the premiere, the Oscar winning performer addressed the six-year gap since his last live-action film (not counting his Sing voice work, the only film character he’s ever reprised, or his blink-and-you-miss-it Deadpool cameo). According to him:

Translation for all who don’t speak Alrightian? McConaughey wasn’t about to take just any role. He wanted something that stood out, and The Rivals of Amziah King delivered. You can see his standing ovation below:

The flick is still somewhat shrouded in mystery, but the former Failure to Launch leading man gave us a taste of what the movie is about, leaving me with more questions. According to him:

That clears it up. Thanks!

Described as a Southern Gothic Western thriller, the film follows the Interstellar star as the titular Amziah King, a mysterious figure navigating the criminal underworld. Details on the plot are still under wraps, but early reactions suggest a blend of crime, drama, and classic McConaughey charm.

With the genre of Western movies and TV shows seeing a small resurgence (Yellowstone, The Harder They Fall, and Killers of the Flower Moon), the True Detective star is stepping back into the saddle at just the right time. Now that he’s officially back, the big question is: What’s next? While the actor has been busy with everything from his best-selling memoir Greenlights to voicing Buster Moon in the Sing franchise (which he’s game for another), fans are eager to see him take on more live-action roles.

Will this mark the beginning of a full-fledged McConaissance 2.0? If the reaction to The Rivals of Amziah King is any indication, we’re in for something special that could rival McConaughey’s best films, with another role that could reignites the actor's career in front of the camera.

Along with The Rivals of Amziah King, Matthew McConaughey is also attached to the upcoming release The Lost Bus, which will be available with an Apple TV+ subscription. Be sure to check CinemaBlend for more updates on these films and all the latest news about the actor.

The Rivals of Amziah King premiered at SXSW on March 10, and a wider release is expected later this year.

Matthew McConaughey has had one of the most dynamic careers in Hollywood among his generation of peers. The list of McConaughey’s best films alone, which range across numerous genres over the decades, is proof enough. Even still, some of the best in the biz lose their way now and again, the Interstellar alum included. He revealed ahead of the SXSW premiere of his new movie and the imminent True Detective Season 5 how his wife, Camila Alves, lovingly supported him as he rekindled his passion for acting.

Just ahead of his new 2025 movie schedule flick, The Rivals of Amziah King (which premiered at SXSW), McConaughey caught up with Variety. The Dazed & Confused actor opened up about various facets of his career, but most importantly, how he rediscovered his acting bug (along with why he thinks True Detective Season 1 is best). He presented three main reasons about why his love for working in movies and TV came back, and while two were specific to himself, the third has to do with Alves. McConaughey said this of being able to fully fall in love with diving into a character again:

Enjoying acting and having talent are wildly large pieces of a Tinsletown career, no doubt. Having someone as supportive as Alves is to her husband changes the game though. And with how McConaughey shared about meeting his wife, there’s no question that these two have each others back through anything and will support the other in any endeavor. After the couple recreated a classic McConaughey poster, they've kept up with the Brazilian Sunday kitchen tradition, which seems like a fun, at times challenging, yet helpful way to keep a well-running kitchen and relationship.

Taking the time to have this wholesome and fulfilling personal time seems like it’s served the Mud star well. He’s been in supporting roles post-The Gentlemen, and between his Dark Tower movie flop and McConaughey’s leave from Hollywood due to rom-coms for Texas, the hiatus seems like a long time coming now. As he returns to star in the 2025 crime thriller flick, it’ll be exciting to see a revitalized Dallas Buyers Club alum, I have a feeling he’s going to knock it out of the park, thanks to Alves’ support.

In addition to The Rivals of Amziah King, Matthew McConaughey is attached to the upcoming Apple TV+ movie The Lost Bus, which filmed last year. Keep visiting CinemaBlend for updates on those movies and other news concerning the actor.

HBO is set to deliver the fifth season of True Detective at some point in the future, which will presumably be after the 2025 TV schedule has concluded, considering we don’t even know the cast or what the storyline will be, beyond the idea that it’ll loosely connect to how things went down in Night Country. And while Hollywood icon Matthew McConaughey will likely be watching, maybe don’t expect him to enjoy it more than the first season.

That occult-driven debut season of True Detective was a whirlwind success for HBO, and McConaughey and Woody Harrelson helped spark a new era of movie stars jumping ship to television. Promoting his first live-action role in six years for the upcoming 2025 movie The Rivals of Amziah King, McConaughey spoke with Variety about his highly influential small screen success when asked if he happened to watch Issa López’s True Detective: Night Country. As he put it:

I love how the Interstellar star didn't really namecheck anything specific that he appreciated about the season, which marked Jodie Foster's first big lead TV series role. Instead, he just gave it a blanketed compliment and then turned his complimentary attention to the HBO hit's eleven-year old debut season. There's about as much shame in his game as there is fruity-smelling soap inside Rust Cohle's home.

Not that he stopped there or anything, as he had more praise to rain down on his own efforts. (To be sure, it's noted that his tone was more tongue-in-cheek than obnoxiously self-important.) In his words:

As amusing as it is to hear Matthew McConaughey patting himself and his Season 1 colleagues on the back for bringing Nic Pizzolatto's debut storyline to life, it's also pretty aligned with how millions of viewers also feel. I can't imagine there are more people that would disagree with him than those who would nod accordingly.

Season 1 contained all of kinds of weirdness mixed in with its gripping murder case, and McConaughey's Rust Cohle could have delivered 100% of the exposition from his police interview and it still would have been must-watch TV. But with the rest of the talented ensemble mixed in with the brilliant direction from Cary Fukunaga, Season 1 quickly set a wildly high bar for the anthology series, and it's one that arguably hasn't been topped yet.

All four seasons can currently be streamed with a Max subscription, and I think there are arguments to be made for why Season 3 stands up to the first in certain ways, thanks to a stellar lead performance from Mahershala Ali. But Season 2 was too weighed down with its own sense of R-rated darkness, and Night Country's story was a bit too meandering and repetitive to stand taller.

But if nothing else, I think Season 4 gave the world a catchphrase that's just as practically repeatable as Season 1's "Time is a flat circle." Obviously I'm talking about the anti-mantra that Jodie Foster's Liz Danvers often brings out during the investigation process:

Here's hoping Matthew McConaughey one day chooses to make the jump back to television for another season of True Detective, even if he won't be reprising the mustachioed chain-smoker we knew before. And until we get a full cast list for Season 5 that confirms he's not involved, I'll continue to believe that it's possible.

While he spent several years starring in some of the most popular rom-coms of all time, eventual Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey didn’t meet his match until a bit later in life. In fact, he’s spoken before about how he fell for Brazilian supermodel Camila McConaughey (née Alves) after meeting cute at a club in 2006 and sharing some tequila together. The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star (who recreated that famous poster not long ago) recently opened up more about seeing his now wife for the first time, and it’s no wonder they’ve been together ever since.

What Did Matthew McConaughey Say About Meeting Camila For The First Time?

Relationships can be difficult to maintain over the long haul, and that seems to be even more so for those who try to stay together amid the many additional distractions that come with life in the spotlight. But, Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila (who moved their family from Hollywood to Texas several years ago) have made it work for nearly 20 years now, with the couple having married in the summer of 2012 and sharing three children.

While speaking with the Howard Stern Show recently, the True Detective star revealed even more about what it was like for him as he met his wife for the first time, and said:

I mean, honestly. Don’t you just kinda get the good chills knowing that he locked eyes with her and was smart enough to realize that he needed to go over to her? And, it clearly worked. The duo (who share a cool Brazilian Sunday tradition with their kids) had son Levi in 2008, welcomed daughter Vida in 2010, and had their second son, Livingston, two years later. McConaughey continued:

Don’t you just love it when focus pays off? The Dallas Buyers Club star talked candidly not that long ago about making a long-term relationship work, admitting that part of the trick is “realizing and accepting that individually, we still change” and then figuring out whether or not “our moral bottom line” is still a shared goal.

Not only do they, apparently, still have their truly all-important morals as a shared basis, but they're so in sync that they started a brand of tequila together, and have starred in more than a few cute, pants-free ads to promote it. Man, is it ever good to see that type of romantic dedication work out.

Anthony Mackie is currently riding (or flying) high within the Hollywood landscape. He’s one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest stars, and he leads the Twisted Metal TV series. One would think that an actor of his status would be living it up in Tinseltown, but he actually left the city for his hometown of New Orleans. In doing so, he follows in the footsteps of another actor who moved to his old stomping grounds, Matthew McConaughey. Now, Mackie is explaining why he decided to make the change.

On the surface, the 8 Mile veteran’s reasoning for making his home in Louisiana might seem obvious. The Big Easy is where he spent his formative years, though there’s a bit more to it than that. While promoting the recently released Captain America: Brave New World, the actor sat down with ET for a candid interview in the city itself. It was during the chat that the A-lister candidly explained how his children factored into his decision to move in 2008:

Quite frankly, it’s hard to argue against the notion that NOLA is one of the most unique places in the US. The lively town is known for its southern comforts, including the flavorful food (like scrumptious gumbo) and joyful music. Of course, I’d be remiss if I also didn’t mention the beloved holiday that is Mardi Gras, which draws plenty of tourists to the city. All in all, it seems Anthony Mackie – who has four sons – wants to give his kids an experience that few others have, and he certainly paints a great picture of the town:

There are plenty of stars who don’t actually live in Hollywood, from Florence Pugh to Glen Powell. Funny enough, it was advice from Matthew McConaughey that convinced Powell to relocate to his own home state of Texas. McConaughey is also a native Texan, who – along with wife Camila Alves – purchased a home in the Lone Star state in 2012 for them and their three kids. McConaughey said his choice to leave LA was partially influenced by the fact that he was eventually feeling boxed into rom-com roles and left La La Land to maintain a greater level of creative autonomy.

Like the Dazed and Confused icon, Anthony Mackie doesn’t seem to regret his move. He’s been raking in roles, despite not actually living in Los Angeles. His latest film is the 2025 movie schedule release The Electric State, and Twisted Metal Season 2 is set to return sometime this year. Mackie is also gearing up for production on the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars, which are filming in London. Mackie certainly has the best of both worlds – a thriving career as well as a unique place to call home for him and his kids.

You can check out Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson in Captain America: Brave New World, which is currently playing in theaters. Also, Netflix subscription holders will be able to stream The Electric State, starting on March 7.

The following contains SPOILERS for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower books.

There was a time, not even that long ago, when The Lord of the Rings was considered un-filmable. The story was simply seen as too big and too dense that to do it justice in cinematic form wasn’t believed possible. Peter Jackson showed us all that was untrue, and with that, a number of other epic stories became possible too; stories like Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.

Considered King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower is a seven-book series that also touches on almost every other book King has ever written. To do it justice would require a commitment on par with what we saw in the Harry Potter movies. It was attempted once with disastrous results, and now they’re trying again.

Mike Flanagan, who has shown a deft hand at adapting Stephen King material already, is currently very early in what is clearly meant to be a long-term project adapting The Dark Tower as a TV series. In nearly every way, he is likely trying to avoid the mess that the 2017 Dark Tower movie starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey became. However, there is one thing about that movie that I hope the new series actually embraces.

Ron Howard Once Tried What Mike Flanagan Is Doing Now

Back in the early 2010s, Ron Howard and his producing partner Brian Grazer attempted to adapt The Dark Tower. It was an incredibly ambitious project, and at one point, it was planned to be a combination of theatrical film and television series that would tell the whole story, but with each chapter belonging to the medium that suited it best.

At various points, it appeared the project was dead. Eventually, the ambition shrunk down, and all we got was 2017’s The Dark Tower, a single film that both tried to be standalone, while also opening the door to sequels if the first movie was a hit.

It was not a hit. The movie was a mess. Its attempts to be a story that worked on its own required so much lore that the film was overstuffed. Fans of The Dark Tower hated the way it changed the story. New fans were simply unable to get invested thanks to being buried under endless lore.

As a fan of The Dark Tower, I was as disappointed as anybody that the movie was a mess. It had a strong cast, but they weren’t given much to work with. But I was especially disappointed by the failure because a year before the movie came out Stephen King himself got me excited for the film with an image that changed everything.

How Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Ends Is Important To The Film

The Dark Tower follows Roland of Gilead, a Gunslinger, as he goes on search for the ritual tower. At the end of the story, he finds the building, but then the story drops an incredible twist: Roland has been here before.

As it turns out, Roland has made the journey to the Dark Tower many times, and each time he does, he is returned to the place where the first book begins. Roland’s single-minded determination to seek the Tower has made him unworthy of that which he has been after.

However, on this trip to the Tower, the one we read, something changed in Roland. It’s indicated that in previous cycles, the people Roland met along the way were only tools he used to get to the Tower, but this time, he found friends. Roland’s goal was the Tower, but he (mostly) was not willing to sacrifice others to get it. For this reason, as Roland begins his next walk across the desert, he is carrying the Horn of Eld, an item he had previously left behind and that he needs to blow from a top the Dark Tower.

The implication is that Roland is a step closer to his redemption. However many times Roland has arrived at the Tower, the story of King’s novels may be his penultimate trip, with only this last journey required to truly reach his goal.

The Failed Dark Tower Movie Was Meant To Be A Sequel To The Books

It was with this knowledge that a tweet from Stephen King back in May of 2016 really set me off. It included a picture of the Horn of Eld with the words “Last Time Around” across it. Along with a comment from King himself, it seemed clear, that the Dark Tower film wasn’t an adaptation of the books, it was a sequel.

By implication, it seemed the idea was that the movie version of The Dark Tower would tell the story of this next cycle of Roland, one where he carried the Horn of Eld, and would finally deliver it to the Tower. If there is anything from the otherwise mess of a movie that is worth salvaging, it’s this.

Making The New Dark Tower Series A Sequel Is An Opportunity

Making The Dark Tower a follow-up to the books rather than a straight adaptation offers a lot of potential and a lot of opportunity. First and foremost, while fans will certainly hope that Mike Flanagan’s series will be fairly faithful to the source material, no adaptation is perfect. The fact that the show isn’t supposed to be an exact adaptation can be worked into the story.

We can potentially see new things, meet new people and go to new places. If the events in Roland’s past happened slightly differently, if he isn’t quite the same man, then it stands to reason that what follows wouldn’t play out exactly the same. This gives both the books and the series value in themselves. Fans would have a reason to experience both completely as they tell one long story.

And of course, there’s also the satisfaction that comes with a story that reaches its end. Not everybody loved the way the final Dark Tower book ended with its lack of resolution, no matter how much sense it made. Those of us who love Roland want to see him succeed, and with this, it could be possible.

Stephen King has said he’s actually involved in working on Mike Flanagan’s adaptation. While exactly what that means is far from clear, with the two men working together, perhaps we really could get a version of The Dark Tower that doesn’t simply adapt the story, but completes it.

The Wolf of Wall Street is one of Martin Scorsese's greatest films. It earned Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar nominations, introduced Margot Robbie to the world and... well, introduced naked Margot Robbie to the world. It also has one of Matthew McConaughey’s most iconic scenes, which was apparently as wild to film for the two stars as it turned out in the movie.

Matthew McConaughey doesn’t have a major role in The Wolf of Wall Street, but his big scene opposite Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the best-known moments in the film. The two are having lunch as McConaughey’s Mark Hanna lays some NSFW advice down for DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort. It turns out one part of the scene wasn’t originally scripted, and in an interview going viral on Instagram McConaughey revealed the chest-thumping was all him…

McConaughey said the chest-thumping achieves multiple things for him. In addition to allowing him to get out of his head and get over his nerves, he noted the decision to do something a little weird tends to put the crew at ease.

Honestly, of all the wild stuff that Matthew McConaughey has been known to do, from playing bongos naked and the like, the idea of seeing him thumping on his own chest in between takes is perhaps the tamest of them all. Still, something about seeing his co-star do that appealed to him, and it was DiCaprio who suggested that he add that to their scene. McConaughey continued…

The ”next take” is possibly the most well-known scene in The Wolf of Wall Street. Even if you’ve never actually seen the movie, there's a good chance you know the scene, even if it’s broken down to a meme of McConaughey and a reference to “rookie numbers.” Check out the complete scene below.

There have been a few times in Hollywood when an actor has taken control of one scene so much that it becomes the most memorable part of a movie, but it doesn’t happen often. There’s no argument that McConaughey did it here. The scene would have probably been just as memorable without the random chest-thumping, but there’s little argument that it doesn’t make the scene just that much better. Clearly Leonardo DiCaprio had a fantastic eye to be able to see this and know that it belonged in the scene. Movie fans everywhere should be thankful.

The Academy Award for Best Actor has been handed out every year since 1929 — fun fact, it was awarded to German actor Emil Jannings for not one but two acclaimed roles, in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh — and in the near-century since, it's been presented 97 times to 86 actors. But while taking home that coveted statuette is definitely a career highlight for any performer, the honor does add a little extra pressure on the actor's next project. Will it be as beloved and acclaimed as the role that won them the gold? Here are 32 films that Oscar-winning actors did after taking home the Academy Award, and how they were received.

Cillian Murphy

After the enormity of portraying famed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's billion-dollar blockbuster Oppenheimer, and taking home the 2024 Oscar for Best Actor in the process, Cillian Murphy went small for his next film — literally. In the 2024 adaptation of Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These, Murphy returned to his native Ireland to play Bill, a quiet coal merchant and father of five internally struggling with the harsh realities of the infamous Magdalene Laundries. While Murphy didn't replicate the awards dominance of Oppenheimer with SMTLT, his internal and affecting performance was widely praised by critics.

Joaquin Phoenix

After four nominations throughout his decades-spanning career, Joaquin Phoenix finally took home that Best Actor statue in 2020 for his engrossing portrayal of the nihilistic clown Arthur Fleck in Todd Phillips' Joker. Following that iconic role, Phoenix next appeared in the 2021 Mike Mills dramedy C'mon C'mon, an improv-heavy performance that saw the actor play a middle-aged radio journalist tasked with babysitting his nephew (Woody Norman) while on the road for work. Phoenix was nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance at the Gotham Awards, and the film was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the Top 10 Independent Films of the year.

Will Smith

Will Smith had quite an, um, eventful evening when he took home the Oscar for Best Actor in 2022 for King Richard after two prior nominations (Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness). Winning an Oscar means that a spotlight is already bright on an actor, but the added publicity from the ceremony means his post-slap comeback would be even more scrutinized than usual. His follow-up was 2022's Emancipation, in which he played a runaway slave in 1860s Louisiana. Though the drama received mixed reviews overall, Smith won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance.

Anthony Hopkins

Though he's garnered six Oscar nominations across his illustrious acting career — with his most recent win being for 2021's The Father — Anthony Hopkins' first Academy Award was for that scene-stealing villain, psychiatrist turned serial killer Hannibal Lector in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs. Following up such an iconic performance is no small task and unfortunately, Hopkins' next film, 1992's Freejack opposite Emilio Estevez and Mick Jagger, was a sci-fi dud, bombing both with critics and audiences. During an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Hopkins himself called the film "terrible."

Leonardo DiCaprio

Five-time nominee Leonardo DiCaprio had a bit of "always the bridesmaid" syndrome where the Academy Awards were concerned, until he finally took home the Best Actor Oscar for his emotionally raw and physically punishing performance in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 2019 Western epic The Revenant. His next big-screen role was, graciously, a bit less cold and blustery, trading the frosty American Midwest for starry Los Angeles in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The latter received 10 Oscar nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including a nod for DiCaprio's individual work.

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington had already taken home a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing a Civil War soldier in the 1989 war drama Glory, but he got his first big Best Actor win for portraying corrupt LAPD officer Alonzo Harris in the 2001 crime thriller Training Day. His next performance was another memorable Denzel role: as the title character in the 2002 Nick Cassavetes-directed drama John Q, which saw Washington play a desperate father who takes a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant. Alas, despite some praise for Denzel's performance, the film itself boasts only a 26% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Robert De Niro

Six years after taking home the Best Supporting Actor statue for The Godfather Part II, Robert De Niro got his Best Actor win for his iconic and intense work as boxing champion Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. A year later, De Niro put away the boxing gloves and picked up the Bible to play a Roman Catholic monsignor in 1981's True Confessions, opposite fellow The Godfather great Robert Duvall. Though reviews for the neo-noir were largely positive, the National Review's William F. Buckley, Jr. panned it: "Robert De Niro is badly miscast. He is never entirely convincing."

Matthew McConaughey

After acclaimed turns in 2011's Lincoln Lawyer and 2012's Magic Mike, the so-called "McConaissance" was officially solidified a year later with Matthew McConaughey's Oscar-winning portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club. Despite not having nearly as much screentime, the actor's next performance was just as memorable: a chest-thumping, meme-inducing extended cameo as Mark Hanna in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.

Tom Hanks

Beyond being one of the most beloved actors of all time, Tom Hanks also holds a piece of cinema history: he's one of only two actors to win back-to-back Academy Awards for acting. Yes, that means after taking home the Best Actor Oscar for his heart-wrenching performance as HIV-positive lawyer Andrew Beckett in 1994's Philadelphia, Hanks struck Oscar gold yet again with his very next performance, as the titular lead of 1995's Forrest Gump.

Rami Malek

Rami Malek belted his way to an Oscar as legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the glossy 2019 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. His first post-award performance also revolved around his voice — voice acting, that is, as Malek portrayed a mountain gorilla named Chee-Chee in the 2020 fantasy-adventure film Dolittle, with his future Oppenheimer co-star Robert Downey Jr. as the titular doc. The family-friendly flick received abysmal reviews from critics, with Courtney Howard of Variety writing: "What should have been an awe-filled adventure quickly curdles into an awful one, thanks to a pedestrian formula and the filmmakers' fixation on fart jokes."

Adrien Brody

In 2003, Adrien Brody made Oscar history when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29 for his portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's war drama The Pianist, becoming the youngest actor ever to win in that category. Later that year, he followed up his historic win with the musical crime comedy The Singing Detective, about a mystery writer (Robert Downey Jr.) who relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations. The film scored a 39% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx had one hell of a 2004, serving up not one but two award-worthy performances: He took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as soul great Ray Charles in the 2004 biopic Ray and also received a Best Supporting Actor nod that same year for his work in the crime film Collateral. It would be near-impossible for any performer to hit that kind of stratospheric high again, especially with Foxx's follow-up Stealth — the 2005 military action flick co-starring Josh Lucas and Jessica Biel was dubbed a "stink-bomb" by Roger Ebert.

Daniel Day-Lewis

Acting legend Daniel Day-Lewis deservedly holds the record for the most Best Actor awards ever, with three wins out of six nominations, but his first was for playing Christy Brown, a writer-artist born with cerebral palsy, in the 1989 drama My Left Foot. And though he would later follow that iconic role up by playing famous figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Bill the Butcher, his immediate next performance was as an Irish-American dentist traveling around Argentina in the forgettable 1989 dramedy Eversmile, New Jersey.

Jack Nicholson

The first of three Academy Awards for the legendary movie star, Jack Nicholson's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest performance as Randle McMurphy nabbed him the Oscar in 1976. Later that year, he would star as cattle rustler Tom Logan opposite Marlon Brandon in the Arthur Penn-helmed Western The Missouri Breaks. Coming hot on the heels of not only his own Oscar win but also Brando's for The Godfather, the film was highly anticipated — however, it failed to live up to those expectations and became a notorious critical and commercial flop.

Marlon Brando

One of the most iconic cinema stars of all time, Marlon Brando was nominated for eight Oscars across his decades-spanning career. He won two, the first being for his electrifying role as prizefighter turned longshoreman Terry Malloy in the 1954 crime drama On the Waterfront, widely considered one of the greatest acting performances of all time. His next role as Napoleon Bonaparte in the historical romance Désirée didn't win him any awards, but Variety reportedly called his performance "a masterful exhibition of thesping" at the time.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

The late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman had already solidified himself as a vibrant and vital supporting actor with films like The Talented Mr. Ripley, Almost Famous, Magnolia and 25th Hour, but his Oscar-winning portrayal of author Truman Capote in 2005's Capote officially upped him to leading man status. He would receive another three Oscar nominations in the years to follow, but his very next role was more of a crowd-pleaser than an awards grab: as arms dealer Owen Davian in Mission: Impossible III.

Russell Crowe

Audiences and critics alike were very much entertained by Russell Crowe's performance as Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 Rome-set epic Gladiator, which earned the New Zealand-born star the Best Actor Oscar at the 73rd Academy Awards. Crowe would go up for the same award only a year later, for his portrayal of American mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind, but he lost to Training Day lead Denzel Washington.

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin rose to international fame with his performance as George Valentin in the 2011 silent movie The Artist — his Oscar win was a historic one, as he was the first French performer to ever take home the Best Actor statue. Despite his newfound Hollywood status, however, the actor-comedian returned to his native France for his next film credit: The Players, a 2012 comedy anthology co-starring Gilles Lellouche, with each man also directing and writing a segment.

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage's filmography is a wild ride, from critically acclaimed fare like Raising Arizona, Moonstruck and Adaptation to straight-to-video shlock. Thankfully, his 1995 drama Leaving Las Vegas falls into the former category, winning Cage the Best Actor Oscar for his role as alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson. (Funnily enough, it's not one of Nic Cage's favorite Nic Cage movies.) His next movie was the 1996 action thriller The Rock, which also won Cage an award: the Best On-Screen Duo statue at the MTV Movie Awards alongside co-star Sean Connery.

Eddie Redmayne

British star Eddie Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in the 2014 biographical drama The Theory of Everything. But that career high was immediately followed by a career-low: a Golden Raspberry Award — a parody award honoring cinematic failures — for Worst Supporting Actor for his work in the galactically goofy 2015 space opera Jupiter Ascending. Even he admitted his performance was bad!

Sidney Poitier

A movie icon through and through, Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier made history in 1964 as the first Black performer to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field. A year later, he moved on from that seminal role with the 1965 Cold War thriller The Bedford Incident, as a civilian photojournalist aboard a U.S. Navy ship that gets into some messy business with a Soviet submarine. Though Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that "the whole thing transcends plausibility," other critics clearly disagreed — the movie has an 86% Certified Fresh rating.

Sean Penn

After a trio of Best Actor nominations, Sean Penn's haunting performance as a grieving, vengeful father of a murdered Boston girl in the Clint Eastwood-directed neo-noir Mystic River finally got him the Academy Award in 2004. Later that year, Penn starred in yet another crime thriller, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, based on the story of the POTUS's would-be assassin Samuel Byck in the mid-1970s. The latter film didn't share the award-worthy gravitas of Mystic River, though, per Rotten Tomatoes, critical consensus said: "A fascinating true story and compelling Sean Penn performance are worthy compensations."

Roberto Benigni

Few Oscar wins were as memorable as Roberto Benigni's, what with presenter Sofia Loren's passionate declaration of "Roberto!" to Benigni's literal victory lap up to the stage. The Italian actor-director took the Best Actor trophy in 1998 for the Holocaust tragicomedy Life is Beautiful, making him the first honoree for a non-English language performance. A year later, he would appear in a very different movie: French-Italian-German comedy adventure flick Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar opposite Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier, which was a box office success.

Al Pacino

One of the most influential actors in modern cinema, Al Pacino was nominated for eight Academy Awards — including for The Godfather films, Serpico and the crime drama classic Dog Day Afternoon — before finally taking home the Best Actor statue for playing Frank Slade in 1992's Scent of a Woman. That Oscar win gave viewers an extra critical eye on his next role, as Nuyorican criminal Carlito Brigante in the De Palma crime drama Carlito's Way, however, reviews were largely positive.

Ben Kingsley

It's a daunting thing playing any famous figure in movies based on true stories, especially when the subject is so famous, that they need only one name. Case in point: Gandhi, the 1982 bio epic about the Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough and performed by English actor Sir Ben Kingsley. Luckily for them, the film won Best Picture and Kingsley took home the Best Actor award. Though his next project, the 1983 film adaptation of Harold Pinter's play Betrayal, didn't get Oscar acclaim, it was well-received by critics.

Humphrey Bogart

It seems surprising that Humphrey Bogart didn't win the Oscar for a role as iconic as Rick Blaine in the 1942 classic Casablanca. No, it would actually be another eight years until ol' Bogie won Best Actor for The African Queen, starring as Canadian mechanic Charlie Allnut opposite Katharine Hepburn's Methodist missionary Rose Sayer. His post-Oscar follow-up was the 1952 noir Deadline – U.S.A.: Variety said "Bogart gives a convincing performance all the way" as a big-city newspaper editor who exposes a gangster's crimes.

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker was ferocious and formidable as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 historical drama The Last King of Scotland, one of his best performances that got the performer a Best Actor Oscar in '07. Later that year, the actor appeared in the ensemble crime drama The Air I Breathe alongside Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy and Brendan Fraser. Though reviews for the film were overwhelmingly negative, several singled out Whitaker's performance. Annabelle Robertson at Crosswalk wrote: "Whitaker, in particular, is extremely sympathetic in his role—a feat that is all the more outstanding after his turn as the evil dictator in The Last King of Scotland."

Dustin Hoffman

After three Best Actor nods, New Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman received his first Academy Award for playing half of a couple going through a devastating divorce (alongside an equally great Meryl Streep) in Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980. His next movie role is just as much of a classic: as Michael Dorsey-slash-Dorothy Michaels in the beloved 1982 comedy Tootsie, which nabbed the star yet another Best Actor nomination.

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman was nearly unrecognizable in his prosthetics-heavy performance as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the 2017 historical drama Darkest Hour. The Academy Awards honored the quintessential Oldman role with a Best Actor award, his second nomination after Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. His next role was just as transformative, if not nearly as acclaimed: Oldman voiced an artificial intelligence in the 2018 sci-fi thriller Tau, which holds a woeful critical rating of 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Laurence Olivier

One of the most celebrated Shakespearean actors in film history, cinema icon Laurence Olivier starred in and directed adaptations of three of the Bard's best-known words, Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955), and earned a Best Actor Oscar for playing the Prince of Denmark. After portraying one of the most famous characters of all time, Olivier switched it up by cameoing as a no-name policeman in the 1951 drama The Magic Box, a "distinguished" bit of stunt casting that The New York Times praised as a delightful "extravagance."

Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck's devastating performance as a father grieving the loss of his three children in Kenneth Lonergan's gut-wrenching Manchester by the Sea clearly broke the collective hearts of the Academy, which voted to give the Boston-bred performer the Best Actor award in 2017. That year, he would tackle another exploration of love and loss with the supernatural drama A Ghost Story, which was a hit with critics — Richard Brody of The New Yorker included the title on his list of the decade's best films.

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser experienced quite the career comeback when he took the Best Actor Oscar for his acclaimed performance as a morbidly obese, housebound English teacher in the 2022 Darren Aronofsky-directed melodrama The Whale. He kept those high-profile projects going with his next film credit, as attorney W. S. Hamilton in Martin Scorsese's stunning American crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon, which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

We all have strange gaps in our knowledge when it comes to the movies we’ve seen. I was shocked to learn that, until recently, my colleague Eric Eisenberg, who has watched well over 100 movies a year for the entire time I have known him, had never seen Gladiator. It’s surprising that a guy who loves movies had not seen a movie that was both a box office hit and a Best Picture winner. And so it’s weird that I, the guy who has written CinemaBlend’s best sci-fi movies list, had never seen Interstellar.

Until this week, that was the case. To be fair, in 10 years I thought I knew enough about it. I thought I knew the basic story (more on that shortly) and I knew the Interstellar ending was hotly discussed, even if I didn't know the details. What else did I need to know? Well, I took the opportunity to find out when I saw Interstellar was now available with my Netflix subscription, and gave it a watch. I’m so glad I waited 10 years to see it.

I Would Have Liked Interstellar In 2014, But For Very Different Reasons

I checked my personal way back machine to try and figure out just why I had never seen a sci-fi movie from Christopher Nolan, a description which should have gotten me into the theater instantly 10 years ago. As it happens, the movie originally came out just a week or two after I got laid off from a job in my previous career, so my focus at the time was probably not on whatever got released that weekend.

I’m sure I would have liked Interstellar if I had seen it when it was released in October 2014. I probably would have loved it. Science fiction that goes heavy on science, focuses on drama and questions things like the nature of time or reality is my jam. I ate it up then and I still do today.

But I wouldn’t have related to Interstellar the way I did when I saw it now. The emotional core of the movie is the relationship between a father and daughter, and as somebody who had no kids in 2014, but has two daughters today, I get it.

Interstellar View Of Time Is Something I've Come To Understand

It’s not that I don’t think I could relate to the characters of Interstellar without kids, and I’m not here to tell you that if you don’t have kids you can’t possibly appreciate the movie (I can’t stand people like that). However, I will say that I personally connected with the movie now in a way I know I would not have then.

Interstellar isn’t just about a relationship between a father and daughter who love each other. You don’t need to be a parent to get that, just have had one you cared about greatly. But the movie takes things a step further.

Like so many of Christopher Nolan’s movies, time plays a key role. But it’s not just about how time is running at different speeds on Earth or in space, it’s about how time runs on a longer scale for parents because existence doesn't end when we do. It continues with our children.

Interstellar is presented as two parallel stories, one following a father and another following his daughter. But really, it’s one story that begins with the parent and continues with the child after her father is gone.

It Turns Out I Had No Idea What Interstellar Was Actually About

If there’s a popular movie you’ve never seen, you can probably still give a basic description of what it’s about. Being part of pop culture often makes it so we pick up these things. There’s a decent chance you knew Rosebud was a sled before ever watching Citizen Kane. My kids have yet to watch a Star Wars movie, but they know Darth Vader’s relationship to Luke Skywalker.

In the same vein, I thought I knew what Interstellar was about. I knew Matthew McConaughey played an astronaut named Coop on an interstellar journey. I knew the concept of time dilation played a part, and that it would impact his character’s relationship with his family. I’d certainly seen the meme of McConaughey sobbing which is probably the film’s most enduring image.

While all that is part of Interstellar, it’s a pretty brief description of only half the movie. There’s a whole other part of the film that I honestly enjoyed more which is, I think, the better part of the film. It takes place back on Earth and follows what humanity is doing, and it's the heart of everything.

Jessica Chastain Plays The Character Interstellar Is Really All About

If I had ever learned that Jessica Chastain was even in Interstellar, it’s a fact I had long since forgotten. So I was shocked to see her as the adult version of Murph, the grown-up daughter of McConaughey character. I was even more surprised when she became a focal part of the story.

There was a point in Interstellar when I found myself nearly blubbering like Coop does watch the messages from home, (or like Timothee Chalmet did learning his Interstellar role had been cut down), but it wasn’t that moment. It came much later when Coop is trying to figure out how to pass messages through time to his daughter. The robot companion TARS wonders if sending the needed information to a child will be of any good. Cooper believes his daughter will understand. He never even hesitates.

I don’t exactly expect to be sending high-concept mathematical data across space and time to my kids, but at the end of the day, my goal as a father is to teach my kids enough that they can figure out the rest for themselves.

Coop lives my dream as a father at the end of Interstellar. He gets to see what his daughter has become and is relieved to discover she was happy. I don't need my kids to literally save the world, though the way things are going, they may need to. I just hope that they're happy, and I hope I live to see it.

Interstellar is a great movie, and I'm so glad I saw it. But even if I was rewatching it after 10 years, I don't think it would have had the same impact that it did watching it now for the first time. Some things are worth the wait.

There are likely very few people who spend most of their week working, going to school or doing any other variety of potentially mentally and/or physically taxing activities who don’t really, really love their weekends. The same is true for the star of some of the best romantic comedies, Matthew McConaughey, who’s also become an author, entrepreneur and college professor over the past several years. He recently detailed a cool Sunday tradition that he and his kids learned from wife Camila’s Brazilian side of the family, noting that it’s a “fun way to clean up the fridge.”

What Did Matthew McConaughey Say About The Sunday Brazilian Tradition He And His Family Participate In?

I can only assume that when you read the words “cool Sunday tradition,” you did not envision that the phrase “clean up the fridge” would be next, but who among us hasn’t spent at least a little bit of our precious weekend free time cleaning? The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star (who recently recreated the famous poster for the hit with Camila) appeared on Scrambled with Gordon Ramsay and when he was asked to detail how his family usually spends their weekends, replied:

BOOM! Folks, this is brilliant. Not only does this mean that you get to relax on Sunday and don’t have to worry about grocery shopping, but you A) get a cleaner fridge out of it B) are able to start your culinary week off with a clean slate and C) have some family bonding time while you assemble a completely edible “concoction” and then enjoy “a hell of a meal."

Now, the only obvious issue with this is that there are (Gasp!!) some people who simply do not like leftovers of any kind. You see them in restaurants all the time, leaving behind half plates of food as they say “this won’t reheat well, anyway.” Oh, it won’t? Have you really tried, though? With that specific meal/food category? Did you try putting it in the oven? Or heating it up in a pan? No? Well, maybe refrigerate the last bit of that chicken fried rice you ordered for lunch, the veggie lasagna recipe you tried but didn’t like that much and your birthday breakfast staple, and then see what you can come up with on Sunday night!

Matthew and Camila have three kids, Levi (16), Vida (14) and Livingston (11), and he noted that the whole family does get involved in their “musito” fests, along with helping to prepare other family meals. The bongo-playing Greenlights author also opened up about the rest of their weekend plans, which typically involve heading to football games when it’s in season, and only the sometimes pants-free couple and their kids spending time together on Sundays so they can “mosey through the day” after going to church.

So, when can the McConaugheys adopt me? I can write and I’m actually really good at creating random meals, so I should fit right in!

Matthew McConaughey might be one of the most surprising and sustaining actors we have today. He’s been enjoyable in everything from his top standout performances to his beloved place in some classic rom-coms. Along the way, the 55-year-old realized that to sustain his career and peace of mind, something had to change. And he realized what had to change was his relationship with the whole industry, including leaving Hollywood for Texas.

The Interstellar alum was on the Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios show recently where he chatted with Kyrgios about his career, life perspective, and other endeavors outside of Tinseltown. When asked about how he stays true to himself, the actor revealed the realization he had before moving to the Lone Star state. He shared:

McConaughey sharing his realization of the power of ‘No’ and uprooting everything that wasn’t working in his life is very important because it worked. The public saw this shift when he won an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club and the speech he gave in 2014. He may have never been nominated if he stayed put.

The Mud star went on to share that it was in fact the fun flirty stuff being the tip of the iceberg pushing him to question everything and not get boxed into any space. He said of his time being the ‘rom-com dude’:

I’m glad that he had the foresight that even though it paid well, it wasn’t his end goal, and moved on. It very much seems like Hollywood wouldn’t have given him the chance to explore many other roles so he made the move out of California.

Again, McConaughey’s choice paved a better way for himself in the long run, which is pretty cool, and a great model for future generations. Although it was seemingly a fully positive move, his wife Camila Alves shared some varied thoughts on leaving their Malibu home. All in all, though, I think they’re doing alright, especially with this fun throwback ad for their Tequila.

The Sing alum isn’t alone in forging a path that works for him. Amongst the stars that have left the land of stars are Modern Family’s brainy middle child Alex, played by Ariel Winter, along with Glen Powell, who made the choice because of the Dazed and Confused alum’s advice. It’s becoming increasingly more common for stars to leave the busyness of the city behind.

Where will the Texas resident’s career go next, who knows. One thing is certain though it’ll be a decision he believes in and wants to make. Hopefully one of those choices will be committing to a beloved rom-com sequel of his.

Except for a Deadpool & Wolverine cameo and the Netflix short Sing: Thriller, Matthew McConaughey hasn’t been too busy amid the 2024 movie schedule. That being said, the Academy Award-winning actor has been busy promoting his brand of Pantalones Tequila with wife Camila McConaughey (née Alves), and with some hysterical results. The latest example of this practice involved the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days icon recreating the poster to one of the best rom-coms ever - and the final product has impressed the fans of that classic comedy.

I'm not sure if the public expected to see this variant of McConaughey family pants-less advertising. Nevertheless, it's a pleasant surprise to see our charming cowboy recreating the poster to Paramount’s 2003 crowd pleaser, with Ms. McConaughey standing in for Kate Hudson. Before we get to the fan comments, have a look at this adorable piece of sweet promotion:

To think that according to Matthew McConaughey’s story on committing to the rom-com, he almost didn’t take the part. Now, that choice seems to be one of the best moves the actor ever made, as it not only put him on the romantic-comedy map, it also paired him with legendary co-star Kate Hudson. So, of course, the responses to this callback convey as much excitement as you’d expect, as you can read below:

• Perfection - @thomaspatricklennon
• 😂😂 Love it! My favorite romcom of all time 😍 - @carlawebr
• Sold. Best movie. - @joshshelton11
• now I’ll need this tequila. - @ktcookeshelton
• Every girl wanted that dress 😍- @maggiehjackson
• This must be a deleted scene 🤣- @paramountmovies
• Sometimes you gotta lose your pants to find the right one. - @pantalonestequila
• those quads needed to be censored so bad - @andreeabicaa

I particularly love that actor/comedian Thomas Lennon responded to this callback to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, as he played one of McConaughey’s friends in that very picture himself. And, before anyone asks, at the time of this writing, it appears that Kate Hudson has not responded with her own comment. Though in all honesty, that doesn’t mean she disapproves. If anything, she may be crafting something extra special, and you can’t rush a good response.

The world of celebrity liquor brands is interesting, in the sense that you have some who take the marketing game uber-seriously, and those who love to have a ball and sell some bottles. And then there are people like Matthew Lillard and Mike Flanagan, who are set to scare the hell out of us all with the upcoming Rare, Fine & Limited Reposado Tequila heading our way in the near future.

Matthew McConaughey is definitely one of the people who occupies the fun end of the spectrum. As someone who enjoys both good advertising and fine spirits, I look forward to whatever his next ad may be. Though I do hope it isn’t too late to create a version of the Interstellar poster, in which Mr. McConaughey’s spacesuit is missing its pants.

With Christopher Nolan's space epic heading back to theaters next month, in honor of its 10th anniversary, you can’t tell me that wouldn't go over as a fantastic promo. And, even if you did, I probably would politely ignore such a suggestion. I mean, it worked for How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days!

For all of you fans out there wanting to see Ben and Andie's battle of wits and wills, fear not. The aforementioned romantic comedy can be very easily streamed, with access to a Prime Video subscription. Provided you’re in your own dwelling, pants are optional; so please use your judgement when deciding what to wear for the occasion.

The trend of stars packing up and moving away from Tinsletown has been pretty consistent over the years. The reasons to leave the bounds of LA or even NYC can vary and involve personal reasons such as privacy or the protection of one's family. Some may agree that the spotlight within Hollywood and its surrounding neighborhoods can be a lot. Former Modern Family cast member Ariel Winter followed in the footsteps of Matthew McConaughey (who now lives in Texas) and others by moving away from LA in 2022 and recently discussed the decision.

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman alum moved to Nashville, Tennessee a few years ago with longtime boyfriend Luke Benward. When the 26-year-old actress was interviewed by E! News, she reflected on why her move was important, and it sounds like she doesn't regret the choice she ultimately made. The former child actor had this to say:

Even with the best casts and crews, the magnifying glass that Hollywood has on it is enough for anyone to leave. And, in the case of the Sophia the First star, she already had a lot of people critiquing her for reasons other than her work. So she welcomed the change of scenery post-Modern Family.

Ariel Winter, who played middle child and brainiac Alex Dunphy on the ABC megahit, was only ten years old when she landed the role. During the show's eleven-year run, fans saw the character as well as her siblings and cousins grow up. By extension, audiences saw the child actors themselves mature. Sadly, some fans body-shamed Winter, and she's been open about having to process that.

The Last Movie Star alum is far from the first star to face scrutiny, and that can happen whether one lives in Hollywood or not. Either way, plenty of actors have made the decision to leave. Aside from the aforementioned Matthew McConaughey, Carlos and Alexa PenaVega moved away as well, citing a desire to raise their kids away from LA as well as audition struggles for Carlos. Mark Wahlberg even moved his family to Las Vegas for a fresh start.

Although Ariel Winter is no longer in LA, she and her co-stars keep in touch. She even revealed to E! that she and co-star Noah Gould, who played everyone’s favorite little brother, Luke, are particularly close. Since Modern Family ended a little under five years ago, there has been a lot of activity amongst all the Dunphy-Delgado-Tucker-Pritchett actors, and even a few of them have teased and formulated ideas for what a reunion could look like.

One would hope that if such a project comes to fruition, Ariel Winter will be ready to accept the call. In the meantime, though, I could see her enjoying her home in Nashville with Luke Benward. I'm glad stars aren’t afraid to take the move for their career and more importantly, themselves.

If you’d like to stream Modern Family and join in on the familial fun, you can do so by streaming all of the seasons with a Hulu subscription or a Peacock subscription.

Even the greatest actors have ups and downs in their careers. For some, it's more dramatic than others. John Travolta was virtually forgotten about before Quentin Tarantino cast him in Pulp Fiction, for example. Then there was "The McConaissance," when Matthew McConaughey roared back to prominence. Those two are hardly alone in finding roles that brought them back. Here is our list of 32 roles that saved actors' careers. 

Pulp Fiction - John Travolta

This was a big one. In the late '70s, there wasn't a bigger star than John Travolta. On the strength of a hit TV show (Welcome Back, Kotter), and two huge hits at the box office with Saturday Night Fever and Grease, Travolta was on top of the world. Then, almost all of a sudden, poof, he was gone. In the 16 years between Grease in 1978 and 1994, he appeared in only 11 movies, and three of those were Look Who's Talking movies and most of them bombed. Then Tarantino came along and cast him as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction and once again, Travolta was on top of the business and he's never looked back. 

Dallas Buyers Club - Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey exploded onto the scene in the early '90s in Dazed And Confused, where he delivered some of the most iconic quotes. In the mid-90s he started playing more dramatic roles in movies like A Time To Kill, Contact, and Amistad. By the early 2000s, he established himself as a popular lead in rom-coms. Then, after a few of his movies struggled to make an impact in the late 2000s, his star faded a little. That all changed in 2013 when he starred in, and won a Best Actor Oscar, for Dallas Buyers Club and The McConaissance was born. 

Stranger Things - Winona Ryder

With movies like Beetlejuice, Heathers,  The Age of Innocence, and Little Women, Winona Ryder was a superstar in the late '80s and early '90s. But in the early '00s, after some bad press for her shoplifting conviction, Ryder's star had fallen quite a bit and she even took a short break from acting. Though she never fell off the map completely, it wasn't until she starred in Stranger Things starting in 2016, that Ryder returned to the top. 

Judy - Renée Zellweger

Between Jerry McGuire in 1996 and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason in 2005, Renée Zellweger was one of the most popular and successful actors in Hollywood. With a slew of hits and awards,  Zellweger could do no wrong. Then, after a few less-than-successful movies, the industry showed how fickle it could be and she fell off the A-list. That all changed in 2019 with Judy, followed up with the TV series The Thing About Pam.

The Whale - Brendan Fraser

the 1990s were Brendan Fraser's decade. He had some massive hits, most notably The Mummy in 1999, but soon after, it's like everything dried up. He worked still, but barely and it left the world asking what had become of the heartthrob. He answered every one with his amazing performance in The Whale, winning the Best Actor Oscar and roaring back to the top. 

Birdman - Michael Keaton

In the 1980s, Michael Keaton delivered some of the funniest lines in some of the funniest movies. In the mid-90s and early 00s, his career slowed a bit. He was still working but wasn't the big star he'd been when he got the role in Tim Burton's Batman. That is, of course, until he starred as an actor much like himself in Birdman and brought the great actor back to the top of the A-list. 

House Of Cards - Robin Wright

When she burst onto the scene in The Princess Bride, the sky was the limit for Robin Wright. She reached new heights with her role as Jenny in Forrest Gump but found herself a tabloid regular with her marriage to Sean Penn. Ultimately, she found perhaps her greatest fame when she landed the role of Claire Underwood in Netflix's House Of Cards. 

Everything Everywhere All at Once - Ke Huy Quan

Has there ever been a feel-good story in Hollywood like Ke Huy Quan's return to fame after winning an Oscar for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once? After decades of virtually not working in the industry, having found fame as a kid, Quan was once again the toast of the town. 

Halloween (2018) - Jamie Lee Curtis

She's been called the original slasher film "final girl" for her role in the original Halloween, and Jamie Lee Curtis rode that fame to the top of Hollywood. You might not remember, but in 2006 she actually announced her retirement from acting. Though she didn't give it up completely, she was very selective about roles, mostly playing supporting characters. That changed with 2018 Halloween when she roared back into the business head first. 

Sin City - Mickey Rourke

People forget just how huge Mickey Rourke was in the 80s. Men wanted to be him and women wanted to be with him, as they say. Then, he decided he'd put acting on the back burner and become a boxer. After a somewhat successful run, he returned to acting, and with Sin City and The Wrestler, Rouke was back on top in Hollywood

Scream - Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore became a huge star as a kid in the 1980s with movies like E.T. and Firestarter. In her teens, some personal problems derailed things a little, but when she starred in Scream, it brought her completely back and she's never looked back. 

Wild - Reese Witherspoon

When Reese Witherspoon won the Academy Award for her performance in 2005's Walk The Line, she was on top of the world. Just a few years later though, after a string of poorly performing romance movies Witherspoon dubbed her "love triangle period," her career hit a valley. Then came Wild which marked not only her resurgence as an actor but her transition to big-time producer as well. 

Iron Man - Robert Downey, Jr

There probably isn't a more famous comeback story than Robert Downey, Jr. After years of personal problems and addiction, his career looked like it was going to be completely wasted. Then Downey sobered up and landed the role of a lifetime as Tony Stark/Iron Man and the rest is history. 

Arrested Development - Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman has had quite a few ups and downs in his career. In the '80s, he was a teen star on the verge of big things, but then his career hit a serious lull. It really wasn't until the cult success of Arrested Development that Bateman once again commanded must-see TV. 

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool

With big roles in 90s TV shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Two Guys And A Girl, Ryan Reynolds was poised for huge success. At first, that's what he found, but it started to fizzle out with a string of forgettable movies in the late '00s and early teens, including the disaster that was The Green Lantern. Then came another superhero movie in 2015 called Deadpool and now he will be doing that until he's 90. 

Yellowjackets - Christina Ricci

By no fault of her own, Christina Ricci's career hit a string of bad luck with projects that she shined in, but for one reason or another didn't capture the attention of audiences. That changed, obviously, with Yellowjackets starting in 2021. 

The Godfather - Marlon Brando

People forget that when Francis Ford Coppola cast Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone, Brando was on the outs in Hollywood. It's well-known lore at this point that Coppola had to fight to get the legend in the movie, but we're all grateful he did. 

24 - Kiefer Sutherland

With roles in Stand By Me, The Lost Boys,  and the two Young Guns movies, the late '80s and early '90s were big for Kiefer Sutherland. The mid and late '90s saw a bit of a lull with some box office disappointments. In 2001, Sutherland took on the role of Jack Bauer in 24, which quickly became one of the most popular shows on TV and Sutherland rode it to a new level of fame. 

 Orange Is The New Black - Natasha Lyonne

Legal and personal problems almost completely derailed Natasha Lyonne's promising career in the '00s. Thankfully, she got the help she needed and cleaned up, she scored a role on the Netflix hit Orange Is The New Black and she's continued to crush in a number of roles since. 

This Is Us - Mandy Moore

Around the turn of the century, Mandy Moore was unstoppable, starring in hit movies and charting on the Top 40. It was in 2016, however, when she was cast as the matriarch in This Is Us that her fame shot to an entirely new level. 

The Town - Ben Affleck

After a big decade in the '90s, Ben Affleck's fame in the '00s was more about the tabloids than it was about his filmography. It took a few years, but eventually, he proved to everyone how great a filmmaker he was with The Town in 2010, and ever since, he's been crushing it. 

Monster-in-Law - Jane Fonda

There weren't many bigger stars in Hollywood than Jane Fonda in the '70s and '80s. Then, in 1991, she announced she was retiring from acting, coinciding with her marriage to Ted Turner. She returned, to everyone's delight, in 2005's Monster-In-Law alongside Jennifer Lopez and has scoring hits ever since. 

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Neil Patrick Harris

Like his character on Doogie Howser, MD, Neil Patrick Harris was a prodigy. However after the hit show ended, he struggled to move into more adult roles. Surprisingly, it was playing a fictionalized version of himself in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle that landed him back on audiences' radar screens, and then he landed his most famous gig on How I Met Your Mother

Bohemian Rhapsody - Mike Myers

Mike Myers was everywhere in the 1990s. From SNL to Wayne's World (one of the best movies based on an SNL character) to Shrek to Austin Powers, he was on top of the world. In 2010, after a string of box office misses, he retreated from the scene, only to emerge with a glorious role in 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody. 

John Wick - Keanu Reeves

After proving to be box office gold for a couple of decades, Keanu Reeves had a string of misses in the late '00s, but when he teamed up with director Chad Stahelski for John Wick in 2014, he helped launch a whole new franchise that continues to pump out hits. 

Unfaithful - Diane Lane

Diane Lane has always been selective about her roles, going back to her early days in Hollywood in the '80s. This has led to multiple career "revivals" but the most notable has to be her turn in the hit Unfaithful in 2002 which earned her a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars in 2003. 

Airplane! - Leslie Nielsen

For a generation of audiences, Leslie Nielson will forever be known for his roles in some of the best parody movies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. But before Nielson was delivering hilarious lines in those movies, he was known for his dramatic acting., though his career had slowed before he reinvented himself in the first Airplane!  

Striptease - Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the '70s, but a few poorly received movies in the '80s knocked him off that lofty perch. While many might point to his role in Boogie Nights in 1997 as reviving his career, it was really his hilarious performance in Striptease from a year earlier that put him back on the map.

No Country For Old Men - Josh Brolin

After finding success as a young star in the 1980s in movies like The Goonies, Josh Brolin hit a career drought that lasted more than a decade and left him wondering if he'd ever regain his earlier success. He did so and more after his amazing turn in No Country For Old Men in 2007 and has been one of Hollywood's best ever since. 

Trading Places - Don Ameche

With an amazing career that had started in the 1930s, Don Ameche's bookings dried up in the 1970s. Luckily for all of his, he landed a role as one of the Duke Brothers in Trading Places and he once again was a huge star, this time with a whole new, younger, generation of fans. 

Sea of Love - Al Pacino

It is easy to forget that even the greatest sometimes find themselves in slumps. Such was the case with Al Pacino in the mid 1980s. After all the incredible success of the '70s, he learned how fickle Hollywood can be and it wasn't until 1989's Sea Of Love that Pacino regained his rightful spot among the elite. 

Rocky Balboa - Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone is responsible for some of the biggest franchises in Hollywood history, but even the great ones stumble. Stallone had a pretty rough run of bad movies in the late '90s and early '00s, but when he returned to his roots in 2006's Rocky Balboa, he once again found his footing and not only starring in Rambo, reviving his other monster franchise, but he launched a new one with The Expendables.

Ana De Armas is on the move again… but she’s not headed back to the City of Stars. Since her move to the East Coast two years ago, the Ghosted actress has spent time back in Los Angeles filming various projects. Despite that, her recent decision to put down roots in yet another place further solidifies her position among Florence Pugh, Matthew McConaughey and more stars who've left Tinseltown. Now, de Armas is getting real about her decision to live off "the grid."

The Deep Water actress is just one of the many celebrities to move away from the City of Angels in the past few years alone. You would expect most of them to be retired, but that is not the case. Some of Hollywood’s younger brood have moved away. For instance, the aforementioned Florence Pugh moved back to London. So what gives? The Knives Out star got real with E! News about the move, saying it was about finding a space where she could actually relax:

Her new off-the-grid home is a mansion with views of the stunning Vermont mountainscape, a place the paparazzi don’t frequent. Away from the flashing lights of Hollywood, she’s finally able to get some peace and privacy. By the sounds of it, she doesn't regret her decision to stay away from Hollywood.

The Blonde star's viewpoint seems to be the shared sentiment of a lot of celebrities that have moved away from Los Angeles: safety and peace. Many are raising families, like Angelina Jolie and Matthew McConaughey, who don’t want their kids growing up in that celebrity crazed environment. However, it’s a lot for anyone, and after the dangerous and scary attention she received while dating Ben Affleck, it's honestly hard to blame Ana de Armas for moving all the way across the country to New York.

With some of Hollywood’s brightest dispersing in every direction, is this a changing of the guard or a power vacuum for a new filming hub? Mark Wahlberg, who also recently moved his family out of LA, hopes to make his new home city Las Vegas look appealing to production companies. Atlanta and Vancouver have already been established as notable filming locations, with major studios setting up shop there in the past decade. To me, it seems like the film industry is slowly decentralizing from LA, although the SoCal city remains the biggest player, and I don’t see that changing all too soon.

After all, while Vermont offers incredible leaf peeping and winter sports, filming in the Green Mountain State is far and few between. But, lucky for The Gray Man actress, her most recent project, Eden alongside Sydney Sweeney, filmed on location in Australia. Being a celebrity has its downsides but it also has its perks!

While a distributor has yet to be announced for Eden, fans can look forward to seeing Ana de Armas in the John Wick spinoff Ballerina, which is set to premiere on our 2025 Movie Schedule.

The 2010s were a transformative decade for movies as directors like Damien Chazelle, Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele hit the mainstream, and many actors exploded into stardom or gave career-defining performances in movies like theirs. Now, it’s time to celebrate some of the best films of this decade and the performers who starred in them. 

Emma Stone – La La Land 

This ode to Old Hollywood and modern romance from Damien Chazelle is widely beloved in part because of Emma Stone's performance. If you go back to reviews for La La Land, you’ll see Stone and Ryan Gosling praised for their work as they played Mia and Sebastian, two aspiring artists who fall in love with each other. Notably, Emma Stone won her first Oscar for the film because of the wonderful performance she gave as the up-and-coming actress. 

Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids

When it comes to Bridesmaids and all its hilarious lines and gags, we all need to say a collective thank you to Kristen Wiig. Not only did the Saturday Night Live alum lead the stellar ensemble cast of this 2011 flick, but she also wrote the movie with Annie Mumolo, and they got an Oscar nomination for it. 

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Moonlight, which famously won Best Picture in 2017, is a coming-of-age film that follows Chiron through three stages of his life, focusing on him exploring his sexuality and identity. In it, Mahershala Ali plays Juan, a man who has a pivotal role in Chiron’s early life. Famously, Ali won his first Oscar for his moving performance in this film. 

Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out

Get Out is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, and it marked the directorial debut of Jordan Peele. While this film about the deeply dark turn a trip takes after a white woman brings her Black boyfriend home to meet her family is career-defining for its director – as he’s gone on to become quite the name in the genre – it also marked a major breakout for Daniel Kaluuya who played the film’s lead, Chris. 

Amy Adams – Arrival 

Arrival is unquestionably one of Amy Adams’ best movies, and to this day, folks are still livid that she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar for it. She plays Louise, a linguist assigned to decipher and translate an alien language. However, as Arrival’s ending makes abundantly clear, there’s way more to it than that, and one of the major reasons this movie works is because of Adams’ masterful, emotional and nuanced performance. 

J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

In Whiplash, one of J.K. Simmons’ best films, he plays a brilliant and brutal jazz conductor and instructor named Terence Fletcher. During the film, Miles Teller plays a young drummer named Andrew who is determined to become great, and his intense relationship with Terence and the notion of being the best is what makes Damien Chazelle’s film magnificent. On top of its overall acclaim, Simmons also won an Oscar for his performance.

Hugh Jackman – Logan 

Logan was Hugh Jackman’s last ride as the Wolverine, and it was basically perfect. While he’s returned to the role since in Deadpool and Wolverine, Logan still serves as a wonderful conclusion to the iconic X-Man’s story. It was also a game-changing Marvel film, as it brought a level of grit and intrigue that we hadn’t really seen in a movie from this universe before. 

Ben Affleck – Argo 

Much like Good Will Hunting, Argo marked a major milestone in Ben Affleck’s career. It was one of the films that solidified him as a top-tier director, and on top of that, he also starred in the film about a CIA agent disguised as a producer who goes into Tehran on a mission to save a group of Americans. Oh, also, the film went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars too. 

Jesse Eisenberg — The Social Network

The Social Network cast is stacked, however, it wouldn’t be what it is without Jesse Eisenberg’s performance as Mark Zuckerberg at its center. His nuanced performance which is somehow both collected and chaotic compliments Aaron Sorkin’s fast-talking script perfectly, and he expertly helped build up tension in the film that director David Fincher is known for. All around, that made for a perfect, heart-pounding drama about the rise of Facebook.

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf Of Wall Street  

While Leonardo DiCaprio has a long list of career-defining performances, and he and Martin Scorsese have made many great movies together, you can’t deny that his portrayal of Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street tops that list. 

Brie Larson – Room

The film Room, which is about a mother and her son escaping captivity, is masterfully led by Brie Larson, who plays Ma. Both she and Jacob Tremblay, who played her son Jack, were praised for their performances, and in 2016, the actress won an Oscar for her work. 

Daniel Craig – Knives Out

Now, I know that Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond was still happening in the 2010s. However, an equally important and brilliant role he took on was as detective Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s first whodunnit Knives Out. Now, after leading the cast of Knives Out, Craig has gone on to reprise his role as the Southern detective on multiple occasions, because he loves it and so do we. 

Ryan Gosling – Drive

If you look over Ryan Gosling’s best movies, on one side you’ll find his brilliant comedic films – like Barbie and The Nice Guys – and on the other side, you’ll find his stoic and dramatic performance, like the one he gives in Drive. Put simply, Drive wouldn’t work without the actor’s lead performance, because the entire film hinges on him and his abilities. 

Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool

After years of working to get it made and some well-timed leaked footage, finally, in 2016, Deadpool came out and we got to see Ryan Reynolds in his element as the Merc with a Mouth. 

Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea 

In a film about a man returning home to reckon with his past and grief after losing his brother, Casey Affleck gives an emotional and commanding performance. Not only did he win an Oscar for his work in this drama, but it’s also one of the big defining roles of his career. 

Chris Evans – Captain America: The Winter Soldier 

Chris Evans began and ended his tenure as Steve Rogers in the 2010s. While all his outings as the star-spangled man with a plan were excellent, nothing tops his performance as Cap in the political thriller that is the Russo brothers’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which is easily one of the best Marvel movies ever made. 

Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel 

Under Wes Anderson’s precise direction, Ralph Fiennes occupied the pastel world of the Grand Budapest Hotel with grace and style. His fast-talking M. Gustave went on quite the adventure in this film, and he won over the hearts of audiences with his quick wit, smooth charm and impeccable work ethic. 

Natalie Portman – Black Swan 

Throwing it back to the beginning of the decade, Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 psychological thriller Black Swan showed us Natalie Portman’s talents in a new light. While she had been on the scene and in big movies for years, this film marked a major milestone in her career as her performance as a tortured ballerina got her an Academy Award. 

Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buys Club

Obviously, for a couple of decades before this, Matthew McConaughey was known and beloved for fun movies like Dazed and Confused and How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. However, in 2013, Dallas Buyers Club marked a notable shift in his career. Not only did he win an Oscar for this dramatic turn as a man who finds out he has AIDS, but he also went on to star in acclaimed projects like Interstellar and True Detective one year later, cementing himself as a magnificent dramatic actor with serious range. 

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Yes, Jennifer Lawrence leading The Hunger Games cast is one of the biggest triumphs of her career. However, amid all of that, she starred in the beloved dramedy Silver Linings Playbook with Bradley Cooper, and that’s the film for which she won her Oscar. This magnificent film about two people learning to live and thrive through grief and mental illness, is a thoughtful and funny film that Lawrence steals with her amazing performance. 

Brad Pitt – Moneyball 

Moneyball is the story about the general manager of the Oakland A’s using his business savvy and what little money his team had to assemble a rag-tag team of MLB players. Brad Pitt plays said manager, Billy Beane, and I mean it when I say the movie really wouldn’t work without him. He’s at the center of it, and he carries it to victory just like his character did with the A’s.  

Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther 

We sadly lost Chadwick Boseman way too early, however, his legacy will live on forever. This is in part because of his performance as the King of Wakanda, T’Challa. Black Panther was a historic moment in modern movie history, and his incredible take on the titular hero is a big reason why. 

Margot Robbie – I, Tonya 

Before I, Tonya, Margot Robbie was beloved for her supporting and ensemble roles in films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide Squad. However, one of the movies that helped solidify her as both a leading lady and super producer was I, Tonya. She played Tonya Harding and produced the film under the banner of her company LuckyChap – which went on to make films like Barbie and Promising Young Woman. 

Florence Pugh – Midsommar

Florence Pugh exploded onto the scene with the haunting Ari Aster film Midsommar. The movie is now considered one of the best horror movies of all time, and a big reason why is Pugh’s performance. 

Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird

Talk about a dynamic duo. Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan are a match made in heaven, and that was solidified into fact when the actress played the titular Lady Bird in the director’s breakout film. Not only did fans fall in love with Ronan’s performance as the defiant teenage gal, but she also received wide acclaim and an Oscar nomination for it. Plus, it was the beginning of a glorious partnership between her and Greta Gerwig as they then went on to make Little Women together. 

Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name

These days, when people think of Timothée Chalamet, they likely think of him as Paul Atreides, the leader of the Dune cast. However, before that (and in a different decade) the film that sprung him into the mainstream was Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name. The deeply romantic and tender coming-of-age drama was led beautifully by Chalamet, and since then he’s taken on more roles that have helped cement him as one of the top-leading men of his generation. 

Anna Kendrick – Pitch Perfect

If you were a kid in 2012 (like I was), odds are you learned the “Cups” song. The movie about college acapella was a phenomenon in the early 2010s, and it served as a big breakout leading role for Anna Kendrick. Not only was she funny as Becca, but everyone also became aware that she had the singing voice of an angel.  

Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave

Lupita Nyong’o’s first feature film was 12 Years A Slave. Her performance in the movie by Steve McQueen won her an Oscar in 2012 and solidified her as a top-tier dramatic performer. Since then, she’s gone on to star in massive blockbusters like Black Panther and A Quiet Place: Day One. 

Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

There have been many amazing takes on the Joker, and Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck was a totally new one. In Joker, we see the villain’s origin story, and it’s a film that’s unlike any other DC project. The haunting performance ultimately won the actor an Oscar, and he reprised the part again in Joker: Folie à Deux.

Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

The movie is named after Mad Max, and he’s great, don’t get me wrong, but Furiosa steals the show. Charlize Theron’s performance as the driver in Mad Max: Fury Road is fierce and jaw-dropping, and she’s one of many reasons why George Miller’s movie is considered one of the best action films. 

Michael Cera – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

You can’t have Scott Pilgrim vs. The World without a perfect Scott Pilgrim and that’s who Michael Cera is. He perfectly played the awkward yet heroic protagonist in Edgar Wright’s beloved film, and to this day, it's considered some of his best work.

Matt Damon – The Martian

This Ridley Scott movie is literally about one man who is stuck on Mars. Yes, there are other people in the film trying to save him. However, overall, The Martian is Matt Damon’s movie. He plays the stranded astronaut and scientist, and the heart, charisma, intelligence and even humor he brings to the space drama is unforgettable. 

All around, the 2010s were full of films that are on their way to becoming all-time classics, and it’s in part thanks to the brilliant actors who starred in them. 

James Gunn’s DCU Chapter 1 is finally taking shape and, as it does, rumors have been swirling around the various productions that are in the works. One of those is the TV show Lanterns, which is reportedly set to focus on a pair of Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan will apparently be one of the lead characters and, per a recent rumor, Josh Brolin is being eyed to play him. That piece of news is interesting enough on its own but, now, it’s been alleged that two more A-listers could be in the running to portray Jordan.

According to the original report, Josh Brolin has allegedly just been offered the role of Hal Jordan at this point and no official deal has been signed. The InSneider now claims that should the Dune star pass on Lanterns, the producers have two other actors in mind. Matthew McConaughey and Ewan McGregor are supposedly the two leading men that are being considered as alternate options. To say that either one of those castings would be huge for the show – and the DCU as a whole – would be an understatement.

Both of the actors certainly have proven their talents on multiple occasions throughout the course of their careers, and each could bring a different kind of vibe to Hal. Texas native Matthew McConaughey certainly has plenty of swagger that would be fitting for Jordan. Of course, he can also bring a sense of relatability to the character, and that element has arguably been synonymous with plenty of interpretations of Hal over the years. McConaughey definitely isn’t the first person I’d imagine for the part but, when I really think about it, the Oscar winner is a solid fit.

Ewan McGregor would also bring a considerable amount of gravitas to the role. I’m definitely of the mindset that McGregor could imbue Hal with a cerebral nature – similar to what he’s done with Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi over the years. Going in that direction for this version of Jordan would certainly make sense, especially given that he’ll reportedly be something of a mentor to a younger John Stewart.

This latest report on Lanterns should, of course, be taken with a grain of salt at this time, as none of the bigwigs at DC Studios have confirmed or denied any casting rumors. If Josh Brolin, Ewan McGregor and Matthew McConaughey are indeed all in the running, though, it would drive home the assumption that the producers want a more seasoned actor to play Hal. Based on the casting choices that have been made for the DCU thus far, I’d say that James Gunn and co. have made some inspired choices, and that rings true with this newest bit of news.

Lanterns’ showrunner is Chris Mundy, who’s arguably best known for serving in that same role on the hit Netflix crime series Ozark. The veteran EP also has notable titles like Criminal Minds and True Detective on his resume. Given his past credits, Mundy should be a perfect fit for the upcoming DC show, which will see Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigate a mystery. Specific details on the series are currently being kept under wraps, but what is known is that the project moved from Max to HBO and will run for eight episodes.

It’ll probably be a while before any official news on the Green Lantern-focused show is announced. Nevertheless, I remain excited and intrigued by the possibilities this production presents. Of course, I’ll also be waiting intently to see if Josh Brolin, Matthew McConaughey or Ewan McGregor ultimately end up playing one of the show’s co-leads.

Those eager for some DCTV content should know that The Penguin – which is not set in the DCU but is part of The Batman’s continuity – is on the way. It premieres for Max subscription holders on Thursday, September 19 at 9 p.m. ET. After that, the show will air on HBO, starting on Sunday, September 29 at 9 p.m. ET amid the 2024 TV schedule.

There’s an interesting trend that’s persisted within the celebrity landscape in recent years, and it involves geographical relocation. More specifically, a number of A-listers have been moving out of Hollywood and heading to locales that they find more desirable. For example, Matthew McConaughey and his family now live in Texas, and James Van Der Beek moved to the Lone Star State as well. Meanwhile, Angelina Jolie is one of the stars who still lives in Los Angeles but, as she's revealed, she plans to leave as well and has plans for what she’ll do after.

Angelina Jolie is the daughter of two actors – Jon Voight and the late Marcheline Bertrand. So, as she mentioned to THR during a recent interview, she’s lived in Tinseltown for her entire life. Those California roots aren’t what’s keeping her in the major city, though. While speaking with the trade, the Oscar winner explained that there are a few other personal reasons for why she’s remained in LA for so long:

So the Tomb Raider icon’s decision to remain in LA, for now, has been based on her desire to maintain a steady place for her children to live. She’s the mother to six children of varying ages, but all of them are indeed growing up. Also, as she alluded to, she’s also still contending with her years-long divorce from Brad Pitt. Previous reports indicated that Angelina Jolie was planning to leave Hollywood and move to New York. However, based on what she told THR, it doesn’t sound like her next chapter will involve more than just the Big Apple:

Considering the Oscar winner’s extensive travels as a humanitarian, it makes sense that she’d want to visit different parts of the world after leaving LA. She later mentioned to the trade that she still has aspirations as a director, and one would think that she’ll likely continue to act as well. All in all, I’d say that the idea of her working when she wants and traveling the rest of the time sounds good.

It’s been interesting to hear stars give their reasons for shipping out of Hollywood. Alexa and Carlos PenaVega moved to Hawai’i several years ago, citing the pressures of the industry and their desire to raise their kids outside of LA. Meanwhile, the reason Mark Wahlberg moved his family to Las Vegas in 2022 was to give his loved ones “a fresh start” and allow his kids the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Though the Wahlbergs did recently return to Hollywood for the premiere of Mark’s latest movie, The Union.

Personally, I can understand the personal reasons behind Angelina Jolie and her peers wanting to leave Hollywood behind. The city is exciting and, in some ways, addictive, but a person ultimately needs to do what’s right for the well-being of themselves and their loved ones. Here’s hoping that when all of her kids are finally of age, Jolie is able to move forward with her plans as she desires.

In the meantime, though, Angelina Jolie is promoting her upcoming opera biopic, Maria. The film will eventually be streamable with a Netflix subscription and may be released amid the 2024 movie schedule.

There's a lot to love in and for Deadpool & Wolverine, from its stellar cast led by Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, to the hilarious NSFW jokes the franchise is known for. People are also loving the crazy amount of cameos in Deadpool 3, as the movie feels like it brought in all of Hollywood to participate in it. For example, one of the quickest and most exciting cameos was Matthew McConaughey’s brief appearance as the Deadpool variant Cowboypool. It’s a hilarious moment, and it turns out a lot of effort went into the costuming even though it was just a cameo.

In a recent Instagram post from costume illustrator Jonay Bacallado, the artist revealed the concept art for Cowboypool, which was designed by Mayes Rubeo. The illustration is epic, and the artist described references pulled from different cowboy movies, including those of the great Clint Eastwood. McConaughey was the perfect person to embody this role, as his acting and persona feel like a throwback to the great Western movie stars. You can see the art below:

Many fans also noted that a major element of the costume ended up being left out in the final iteration of the character design.

The illustration shows Cowboypool wearing a long fully knit poncho, which feels like a call back to Eastwood in The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. In this version, however, the knitted poncho is covered in Deadpool logos, and it's a killer addition to the already epic suit that I honestly wish I could buy. In the comments, the artist said the poncho was even created in the traditional method of knitting, which shows how much attention to detail was put into even minor characters.

However, if you have seen the movie, the costume piece seems to be cut. The McConaughey version actually featured in the film just has a neck scarf, hat and guns.

The artist didn’t describe why this is, but I imagine that having a traditionally knit poncho for a character that not only appears briefly in the film but also moves around quite a bit, was impractical. However it still looks super sick, and I would’ve loved to see this come to life on the big screen.

If they ever did make the poncho, that is definitely a piece of cool movie memorabilia I’d love to add to the collection. If Deadpool and Eastwood can rock a knitted western poncho, so can I.

Regardless of whether it ended up in the movie or not, seeing the concept for different Deadpool variants and the time and effort that went into the design is astonishing. Bacallado also shared designs for Ladypool, who was played by Blake Lively, and the other cameo characters like Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Chris Evans as Johnny Storm.

It’s a fascinating peek behind the scenes, and even the small characters were so mesmerizing that I want to see more of them. Hopefully, in the future, there will be some way to get Cowboypool and his knitted traditional poncho on the big screen. I think fans would also do anything to have McConaughey in the MCU in a major way. However, we’ll just have to wait and see.

You can see Matthew McConaughey and other fan-favorite cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide. Fans of the franchise can also check out the other Deadpool films with a Disney+ subscription. For more information on other Marvel projects heading to cinemas in the near future, make sure to consult our MCU movie release schedule.

Sometimes, all it takes is one joint appearance in a movie or television show for two popular actors to become known as an acting duo, and sometimes they prove to work so well together that they go on to star in even more projects together. We’ve come up with a list of 32 acting duos who have worked together multiple times, so you can see if you’ve watched all of the times these talented stars have been on screen with each other.

Tina Fey And Amy Poehler

Obviously, this funny duo began their most famed time together while starring on Saturday Night Live, but Tina Fey and Amy Poehler didn’t let the good times end there. The women were both in Mean Girls, starred in the movies Baby Mama and Sisters, and used their talents to great effect when co-hosting the Golden Globe Awards for several years.

Robert De Niro And Al Pacino

Two legendary actors make for a legendary acting duo, and while Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are frequently mentioned in the same breath, they’ve only been featured in four films together. Two of those movies, however, are absolutely the reason people often talk about them together as they count The Godfather Part II, Heat, Righteous Kill and The Irishman as their joint efforts.

Julia Roberts And George Clooney

Now, these two actually have made quite a few movies with one another, and largely with both in on-screen roles. Of course, it’s hard to forget that George Clooney and Julia Roberts are in all three of the Ocean’s Eleven films, but they’ve also starred in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (which Clooney also directed), Money Monster and the 2022 rom-com Ticket to Paradise. The erstwhile Danny Ocean also produced August: Osage County, while Roberts starred.

Jane Fonda And Lily Tomlin

Frequently we see an acting duo together multiple times because they really are buddies in real life, and that’s true for Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. After first starring together in the 1980 hit 9 to 5 (with Dolly Parton, of course) they eventually re-teamed for the Netflix series Grace and Frankie (which ran for seven seasons), as well as the dark comedy Moving On and 80 for Brady.

Emma Stone And Ryan Gosling

This duo has produced some well-known and beloved comedies and dramas over the years, as Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling first starred together in Crazy, Stupid, Love in 2011, moving on to Gangster Squad in 2013 and the Oscar-winning musical La La Land in 2016. Stone even once said she couldn’t “imagine” her life without Gosling, so these two will probably be friends forever.

Salma Hayek And Antonio Banderas

Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas sharing the screen in Desperado caused considerable heat, along with igniting a very real friendship, so it’s no surprise that they’ve now worked together a number of times. They’ve also been in the casts of Four Rooms, Frida, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids 3: Game Over, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard and both Puss in Boots animated movies. That’s a lot!

Dwayne Johnson And Kevin Hart

We’ve already born witness to a rather lengthy history of Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart ripping on each other during their (apparently) laugh and roast-filled friendship, and the two megastars have, indeed, brought that chemistry to the big screen multiple times. The duo counts Central Intelligence, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its sequel, Hobbs & Shaw and DC League of Super-Pets as the titles they’ve appeared in together.

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck

If this isn’t a classic acting duo by now, there are none. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been “bizarrely close” friends since childhood, and they first joined forces to great effect by penning and starring in Good Will Hunting (after having both appeared in School Ties), which won them the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. They also worked on Dogma in the 1990s, then, after nearly 25 years, they joined forces again to write and star in The Last Duel, and since then have also worked together on Air and the upcoming RIP for Netflix.

Denzel Washington And Don Cheadle

If only these two powerhouse stars had already been in more movies together…Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle’s first pairing was as P.I. Easy Rawlins and his loyal but unpredictable friend, Mouse, in 1995’s Devil in a Blue Dress. While their work in the film garnered critical acclaim, it would be over 15 years before they teamed again for Flight.

Sanaa Lathan And Taye Diggs

We should never underestimate the power of a franchise when it comes to popular on-screen pairings. Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs appeared in The Wood together in 1999 and then went on to star in The Best Man, its sequel and the Peacock mini-series, The Best Man: The Final Chapters. The duo also played the lead couple in the rom-com, Brown Sugar in 2002.

Scarlett Johansson And Chris Evans

Co-starring in a franchise with the same people will take an acting duo far, but Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans have surpassed even the typical standard where that’s concerned. Thanks to their joint time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they’ve appeared in a whopping seven movies together (including their mid-end credits cameo in Captain Marvel), and prior to their time as blockbuster movie-making superheroes they starred in The Perfect Score and The Nanny Diaries, bringing their current total to nine.

Anthony Mackie And Chris Evans

If you did enjoy many of those MCU movies, then you know that Chris Evans rubbed elbows with Anthony Mackie quite a bit there. But, did you also know that the two have been in XX non-Marvel movies together? Playing It Cool, What’s Your Number, and Ghosted also star/feature both actors and if you add in all their shared time in tights on screen, their total is also at nine.

Emily Blunt And Dwayne Johnson

The first time was a hit, so why not join forces again, right? Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson famously delivered winning chemistry in Jungle Cruise, and are coming back together for the upcoming drama The Smashing Machine. The two are also said to be willing to return for Jungle Cruise 2, whenever that can finally get off the ground.

Chris Pine And Ben Foster

The third time has been the charm so far for Chris Pine and Ben Foster. The duo famously portrayed bank-robbing brothers in Hell or High Water, joined up for The Finest Hours, and made it a three-peat in 2022 for The Contractor.

Margot Robbie And Will Smith

If it seemed that there could have been a little something extra going on between Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn and Will Smith’s Deadshot when you watched 2016’s Suicide Squad, then it might have been because you picked up on the chemistry the duo first built in Focus from the year before.

Margot Robbie And Brad Pitt

This big screen coupling made quite a showing for themselves across less than a decade, as Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt have starred in The Big Short, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood and Babylon. 

Margot Robbie And Leonardo DiCaprio

Just imagine, had it not been for this pairing, we might not have the megastar who is Barbie actor/producer Margot Robbie right now. Her role in Wolf of Wall Street as the second wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s corrupt fraudster propelled her career, and by the time they starred in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood together Robbie was a major star.

Halle Berry And Hugh Jackman

We, again, have a superhero franchise to thank for bringing two great talents together, as Oscar winner Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman both have four of the X-Men movies among their credits. The duo also starred in Swordfish and Movie 43.

Awkwafina And Michelle Yeoh

This duo counts two megahits in their joint credits, with Awkwafina and Everything Everywhere All At Once Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh both having starred in Crazy Rich Asians (and we’re still waiting for that rom-com sequel) and the MCU entry Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Michelle Yeoh And Jackie Chan

Michelle Yeoh has been a star for several decades, and part of that reason is because of her breakout role in the 1992’s Supercop, which also starred Jackie Chan. But, they’ve made a number of other films with each other, including Supercop 2, and Hong Kong action films Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars, Project S, and both voiced characters in Kung Fu Panda 2, along with having starred in a 1984 watch commercial together.

Angela Bassett And Laurence Fishburne

While Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne were famously nominated for Oscars for their lead roles as Tina Turner and Ike Turner in 1993’s What’s Love Got to Do with It?, the duo was actually first together on screen for Boyz n the Hood in ‘91. They then later teamed up for Akeela and the Bee in 2006.

Julia Roberts And Richard Gere

If this isn’t a famous acting duo, then none are, despite their only making two movies with each other. Of course, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere starred in the mega-hit classic rom-com Pretty Woman and teamed up again for Runaway Bride in 1999.

Jennifer Aniston And Jason Bateman

For a while there, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, who are friends in real life, were kinda on a roll. Their first joint film was The Break-Up in 2006, and since then they’ve filmed four additional movies with one another: The Switch, Horrible Bosses and its sequel, and 2016’s Office Christmas Party.

Kate Hudson And Matthew McConaughey

Who can forget the glorious chemistry created by Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days? No one, that’s who! This is why they made a second rom-com, Fool’s Gold, just five years later.

Kirsten Dunst And Jesse Plemons

It’s not unusual for an acting duo to become friends in real life, but Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons took that a few steps further after working on the TV series Fargo together. Not only have they since starred in the film The Power of the Dog (which netted each their first Oscar nomination) and the A24 drama Civil War, but they married in 2022 and have two sons.

Meg Ryan And Tom Hanks

We could hardly leave Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks off of this list, as the famed actors have co-starred in two of the biggest romantic comedies of all time. Everyone knows them for making Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail hits, but before all of that, they led one of the weirder rom-coms made with Joe Versus the Volcano, and reunited for the 2016 drama Ithaca, which Ryan directed.

Drew Barrymore And Adam Sandler

People often mention Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler as an acting duo they want to see more of and with good reason. The two have made magic in the classics The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates and Blended.

Adam Sandler And Chris Rock

This pairing goes back decades, to the time when Adam Sandler and Chris Rock starred on Saturday Night Live together in the ‘90s. Since then, the real-life buddies have appeared in seven movies together, with The Longest Yard, Grown Ups and its sequel, The Week Of and Top Five counted among that number.

George Clooney And Brad Pitt

Of course, George Clooney and Brad Pitt helped to make the Ocean’s Eleven franchise a hit, but the friends additionally teamed up for the live TV movie 8, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (which Clooney directed), Burn After Reading and the 2024 films If and Wolfs.

Keegan-Michael Key And Jordan Peele

The duo of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, who first became recognizable during their time on MadTV, eventually went on to their own acclaimed sketch comedy series, Key and Peele. But, while making names for themselves on other series and in a number of movies, they continue to work with one another on projects like Keanu, Toy Story 4 and Wendell & Wild.

Awkwafina And Simu Liu

It was the MCU that first brought Awkwafina and Simu Liu together in the hit film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and while we’re still waiting to see when that franchise will bring them back together, 2024 saw them team up again for the action comedy, Jackpot!.

Jane Fonda And Robert Redford

Dedicated film fans probably know that legends Jane Fonda and Robert Redford starred together in Barefoot in the Park and The Electric Horseman, but their joint movie appearances do go beyond that. They also starred in The Chase in ‘66 and reunited for Our Souls at Night in 2017, and both had their film debuts in 1960’s Tall Story.

As you can see, film history is packed with acting duos who’ve worked together more than once, and that will probably always be the case.

While the list of A-listers who have joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe is long and diverse, another list that’s worth looking into is the wild group of actors, performers and others who have said yes to doing cameos. So, in celebration of those folks, here are the 32 best cameos in the MCU. 

Harry Styles As Eros In The Eternals 

Big names pop up in the MCU all the time, however, they’re almost always well-known actors. While Harry Styles has had a few acting roles, it’s not his primary profession, so yes, it was shocking when the singer showed up as Eros, Thanos’ brother, in the post-credits scene of The Eternals. However, since the film’s release in 2021, Styles’ future in the MCU has remained unknown, leaving his role as simply a cameo and nothing more.  

Blake Lively As Lady Deadpool In Deadpool & Wolverine 

Leading into Deadpool & Wolverine’s release, the speculation about who would play Lady Deadpool was running rampant. However, it wasn’t all too shocking when it was revealed that Ryan Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively was playing the female variant of her partner’s merc with the mouth.  

Sam Neill As Odin’s Actor In Thor: Ragnarok 

While the Thor: Ragnarok cast is stacked with legends like Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Ruffalo, Jeff Goldblum and more, Taika Waititi also assembled quite the ensemble of cameos to play a troupe of actors in Asgard who put on a play about Thor and his family. This included Jurassic Park’s Sam Neill, who portrayed Anthony Hopkins’ King of Asgard, Odin.  

Stan Lee As Various Characters 

While future MCU projects sadly won’t have any in-person Stan Lee cameos, we can always re-watch the Marvel movies in order to see the legendary comic writer. Before his death in 2018, Stan Lee made cameos in just about every Marvel project, whether it was from Marvel Studios, Fox or Sony. 

Some fan-favorite cameos from him included his role as a security guard in Captain America: The Winter Solider, a New York resident being interviewed on the news in The Avengers and an astronaut telling a story to the Watchers in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, among many, many, many others. 

Matt Damon As Loki’s Actor In Thor: Ragnarok 

In the play Loki orchestrated in Thor: Ragnarok that tells the (not so true) story of him and his family, Matt Damon was cast to play the role of Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief. Which honestly, is inspired casting. Damon also popped in the non-MCU Deadpool 2. 

Kevin Bacon As Himself In Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Bringing a joke from Guardians of the Galaxy full circle almost eight years later, Peter’s hero Kevin Bacon finally appears. However, it’s kind of against his will, because Drax and Mantis decide to go to Earth and steal the Footloose actor to give to Chris Pratt’s character as a gift of holiday cheer.  

Miley Cyrus As Mainframe In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we see a group of Ravagers approach The Guardians. One of them is a robot head named Mainframe, and it's voiced by Miley Cyrus.

Trevor Noah As Griot In Black Panther

Much like how Paul Bettany voiced J.A.R.V.I.S., Trevor Noah voiced Griot, Shuri’s artificial intelligence she uses at her lab in Wakanda in Black Panther. 

Melissa McCarthy As Hela’s Actress In Thor: Love and Thunder 

Adding to the mix of A-listers playing actors who are playing Thor characters (try saying that five times fast), Melissa McCarthy took on the role of Cate Blanchett’s Hela – the goddess of death – in Thor: Love and Thunder. She joined the theatrical company that already featured Sam Neill, Matt Damon and Luke Hemsworth to reenact the events of Thor: Ragnarok in Taika Waititi’s second movie about the God of Thunder.

Kenneth Branagh As Asgardian Distress Call In Avengers: Infinity War

You probably know that Kenneth Branagh directed the first Thor movie. However, what you might not know is he provided a meaningful Easter egg for Avengers: Infinity War. He voiced the Asgardian Distress Call that was played after Thanos attacked their ship. 

Luke Hemsworth As Thor’s Actor In Thor: Ragnarok 

Who else could play Chris Hemsworth’s Thor in an Asgardian play about the adventures of the God of Thunder and his family? Truly, picking Luke Hemsworth to play his real-life brother’s character was fantastic! The added bonus that makes all this even better is their other brother, Liam Hemsworth also auditioned to play the god back in the day. 

Bruce Campbell As Pizza Poppa In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness saw director Sam Raimi’s return to the superhero genre. With him came his The Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell, who played Pizza Poppa in the Doctor Strange movie. 

Bill Maher As Himself In Iron Man 3

During a montage of news clips in Iron Man 3, Bill Maher pops up as they’re talking about War Machine’s rebrand into The Iron Patriot. 

Charlie Cox As Daredevil In Spider-Man: No Way Home

If you saw Spider-Man: No Way Home in theaters on opening night, you likely heard applause when Charlie Cox made his big-screen MCU debut as Matt Murdock. While he played Daredevil for three seasons on his Netflix show, and he has returned as the character since this cameo where he was giving Peter Parker legal advice, this was the first time we’d seen Cox back in action in years. 

Tom Morello As Gaurd In Iron Man

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello made one of the first cameos in the MCU when he popped up for a quick second in Iron Man. In the movie, he played a guard in the Ten Rings camp that Tony Stark was being held at. 

Joan Rivers As Herself In Iron Man 3

Along with Bill Maher and a bunch of other TV personalities, Joan Rivers popped up to rib on War Machine’s rebranding in Iron Man 3. 

Harry Dean Stanton As Security Guard In The Avengers

In The Avengers, there’s a security guard who finds Bruce Banner after he crashes into the Earth as Hulk. That guard is played by Harry Dean Stanton, who is best known for his roles in classic films like Alien, The Green Mile, Paris Texas and Repo Man. 

Justin Theroux As Police Officer In Iron Man 2

Not only did Justin Theroux write Iron Man 2, but he also had the smallest blink-and-you-’ll-miss-it cameo, per CBR. He played one of the police officers who arrested Justin Hammer and escorted Pepper Potts off the premises toward the end of the film. 

Rob Zombie As Ravager Navigator In Guardians of the Galaxy

In many of James Gunn’s movies, Rob Zombie makes a cameo. After doing that for Slither and Super, he lent his voice to his friend's first Marvel movie by voicing a Ravager Navigator in Guardians of the Galaxy. 

Megan Thee Stallion As Herself In She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

We can thank Jameela Jamil for Megan Thee Stallion’s incredible cameo in She-Hulk. The rapper appeared in an episode of the Disney+ show during a courtroom scene, and then she popped up one more time to twerk with the titular attorney. 

David Hasselhoff As Himself In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

When Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill was a kid he’d pretend that David Hasselhoff was his dad. So, in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Hasselhoff was part of one of the songs on the soundtrack – “Guardians Inferno” –  and it plays during the end credits. And at the very end of those credits, you can see his face pop up as he says the final words of the song. Talk about an epic cameo.

Brett Goldstein As Hercules In Thor: Love and Thunder

In the post-credit scene for Thor: Love and Thunder, Brett Goldstein appeared as Hercules. In his brief scene, he was shown speaking with Russell Crowe’s Zeus. It was thrilling to see the Ted Lasso star show up as the son of Zeus, however, it’s been years since that happened, and he hasn’t shown up again. 

Ken Jeong As Security Guard In Avengers: Endgame

Before the Russo Brothers were making big fancy Marvel movies, they worked on Community. So, it’s always fun to see actors from that show pop up in the MCU. For example in Avengers: Endgame, Ken Jeong appeared for a quick cameo as a security guard who is watching over the storage unit that Ant-Man’s van is in. 

Nathan Fillion As Monstrous Inmate In Guardians of the Galaxy And Headpool In Deadpool And Wolverine

You can see Nathan Fillion (looking like himself) as a major member of the supporting cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, as he plays Master Karja. However, before that, he had a cameo in James Gunn’s first Guardians movie, because he voiced “Monstrous Inmate.” After that, he voiced Headpool during the Deadpool variant fight in Deadpool and Wolverine. 

Brad Pitt As The Vanisher In Deadpool 2

Now, I fully realize Deadpool 2 wasn’t technically in the MCU, but Deadpool and Wolverine is, so this counts. One of the most fun cameos maybe ever came when Brad Pitt appeared for a split second in the Ryan Reynolds-led sequel to play The Vanisher right as he gets electrocuted. 

Joe Russo As Grieving Man In Avengers: Endgame

Joe and Anthony Russo are best known as the guys behind the camera who led some of the best Marvel movies, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and, of course, Avengers: Endgame. So, in this big finale for the MCU’s Infinity Saga, Joe Russo made a cameo as part of Steve Rogers' support group. 

Yvette Nicole Brown As S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent In Avengers: Endgame

The Russo Brothers didn’t forget their roots, and included multiple members of the Community cast in their Marvel movies. This included Yvette Nicole Brown, who played a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent that Tony Stark and Steve Rogers run into when they go back in time to steal Pym Particles. 

David Bradley As Tower Keeper In Captain America: The First Avenger

David Bradley is a legendary British character actor, and you’ll likely recognize him for his role as Filch in the Harry Potter cast or as The Doctor in various episodes of Doctor Who. He also notably played a small role as the Tower Keeper protecting the Tesseract in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Danny Pudi As Com Tech #1 In Captain America: The Winter Soldier

The Russo Brothers adore their Community cast, so in their first Marvel movie, they gave Danny Pudi, Abed himself, a little cameo. For a brief minute, you can see him as Com Tech #1 during the beloved Captain America sequel. 

Garrett Morris As Car Driver In Ant-Man

While Ant-Man himself is played by a comedy legend, that actor being Paul Rudd, there’s another hilarious icon in this cast. Yep, original Saturday Night Live cast member Garrett Morris (who actually dressed up as the superhero on the sketch comedy show back in the day) appeared in this movie as a man driving a car that Ant-Man fell onto, and it’s fantastic!

Matthew McConaughey As Cowboypool In Deadpool and Wolverine

When all the variants of Deadpool appeared to fight Deadpool and Wolverine, one of them was Cowboypool. Fittingly, the Western Merc with the Mouth was voiced by Matthew McConaughey.

Henry Cavill As Cavillrine In Deadpool and Wolverine

When Wade Wilson was looking for a Wolverine to bring back to his universe, he came across one version of Logan who was played by Henry Cavill. After seeing fanart of the former Superman as the X-Man, it was clear he was a good fit for the part, and it was incredible to see Deadpool and Wolverine act on the fans’ wishes. 

As you can see the range of these cameos is wide, and frankly legendary. And we’re sure that as Marvel continues to release movies and TV shows, the iconic cameos will keep coming. 

Actors make good movies and actors make bad movies. It’s just the law of averages and part of the game. However, sometimes an actor shows up in a movie so repugnant that it becomes a detriment to their career or ruins it entirely. One day you’re winning the Oscar for Best Picture, the next you’re taking home some Razzies.

Come with us as we break down 32 movies that ruined an actor’s career and what made them so bad. The perennial A-listers who ran out of steam and up-and-comers whose rise to fame was cut short on this list are wild, to say the least.

The Love Guru (Mike Myers)

Mike Myers had a stellar career on Saturday Night Live and was one of the funniest movie stars of the latter part of the 20th century thanks to ‘90s comedy movies like Wayne’s World and Austin Powers franchises, but the 2000s weren’t as kind to the comedian. After a string of duds, Myers starred in 2008’s The Love Guru, a “comedy” so bad, so tasteless, and so unfunny that Myers never really rebounded outside of voice roles.

Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley)

Elizabeth Berkley seemed like a star on the rise after ending her run on Saved by the Bell in the early ‘90s, but that all came crashing down after taking the lead role in Paul Verhoeven’s erotic drama, Showgirls. Sure, the movie about a young drifter finding her place in Las Vegas’ showgirl scene is considered a cult classic years later, but there’s a reason we didn’t see too much of Berkley on the big screen after this one.

Batman & Robin (Alicia Silverstone)

Alicia Silverstone was one of the “it” girls of ‘90s cinema thanks to iconic performances in the likes of Clueless, The Crush, and all those Aerosmith videos, so it only seemed natural for her to land one of the lead roles in Batman & Robin. Unfortunately for Silverstone, and everyone else involved, the movie was abysmal and resulted in a complete reboot of the franchise, one that wouldn’t arrive until Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins debuted nearly a decade later.

The Master Of Disguise (Dana Carvey)

Both before and after his SNL run, Dana Carvey appeared in classics like This Is Spinal Tap and Wayne’s World. That success would run dry with the 2002 release of The Master of Disguise, a movie that showcased Carvey’s zany characters, but not much else. 

Rollerball (Chris Klein)

Remember when Chris Klein seemed like a star in the making after great performances in Election and American Pie? Well, that was all ruined with the 2002 release of Rollerball, a remake of a better and more cohesive ‘70s movie of the same name. 

Norbit (Eddie Murphy)

Some of Eddie Murphy’s best movies were those where he played multiple characters, but Norbit is no Coming to America or The Nutty Professor. This 2007 comedy saw Murphy play an unhappily married couple and was received so poorly that people are still not convinced it didn't cost him an Oscar for his Dreamgirls performance.

Superman Returns (Brandon Routh)

It’s not like Brandon Routh never acted again after playing the titular hero in Superman Returns, but it’s safe to say his career never reached great heights after the 2006 movie either. He was great as Todd Ingram in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, but Routh hasn’t had a remarkable go of it after having such a grand start.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Ahmed Best)

It’s not Ahmed Best’s fault Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace was so bad. It’s not Ahmed Best’s fault Jar Jar Binks has become one of the most detested characters in the galaxy far, far away. And it’s not Ahmed Best’s fault his career was ruined by the 1999 prequel film. 

In The Cut (Meg Ryan)

Meg Ryan was coming off a string of appearing in some of the best romantic comedies of all time when she took on a more dramatic role in the 2003 thriller, In the Cut. But for some reason, Jane Campion’s thriller about a woman getting wrapped up in a series of murders just didn’t work.

Battlefield Earth (John Travolta)

Battlefield Earth, with all of its Dutch angles, terrible lines, and over-the-top performances was so bad that it canceled out all the goodwill John Travolta earned with Pulp Fiction not even a decade earlier.

Soul Man (C. Thomas Howell)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Outsiders, and  Red Dawn all made C. Thomas Howell one of the brightest young Hollywood stars in the early-to-mid ‘80s, but then came Soul Man, a movie in which he wore blackface. Howell’s been in scores of movies since, but most are direct-to-video or bargain bin material.

Son Of The Mask (Jamie Kennedy)

A sequel no one wanted, Son of the Mask brought in Jamie Kennedy to try and recapture the energy of Jim Carrey more than a decade earlier. Despite his best efforts, the Malibu’s Most Wanted and Scream star just couldn’t do it (maybe the script is to blame), and he never really rebounded. 

Sahara (Matthew McConaughey)

Though not Matthew McConaughey’s worst movie, Sahara is far from being his best. Released nearly a decade before the Dallas Buyers Club and True Detective star won all kinds of awards during the peak of the “McConaissance,” this 2005 dud was one of the straws that broke the camel’s back.

Abduction (Taylor Lautner)

Remember when Taylor Lautner seemed like one of the biggest stars on the planet and then abruptly disappeared? Well, we probably have Abduction, his 2011 action thriller to blame for that. Though he would have a few movies after the Twilight saga ended the next year, but Grown Ups 2 and The Ridiculous 6 finished off what Abduction started.

John Carter (Taylor Kitsch)

John Carter was supposed to be the biggest movie and Taylor Kitsch was going to become the biggest action star, but neither happened after this 2012 box office disaster happened. The Friday Night Lights star would show up some more on the small screen in the years that followed with True Detective Season 2 and the bonkers Waco limited series.

The Godfather Part III (Sofia Coppola)

Before becoming one of the big filmmakers of her time and crafting movies like Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, and Priscilla, Sofia Coppola began as an actress, appearing in many films by her father, Francis Ford Coppola. But that acting career pretty much came to an end following the release of The Godfather Part III, in which she replaced Winona Ryder and was then torn apart by critics.

Josie And The Pussycats (Rachael Leigh Cook)

In the late ‘90s, Rachael Leigh Cook became a massive star thanks to her take on Laney Boggs in She’s All That. But then came the 2001 adaptation of Josie and the Pussycats, a movie so bad that no one was safe from its fallout outside of Rosario Dawson and Parker Posey.

The Postman (Kevin Costner)

Kevin Costner was on top of the world when he decided to direct and star in The Postman. But unlike Dances with Wolves, which earned him multiple Oscars and a ton of praise, this 1997 sci-fi epic didn’t impress anyone and set the actor back a bit. He’s since rebounded, but it’s not hard to imagine “what if” in this case.

After Earth (Jaden Smith)

With memorable performances in The Pursuit of Happyness and The Karate Kid, Jaden Smith seemed like the next second-generation star to take over Hollywood. But then came After Earth, a forgettable (at best) sci-fi thriller alongside his dad, Will Smith. 

Pinocchio (Roberto Benigni)

For a while there, it seemed like Roberto Benigni couldn’t do anything wrong as both an actor and filmmaker. Well, that all changed with his 2002 adaptation of Pinocchio, specifically the English dub, which earned a stunning 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. He’s only appeared in a handful of movies since, including the 2019 adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale.

The Passion Of The Christ (Jim Caviezel)

Though he’ll always be recognizable thanks to his portrayal of Jesus in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, Jim Caviezel’s career was never the same after this historic film. He’s still making movies, but not on the same level as The Thin Red Line, The Rock, or G.I. Jane, though his run on Person of Interest was impressive.

Cutthroat Island (Matthew Modine)

A few years before the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise took the pirate genre to new heights, Matthew Modine starred in 1995’s Cutthroat Island, a movie that would prove to be detrimental to his career for years to come. Modine would later find success again after working on shows like Weeds and Stranger Things, but it would take many years to get there.

Catwoman (Halle Berry)

Halle Berry was an Oscar-winning actress when she took on the lead role in Catwoman, which is often considered one of the worst superhero movies of all time. And while it would take a few years for the stink to wash off, Berry did have some fun with the experience and even accepted her own Razzy.

The Lone Ranger (Johnny Depp)

The Lone Ranger somehow received an Oscar nomination, which doesn’t make sense considering it stopped Armie Hammer from becoming a massive action star and cooled off Johnny Depp’s incredible box office run. Aside from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Depp hasn’t had a whole lot of success since.

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Sean Connery)

Sean Connery famously retired from acting after appearing in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which is a shame because the late James Bond actor’s swan song was out of tune and off-key, to say the least. This abysmal book-to-screen adaptation of one of the best graphic novels of the 20th century is often forgotten 20-plus years after its release, and it’s probably for the better.

Welcome To Mooseport (Gene Hackman)

Gene Hackman has had one of the best careers in Hollywood history, but that all came to an end after the release of Welcome to Mooseport. Hackman, who seems to be living a quiet and reclusive life these days, hasn’t been on screen since this 2004 comedy starring Ray Romano. Though not the worst movie ever made, this box office and critical dud didn’t do anyone any favors.

Howard The Duck (Lea Thompson)

An ‘80s movie that has not stood the test of time, Howard the Duck is one of those comic book movies that came out before Hollywood figured things out when it came to the genre. Though Robin Williams jumped ship and salvaged his career, Lea Thompson wasn’t as lucky and went through a tough stage before finally rebounding.

Freddy Got Fingered (Tom Green)

Freddy Got Fingered was never supposed to be a good movie, but Tom Green’s bonkers big-screen gross-fest was enough to turn people off to the idea of the MTV personality and prankster ever getting a large sum of cash ever again. Those who have seen it know why, and those who haven’t should be warned.

Chairman Of The Board (Carrot Top)

Carrot Top is still making the rounds as a prop comedian, but the eccentric showman has not been given the lead role in a movie since the disaster of Chairman of the Board. Forgettable even by ‘90s standards, this movie was made for an audience of one: its star.

Boat Trip (Cuba Gooding Jr.)

Cuba Gooding Jr. in the ‘90s: Boyz n the Hood, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, As Good as It Gets. Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2000s: Rat Race, Snow Dogs, Boat Trip. That last film was tasteless, awkward, and just about killed the Oscar winner’s career.

Corky Ramano (Chris Katan)

Though not everyone from SNL can become a Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, or Bill Murray, it at least seemed like Chris Katan would find some success outside of Studio 8H. However, he had to go make Corky Ramano, which is probably the worst comedy to come from the group.

The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin)

The Great Dictator is a great movie, and perhaps one of the best of Charlie Chaplin’s career. However, it now has a legacy of poking fun at Adolf Hitler during a time in which the Nazi leader was systematically exterminating tens of millions of innocent souls across the Atlantic.

Let's be honest, I’ve been confused about the future of Yellowstone and its upcoming series since the day rumored drama was first reported about Kevin Costner and the announcement of the spinoffs 1944 and 2024 happened. Now, it’s been reported that 2024 will be called The Madison and it will star Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell and Patrick J. Adams. While that casting, title and story news are so exciting, it’s also left me deeply confused about whether Matthew McConaughey will still be in the series and how/if it will be connected to Taylor Sheridan’s flagship Western.

The Information About The Yellowstone Spinoff That Confused Me 

A little over a year ago, as Yellowstone cancellation rumors swirled and the reported drama between Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan heated up, a sequel series potentially starring Matthew McConaughey was announced. Now, the Oscar winner was never officially connected to the show, and with this new news from TVLine, his potential role in the series became more blurred, as it was reported:

So, this brings up two confusing questions that we’re about to break down: Will McConaughey be involved? And will the show be connected to Yellowstone? Both are vital and need answers, especially with The Madison reportedly going into production later this month.

So, Will Matthew McConaughey Be Involved?

Since Matthew McConaughey was never confirmed to be part of this series, I will not be shocked if he’s not in the show. In fact, I’ll be more surprised if he does end up being part of the cast. However, all this considered, we need some clarity on where he stands with this project.

Back in January, there were reports that McConaughey’s Yellowstone series might be in trouble, and, before this news about Pfeiffer, Russell and Adams was announced, it was rumored that the Dangerous Minds star would take his place as the lead. The TVLine report also speculated that it’s possible Russell could be taking over the character the Interstellar star was set to play.

All around, I’m confused by Matthew McConaughey’s connection to this project, and I need some straightforward clarity about whether he’ll be in this show or not.

Is This Show Going To Be Connected To Yellowstone Or It’s Own Thing?

For a while, this new series, now apparently called The Madison, was called 2024, and it was assumed that it would be a sequel to Taylor Sheridan's first modern Western show.

With the final episodes of Yellowstone airing in November on the 2024 TV schedule, there were reports that actors from the flagship show could be in it and that there was drama when it came to Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly signing contracts for it.

I was under the assumption that this new spinoff would be a continuation of sorts and be connected directly to Sheridan’s OG series. Now, I’m not so sure.

The rumored plot details for the series that’s now reportedly named The Madison suggest that we’ll follow a family as they move from New York City to Montana. Other than the fact that the (formerly) Kevin Costner-led show takes place in Montana, I see no other direct connections between the two shows.

Back when it was named 2024, it fit in with the numbered titles of the other Yellowstone spinoffs – 1923, 1883 and so on – and I was ready to see the Dutton’s present story continue. However, now, with a name like The Madison, I’m confused about whether that will happen or if we’re just getting an entirely new show that is simply the same genre as the Western we all know and love.

All around, we really need details about this new spinoff. There’s a lot we don’t know about it, and I think many of us are desperate to find out if those rumors about Matthew McConaughey are true and if this show will still focus on the Duttons.

With production reportedly set to start soon, hopefully, clarity will come with it. In the meantime, let’s focus on what we do know, the final episodes of Yellowstone will begin airing on the Paramount Network on November 10, and in the meantime, you can stream the first five seasons with a Peacock subscription.

SPOILER WARNING: The following article will straight-up ruin just about all of the best cameos in the threequel, so if you have not seen the movie, maybe hop over to our Deadpool & Wolverine review and avoid spoiling yourself. 

For some fans, epic and even funny superhero movie cameos are the best part of any comic book flick. The new superhero movie Deadpool & Wolverine has them by the crapload thanks to a script that takes full advantage of the MCU’s recent experimentation with multiverse travel and allows Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth and Hugh Jackman’s X-Man to interact with both new Marvel movie characters and favorites from the 20th Century Fox era. 

In case there are any character or celebrity sightings that slipped past you or went over your head, I will we cover the most crucial examples later in this article. However, first, I will take a closer look at the Deadpool & Wolverine cameos that made the most jaw-dropping impact to the Marvel timeline. You're welcome.

Deadpool & Wolverine's Biggest Cameos

Jon Favreau As Happy Hogan

Early on in Deadpool & Wolverine, we see a 2018-era Wade Wilson seeking a chance to become part of the Avengers in a meeting with Happy Hogan (Iron Man director Jon Favreau). Things do not go in the Merc’s favor, however, when Tony Stark’s former right-hand man points out that his request to join the world’s greatest heroes is more self-serving and should be selfless.

Henry Cavill As The Cavillrine

Deadpool’s search for a variant of Logan who could save his dying timeline brings him face to face with several unique versions of the adamantium-clawed mutant, who are all played by Jackman, of course… except for one. Previous rumors of Henry Cavill playing a Wolverine variant proved to be true, with the former Superman actor appearing extra bulky in the role of, as Deadpool dubs him “the Cavillrine.”

Chris Evans As Johnny Storm

Chris Evans’ cameo just might be the most surprising of all because we — and Deadpool — assume we are seeing his return as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. That is, until he shouts “Flame on!”, reveals his Fantastic Four outfit and confirms he is reprising his first Marvel movie character, Johnny Storm, a.k.a The Human Torch. Sadly, the reprisal also proves brief after Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin) takes his skin off for talking shit, which Deadpool proves was not his fault in Deadpool & Wolverine’s end-credits scene.

Aaron Stanford As Pyro

Johnny Storm is unable to defend himself after his incendiary abilities are absorbed by one of Cassandra’s lead henchpeople, Pyro. Aaron Stanford returns to play the fire-manipulating mutant whom he first portrayed in one of the best X-Men movies, X2: X-Men United.

Tyler Mane As Sabretooth

After playing Victor “Sabretooth” Creed in 2000’s X-Men, Tyler Mane was replaced in  X-Men Origins: Wolverine — which more deeply explored his and Logan’s relationship as brothers — with Liev Schreiber. For Deadpool & Wolverine, the former professional wrestler got to put the fangs back on for another, overdue showdown with Jackman’s Wolverine that sees him lose his head… literally.

Toad

Another X-Men movies alum serving Cassandra’s will is Toad, named for his inhumanly long tongue, who is portrayed by an unidentified actor this time. Had Ray Park reprised the character, that could have given Deadpool a perfect opportunity to poke fun at the actor’s more iconic role: Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

Juggernaut

Another Fox-era Marvel version of an X-Men character showing up as a Nova henchperson is Juggernaut, whose helmet proves to be a vital instrument in helping Deadpool and Wolverine escape The Void. Vinnie Jones, who previously played the mutant in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, does not reprise the role here, but it was a fun callback, even if Reynolds previously voiced a CGI Juggernaut in Deadpool 2.

Jennifer Garner As Elektra

Deadpool and Wolverine eventually cross paths with another group of Fox-era Marvel movie characters, including Elektra Natchios, played by the already-confirmed Jennifer Garner. The actor previously portrayed the assassin in 2003’s Daredevil opposite her future ex-husband, Ben Affleck, in the title role — whose absence is mentioned in a cheeky bit — and in her own self-titled spinoff from 2005.

Wesley Snipes As Blade

Also part of Elektra’s group is Wesley Snipes as the title role from the original Blade movies, which — despite rumors Snipes would appear — was also quite a surprise, considering Reynolds told IGN there was tension between them on the Blade: Trinity set. The film also sees Snipes reference Marvel’s upcoming Blade reboot with Mahershala Ali by toutin himself as the one and only Blade there will ever be.

Channing Tatum As Gambit

Years ago, Fox attempted a movie starring Channing Tatum as X-Men character Remy LaBeau, a.k.a. Gambit, that never made it out of development hell. However, Tatum would finally portray the mutant card shark in a hilarious Deadpool & Wolverine appearance that sees him don a sometimes indecipherable Cajun accent.

Dafne Keen As Laura/X-23

Perhaps the one cameo with the most emotional heft is Dafne Keen, reprising her role from 2017’s Logan as Laura, otherwise known X-23, who is a young, clawed woman made from Logan’s DNA. She helps encourage the disillusioned mutant to step up and be the hero he failed to be in his own timeline.

Wunmi Mosaku As Hunter B-15

Outside of Happy Hogan, the one other major MCU character to appear in Deadpool & Wolverine is Hunter B-15, played by Wunmi Mosaku. It is nice to see her in her fully-fledged position as the leader of TVA, who thanks Wade and Logan for their help saving the Marvel Multiverse.

Deadpool & Wolverine Cameos You Might Have Missed

Psylocke

Another one of the classic X-Men movie characters employed by Cassandra in The Void is Psylocke, who is seen mostly in the background. In fact, we are not even sure who portrayed the telekinetic mutant, but we are pretty sure it was neither Mei Mleançon from X-Men: The Last Stand, nor Olivia Munn from X-Men: Apocalypse.

Lady Deathstrike

We are also not sure who dons the retractable fingernails to play Lady Deathstrike in Deadpool & Wolverine, but it does not appear to be X2’s Kelly Hu. Perhaps this version of the mutant is different from the one Logan killed in that film.

Blake Lively As Lady Deadpool

There were plenty of rumors about who would play Lady Deadpool, including Taylor Swift and Blake Lively. The latter turned out to be true and was confirmed in the film’s credits, but a part of us wishes we could have seen Reynolds’ real-life spouse in the Lady Deadpool suit rather than just voice her.

Matthew McConaughey As Cowboy Deadpool

We also never got to see who played a Western version of the Merc known as Cowboy Deadpool. However, audiences who listened closely enough to his few lines might have been able to recognize the voice of Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey.

Nathan Fillion As Headpool

Nathan Fillion can now add a third name to the list of multiple MCU characters he has played, following “Monstrous Inmate” and Karja in the first and third Guardians of the Galaxy movies, respectively. The former Firefly cast member voices Headpool, which also marks the second time he has played a disembodied head, following his role on Santa Clarita Diet.

Inez Reynolds As Kidpool

A younger, but still equally foul-mouthed variant of Wade Wilson known as Kidpool has a very close connection to Reynolds and Lively. She is played by the power couple’s oldest daughter, Inez.

Paul Mullin As Welshpool

Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed a Deadpool variant bearing the flag of Wales on his outfit. This one is called Welshpool and, as Reynolds confirmed on X, he is played by Paul Mullin — a professional footballer from the Wrexham AFC, which is owned by Reynolds and Rob McElhenny.

We can’t remember the last time a great superhero movie blew us away with so many insane cameos like this. Catch Deadpool & Wolverine in theaters now!

Some might argue about whether or not Interstellar is one of the best sci-fi movies of the recent past, but I’m not one of them. I wholeheartedly agree that writer/director Christopher Nolan’s film is a picture worthy of that distinction; thanks to his meticulously crafted vision of space travel and time travel. So when I saw a viral video claiming that, once again, Matthew McConaughey’s Cooper is actually dead the whole time, it inspired some very pointed thoughts.

The Latest ‘Cooper’s Dead’ Theory For Interstellar

Making the rounds on social media is the video shared below by a Twitter user named “JaredFPS.” A huge Interstellar fan himself, the creator believes he’s stumbled upon some compelling evidence that he feels sews up this “Cooper’s Dead” theory tighter than TARS’ comedic delivery. Take a look:

Before I start my own counterargument against the theory we’re playing with here, I have to say that I give JaredFPS one huge piece of credit: he provides the evidence to back up his claims. Also, he's enough of a fan that's clearly returned to this film enough that he's not just a casual internet reactionist who's seeing this for the first time.

With an argument that weighs heavily on supposedly repeated footage, and pieces of dialogue that are supposed to color Matthew McConaughey’s journey into space as an afterlife odyssey, there’s a lot of backing from the actual film itself presented. At the same time, this Interstellar theory doesn’t exactly work for me.

And while I reserve the right to badger management to allow me to write a deep dive feature that allows me to dive into the Tesseract’s worth of evidence that I think could debunk it, I’ll keep things brief. I will also say that if you want another "Cooper's Dead" argument to look over, our own Sean O'Connell dug into that line of thought back when the picture was first released.

Why I Don’t Agree With This Cooper Theory…For Now

The entirety of Interstellar falls apart when you engage in a “Cooper’s Died In The Crash” theory of any type. If Matthew McConaughey is moving through the afterlife, and all of this is just a spectral fantasy, then there’s no point to this movie existing. And that’s certainly not the sort of movie that fits in the collected filmography of Christopher Nolan.

This is on top of co-writer Jonathan Nolan’s alternate ending comments, which stated that Cooper almost did die in the movie, but during his trip into the black hole Gargantua to go back in time. I don’t think that Cooper was so precious a character that he couldn’t die, but killing him at the beginning of the movie nullifies anything past that point.

In my opinion, it’s just too much of a supernatural concept for Christopher and Jonathan Nolan to have ever thought to play with. The brothers Nolan are science-fiction nuts and history buffs who love to play with time and perception, but not crossing the veil between the living and the dead.

So if Interstellar was actually a huge afterlife odyssey, the hard work of its characters trying to save planet earth is null and void; which is the last thing Christopher or Jonathan Nolan would want to convey in a movie like this. Considering this is also the most emotional Nolan movie, as well as one of the most scientifically constructed, his exacting nature doesn't lend itself to merely being chalked up as a ghost story.

My attempt to debunk this theory surrounding Interstellar isn’t meant to dispel anyone who feels this sort of concept is accurate. Much like the field of scientific thought, we need to challenge each other’s theories, in order to evolve them. And I have to say, I don’t feel confident enough to shut this subject down totally anytime soon.

As you’ll see with my Inception ending dissection, a Nolan screenplay can hold a lot of context we don’t see on screen. It's key to admit when you can't totally dispel a theory, and I have to hand it to JaredFPS, he's put together something I can't just toss away without a lot of research.

Which means we should all be making like the man of the hour, and revisiting Interstellar as soon as conveniently possible. As luck would have it, at the time of this publication, the picture is streaming through access to some of the best streaming services, such as Paramount+. Prime Video, and MGM+.

And while I may have spent a little time trying to debunk JaredFPS’s theory, I still tip my hat to him for engineering a sturdy enough concept that I couldn’t merely dispose of it with a simple argument. As a film fan, and a journalist, these are the cases I live for, and I can’t wait to reexamine this adventure, just in time for it’s 10th anniversary.

Sometimes Watch What Happens Live just hits the spot and answers questions I didn’t even know I had about my favorite celebrities. Early in their careers, Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey starred in some memorable rom-coms together: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and Fool’s Gold. During the production of the latter, a rumor ran around the actress had forced her co-star to wear deodorant and, of course, Andy Cohen had to ask about it. 

Hudson was seemingly startled the old “urban legend” got brought up again during a fan Q&A portion of her recent Watch What Happens Live appearance. Answering with a vociferous “no,” the actress and mom of three clarified the truth about the Texas actor, confirming there is a deodorant-related story about McConaughey– but it has nothing to do with her. 

Clearly, the lack of deodorant wasn’t a huge problem for the two stars. They appeared together in their first movie in 2003 and then got back into the rom-com game again in 2008 with Fool’s Gold. I’m assuming if there were any real smell issues she simply wouldn’t have said “yes” to a second movie. 

What Matthew McConaughey Has Said About Deodorant Use

Fans who keep up with the Matthew McConaughey probably already know his deodorant use has been nonexistent for decades. I once even saw a reddit thread where a fan referred to the actor as “Intersmellar,” so it’s a relatively widely known thing. He himself has commented on his penchant for hating deodorant, telling People in 2005 he hadn’t “worn deodorant in 20 years” – and that was nearly 20 years ago. 

His co-star Yvette Nicole Brown also commented on this a few years ago, noting that McConaughey skips the antiperspirant but does “smell like good living.” So it’s clear his personal hygiene isn’t a huge issue for the people he shares the screen with. And it is worth pointing out that by 2014 McConaughey did tell the Los Angeles Times he is less rigid with the "no deodorant" rule these days and does sometimes wear it-- when he's trying to make a good first impression.  

While Matthew McConaughey’s rom-com days had seemingly been behind him, but as the genre is making a comeback, there is some chatter there could be another How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days with him and Hudson. This would make sense, given it’s the rom-com McConaughey still makes the most money from. Though, I'd recommend setting it someplace the weather is cold.

For as long as the genre has existed, romantic comedies have centered around how to get and keep a significant other. But when How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days hit theaters in 2003, fans were convinced that was about to change. Despite what the title suggests, the movie ends with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson’s characters confessing their feelings and kissing. It was a textbook “happily ever after” moment that left fans satisfied. At least, it did until romantic movies started getting sequels.

Since How To Lose A Guy was iconic for subverting expectations, it makes sense that fans would want a sequel to one of the best romantic comedies of the aughts. They’re not the only ones, either. In a recent interview with Andy Cohan on Bravos’ Watch What Happens Live, Hudson opened about what it would take to reunite the star and get a sequel greenlit:

Finding the right script seems to be a common theme when it comes to sequels and reboots. Unlike The Parent Trap’s Lisa Ann Walter’s who was quick to share her ideas for a potential sequel, Hudson wants to leave that up to the professionals. Now, I may not be a professional in any sense of the word, but as a rom-com connoisseur, I do have some fun theories about what could happen in a potential sequel.

A Sequel Could Center Around Their Teenager And Their Dating Woes 

When it comes to sequels set decades after the original, the common decision is to center them around the next generation. It would definitely work for a How To Lose sequel. Maybe Andie and Benjamin’s child is having relationship troubles and turns to their parents for help. Of course, Andie and Ben’s advice is outdated in the modern world of dating, so it ends up being disastrous rather than helpful. In the process, the married couple could reminisce about the unconventional way they got together all those years ago.

Instead Of Trying To Lose The Guy, Maybe She’s Trying To Divorce The Guy

One of the reasons How To Lose Your Guy worked so well is because of Hudson and McConaughey’s palpable chemistry and the willingness of their characters to commit to the bit. I would love to see that same energy manifest in a sequel, and I think I have the perfect idea for how.

Picture this: Andie and Ben have been married for decades; they’ve raised kids, had successful careers, and ultimately have lived the life of their dreams. Somewhere along the line, though, they lost their romantic spark. They both know they’re heading for divorce, but neither wants to be the one to file so they don’t have to be the bad guy in their kids’ eyes. Instead, they decide to dig into their own playbooks and begin to scheme and prank each other in the hopes the other caves.

Just like the original, though, Andie and Ben end up growing closer despite their divorce plans and realize this is what their relationship has been missing. In the end, they renew their vows at a beautiful ceremony surrounded by their friends and family.

Like I said, I’m not a professional screenwriter by any means, so I’m sure a more seasoned veteran could come up with a better idea. The point is that there are viable options to make a sequel work if Hollywood wants it to. It would be even easier knowing that Hudson is on board and McConaughey won't have to be convinced by a fortune teller to take the role.

In the meantime, fans can revisit the classic rom-com, which is streaming on Paramount+ with an active subscription.

There’s a reason people are scared of bees, and Matthew McConaughey just further proved why. The beloved actor recently posted a photo of his swollen face after getting stung by the flying insect, and overall, fans and friends – including Cole Hauser and Bear Grylls – are reacting with sympathy and jokes.

To be clear, this tone of silliness was set by Matthew McConaughey himself. When he took to Instagram to post an intense photo of his face all swollen, he capped it off with the caption “bee swell.” Over on his Instagram story, he also added a nice GIF of the phrase to go with the photo. All around, while this injury looks terrible, the beloved actor seems to be in good spirits, as you can see by his smile below:

Listen, Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves have been in some serious situations. From Alves having a fashion mishap that led to a neck brace to McConaughey being in a plane that dropped 4,000 feet mid-flight, they’ve seen some scary stuff. However, they’ve always handled it well. Now, the Ture Detective star is enduring this potentially bad injury with heart and a dash of comedy.

Those who commented on his post are taking a similar tone when it comes to this situation, which is cautious and caring humor. The comment that captures the energy of the reactions to this whole situation best came from @marina_yama_moto who used McConaughey’s iconic line from Dazed and Confused to ask how he was doing:

Notably, some very famous folks also reached out to the Interstellar actor to poke fun at him while also making sure he was OK.

Yellowstone cast member Cole Hauser, who starred alongside McConaughey in Dazed and Confused, made a joke about his longtime friend in the comments, posting:

Considering the two are longtime friends, and there are rumors that McConaughey might join the Yellowstone universe (though he hasn’t officially joined the Western franchise yet), this comment feels on point as the two are notably close.

Another appropriate and funny comment came from Bear Grylls. The survival expert and TV host noted that he’s been in the Oscar winner’s shoes before, writing:

Bee stings really are no joke, however, like Bear Grylls, it seems like McConaughey is handling it well. If it was worse, or if he was truly injured, I’d assume the actor would not have been smiling in this photo or even posting about it in the first place.

Many other comments showed their love for the Dallas Buyers Club actor and wished him well, take a look:

• You good, boss? -pantalonestequila
• You still are beeeee utiful - 🐝 -pajamamama512
• The bee said “there’s a green light” -ian_tocco98
• Bee careful!! 💛 -celebritysophie
• Ouch! 😖 heal up Alright!! ❤️ -lorainehorton1

Overall, most people commenting on this post, including Matthew McConaughey himself, were keeping things light.

If there are more updates about McConaughey’s gnarly bee sting, we’ll be sure to let you know. We’ll also be sure to keep you posted on the actor’s next projects, especially if anything Yellowstone-related pops up on the 2024 TV schedule with his name on it.

All-in-all, we hope the actor is healing up OK and that the swelling has gone down. I'm sure he'll turn that “bee swell” into a “be swell” soon, and it seems like he’s on the road to doing just that.

31 years ago, Matthew McConaughey delivered his breakthrough performance in Dazed and Confused, which was the first step to him hitting the big time in Hollywood. After all this time, it remains one of McConaughey’s best movies, and there are plenty of hilarious Dazed and Confused quotes that still hold up today. Now the actor has channeled the Richard Linklater-directed flick in the latest video with his wife of more than 17 years, Camila Alves.

Last year, the couple launched their own tequila brand called Pantalones Organic Tequila, which Matthew McConaughey described as the “best thing” he and Camila Alves have made with their “pants on.” The latest advertisement for the brand sees them pouring their drink of choice after realizing that the last day of school is coming up, and Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” which was prominently featured in Dazed and Confused, is appropriately played. Check it out:

While you know that McConaughey and Alves have nothing but love for the three children they’ve had together, their kids are also at that age where them being out of school and home for summer break could be considered stressful, to put it mildly. So before the craziness kicks off, they decide to enjoy some glasses of Pantalones Organic Tequila, and as already mentioned, their song of choice is simply exquisite. The ad, shared on the Pantalones YouTube page, ends with McConaughey wishing Alves good luck… it sounds like they’re going to need it.

Like most of the cast members in Dazed and Confused, Matthew McConaughey was an unknown when he boarded the movie, and initially his role as David Wooderson was supposed to be small. Needless to say that changed when McConaughey was cast, and he even came up with the famous “Alright, alright, alright” line that Wooderson states when he drives up to talk to Marisa Ribisi’s Cynthia Dunn, the “redheaded intellectual girl from school.” Granted, McConaughey had no idea that line would follow him around for the rest of his life, but he takes it as a “compliment.”

It’s a testament to Dazed and Confused’s popularity that “School’s Out” can be thrown into this commercial featuring McConaughey, and plenty of people will immediately understand the reference. It’s just one of the many amusing ways he and Alves have been advertising Pantalones. As another example, they posed for a game of pantless croquet just a few weeks ago to show off their tequila brand.

If you’re now in the mood to watch Dazed and Confused as a way to help kick off the summer, with or without tequila, it can be streamed with a Peacock subscription. Otherwise, look over the 2024 movies schedule to see what cinematic entertainment awaits later this year.

It looks like the ranks of stars who don’t live in Hollywood have gained another member. With the 2024 movie schedule seeing Glen Powell returning to screens in both Hit Man and Twisters this summer, the charming Texan has said goodbye to the City of Stars. You can thank fellow southern boy/acting legend Matthew McConaughey for delivering the hard-earned advice that sent Powell packing after almost two decades in the California sun.

Speaking with THR, the Anyone but You heartthrob had his own extremely valid take on why the move back to the Lone Star State makes sense. Here’s what Glen Powell shared as part of his reasons for returning home:

As far as “earning” his way back home, I can definitely see where Mr. Powell is coming from. Usually aspiring talent is told to move to California to better pursue every project that arrives in hopes of scoring their breakout hit. Should you land that mythical success, the freedom to live does crop up, as the gigs tend to come to you; especially after landing a movie like Top Gun: Maverick on your resume.

There’s an added angle that the report cited above mentions when explaining Glen Powell’s exodus back to Texas. In addition to wanting to be near the people he holds near and dear, the acting sensation is looking to finish up his degree at the University of Texas at Austin. Which, to be quite honest, only endears the man to me further, as it’s never too late to score some knowledge.

Now it’s also noted that our Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous alum does still have a separate residence in New York. However, that just seems like a move in the name of common sense, as it’d be a base of operations for everything from potential junkets to film festivals. But it all comes back to those notions of family and normalcy, which were spurred along by Matthew McConaughey himself.

Just as Camila Alves’ thoughts on moving out of Hollywood reflected on a return to normalcy for herself and her family, the advice that Glen Powell shares from his talk with Yellowstone’s next potential leading man lands squarely in that ballpark. More specifically, McConaughey used a rather apt cinematic metaphor to hammer his point home, which Powell stated as follows:

Now that he’s landed in a pretty good place with his work, Glen Powell can now better balance his time and opportunities along with seeing family and friends. It’s a dream that every actor pursues, and ultimately it’s one that can even improve their work. Also, who could blame Powell for heading back to Texas when the barbecue rarely ever measures up anywhere else?

Your next dose of Powell-mania will be arriving very soon, as Hit Man will debut on June 7th for those loyal Netflix subscription holders anticipating its release. Though if your access is currently active, you could always take in Anyone but You, which is part of that platform's library at the moment.

Celebrity liquor brands are all the rage. Ryan Reynolds has his gin, but tequila seems to be the drink of choice. George Clooney sold his brand for big bucks, while Dwayne Johnson and Matthew McConaughey have their own tequila brands. In that space you’re going to have to find a way to get people to notice you and McConaughey and his wife have certainly found one way, taking off their pants.

Apparently, the best way to enjoy Matthew McConaughey’s Pantalones Tequila is by playing sports with your pants off. The actor and his wife recently posted an ad for the brand that included the McConaugheys playing pickleball with no pants, and now they’ve upgraded to a more formal game in a new Instagram image, pantsless croquet.

Celebrities can often be tastemakers, with other people following them after they make something popular. One has to wonder if, with or without pants, people are going to dust off the old croquet set this summer. I mean, when was the last time anybody played croquet? Although, I’m not going to lie, playing it while drinking tequila and without pants certainly does sound like it would make the game a lot more fun.

What’s the deal with all the pantsless sports? It’s the whole gimmick behind McConaughey’s tequila brand, the name is obviously “Pantalones” and the actor has said that making the tequila brand is the most fun he and his wife Camila have had with their pants on. And based on the way they are promoting it, they don’t do a great deal with their pants on.

Celebrity liquor brands have become massive businesses over the last several years. George Clooney started Casamigos tequila in 2013 and sold it four years later in a deal that was worth nearly $1 billion. It’s maybe not that big a shock that other celebs have gotten into the booze game since. Ryan Reynolds owns Aviation Gin. Dwayne Johnson started Teremana Tequila. Jason Momoa is behind Meili Vodka. 

Of course, as far as I know, none of them are promoting their brands sans pants, so Matthew McConaughey is instantly the most memorable of the lot.  One wonders how many other outdoor sports the couple will play without pants this summer. Pantsless badminton? Pantsless beach volleyball? Pantsless golf? Pantsless golf is totally going to happen, isn’t it?

If we are about to get a whole summer of pantsless summer activities, and celebrities love going without pants, at least Matthew and Camila McConaughey will prevent the next few months from being boring. And they’ll probably sell a few bottles of Pantalones tequila. Maybe it is the most fun you can have with your pants on. I guess you have to take your pants off to be sure.