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Matthew McConaughey found significant stardom after saying“Alright, alright, alright”inDallas Buyers Club. But only this iconic dialogue, McConaughey is an exceptional actor with incredible performances in many other films.
Having never been associated with a franchise before, McConaughey was offered a Marvel role inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2and the lead role inThe Dark Towerwhich was a potential cinematic universe if it worked. But for reasons unknown, McConaughey gave up on the MCU role.
Matthew McConaughey Gave Up an MCU Role
Back when director James Gunn was creatingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,Matthew McConaughey was offered a role in the movie. At the same time, McConaughey was also interested in adapting Stephen King’s novel,The Dark Towerinto a movie and later a cinematic universe.
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TheInterstellaractor chose to reject the MCU role and star in the latter film but did not give a clear reason why until 2016. In an interview withPlayboy, the actor stated that he preferred having creative control over a universe that he built from the ground up rather than having a role in an already-established cinematic universe.
“I like Guardians of the Galaxy, but what I saw was “It’s successful, and now we’ve got room to make a colorful part for another big-name actor.” I’d feel like an amendment. The Dark Tower script was well written, I like the director [Nikolaj Arcel] and his take on it, and I can be the creator, the author of the Man in Black—a.k.a. the Devil—in my version of this Stephen King novel.”
He further continued,
“We’ve done the first one. It’s a fantastic thriller that takes place in another realm, an alternate universe, but it’s very much grounded. For instance, the gunslinger’s weapon isn’t a lightsaber or something; it’s a pistol.”
AlthoughMatthew McConaugheydecided to follow his passion, it didn’t turn out very well for the actor, sinceThe Dark Towerwasn’t what people expected from a Stephen King adaptation.
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Matthew McConaughey’sThe Dark TowerFailed
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McConaughey had stated in hisPlayboyinterview that his character was a very special person in the film. Stating that his character was the Devil simply seeking a good time, McConaughey seemed to have enjoyed acting out in the film.
“I enjoyed approaching my character as if I were the Devil having a good time, getting turned on by exposing human hypocrisies wherever he finds them.”
But the film didn’t work out since there were many problems throughout the 1-hour 35-minute runtime. With negative reviews and curses,The Dark Towerreceived a rating of 5.6/10 on IMDB and a record low of 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The 2017 film is available to stream on FuboTV in the U.S.
Source:Playboy
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
