Matthew McConaughey To Star In Oscar-Nominated Director’s Revolution Movie

Matthew McConaughey is now set to star in a new movie from Paul Greengrᴀss. Greengrᴀss is a talented director who has been previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Director for his work helming the 9/11 docudrama United 93. Even if he was not individually recognized, his subsequent films have also received nominations, including Captain Phillips, which was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. McConaughey is also no stranger to award-winning work; he won Best Actor in 2014 for his leading role in Dallas Buyers Club.

Per ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, McConaughey is now teaming up with Greengrᴀss in a new drama called The Rage. The Rage will be about the Peasants’ Revolt in England, which took place in 1381 in response to high taxation and political unrest. McConaughey will step in to play a farmer who becomes the leader of the revolt. More details about his character have yet to be revealed.

What This Means For The Rage

McConaughey Might Play Wat Tyler


Tom Hanks holding binoculars in Captain Phillips

The source indicates that McConaughey’s role, if a direct representation of a real person, could be Wat Tyler. Born in 1341, Tyler led a group of rebels from Canterbury to London in order to fight for economic and social reforms. He was killed by those loyal to King Richard in 1381, when The Rage is set. The overlap with these years would seem to be a strong indicator of McConaughey’s potential role, but it is possible that the actor could instead play an amalgamation of multiple historical figures.

It has been five years since Greengrᴀss has directed anything, with his last project being the Civil War drama News of the World in 2020. The director often works with docudrama and historical subjects, but The Rage will be the furthest back he has ever gone in history. Though the cast will primarily play peasant characters, it will be interesting to see how Greengrᴀss handles something that is more on the side of an epic costume drama. With his action movie background in the Bourne movies, Greengrᴀss is likely to bring an action-filled perspective on the uprising.

Our Take On The Rage Casting

Matthew McConaughey Will Take On A Serious Role Again

As exciting as it will be to see another Greengrᴀss film, I think it is even more notable to see McConaughey’s return to high-caliber cinema. He had a good era in the 2010s when he was in films like Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, and Mud, as well as the series True Detective. In recent years, the actor has gone back to some of his lighter parts, like voicing Buster Moon in Sing 2 or Cowboypool in ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine. Greengrᴀss knows what it takes to elicit a great performance from an actor, so McConaughey might shine in The Rage.

Source: ᴅᴇᴀᴅline

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