Matthew McConaughey has signed on to star in The Lincoln Lawyer, adapted from Michael Connelly’s best seller of the same name. McConaughey will play Mickey Heller, a "low-level criminal defense attorney…who finds himself representing a wealthy client with ties to a previous murder case," according to Variety.
Mar 30
2009
09:56 AM ET
Matthew McConaughey to star in legal thriller
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Hmmm…it doesn’t sound like a dumb romantic comedy. I might actually see a McConaughey movie again!