On March 10, 2025, during South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, the premiere of the thrill “The Rivals from Amziah King” will take place. This is the second production in the director’s achievements of Andrew Peterson, thanks to which Matthew reactivates his career after a 6-year break from acting. What did he do when he did not play in movies and series?
What happened to Matthew McConaughey? He did it during the break from acting
Matthew McConaughey is undoubtedly one of the most popular Hollywood actors in the world. He has such titles such as “Killing Time”, “Detective”, “Interstellar”, and “Welcome to the club” for which he was even awarded. He is also successfully fulfilled on the other side of the camera as a screenwriter, director and producer. In 2019, after the premiere of Steven Knight crushed by criticism, however, he withdrew from the industry and disappeared from the screens.
At that time, the actor wrote an autobiography entitled “Green Lights”which appeared on bookstore shelves in Poland in 2022. “I needed to write my own story, direct it on paper,” he said in an interview with Variety. Also characters from animations such as “Agent Elvis” and “Sing 2”, and above all he focused on the family. Why did he decide to return to the screens?
What is the new movie with Matthew McConaughey about? He revealed why he took the role in him
McConaughey does not hide that he did not think about returning to show business. He changed his mind, but when he read “The Rivals of Amziah King”, telling about the charismatic owner of the apiary and his intriguing relationship with his adoptive daughter. – This is not the place where I grew up, but I know such people and such places – he admitted in the same conversation. -This group of people in the south-eastern Oklahomie, where the film is played, knows the constitution, knows the rules according to which they live, and also does not seek or receive approval from the rest of the world-he explained.
When he turned to Petterson with a cooperation proposal, the director did not hide his satisfaction, especially since he had been looking for a long time who would cope with his vision. “I wanted someone disarming someone who simply does their job in the world that I try to present, and who can be comical in a dramatic film,” he explained, emphasizing that “few can do it.”
Although McConaughey has a rich artistic output, such a long break from work in front of the camera turned out to be extremely stressful for him. Thanks to her, he understood that “he really likes to play.” “It’s like a vacation for me, because I don’t have to do a few things at once, I just focus on one, i.e. create my character,” he said.
Source: Gazeta
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