Matthew McConaughey has had an adventurous few years! Our favorite Austinite has branched out of acting and taken on various roles like; professor of practice and Minster Culture at UT, owner of Austin FC and even New York Times Best Selling Author. McConaughey is definitely a mover and a shaker, so what is he up to now? We’re spilling the tea on everything you need to know!
Here’ is everything’s all the major Matthew McConaughey news!
Just Because
McConaughey published a memoir titled Greenlights in 2020. The book gave him the title of “#1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey.” Now, he’s back for more with his first-ever children’s book titled Just Because.
A soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that empowers readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility. Why? Just because.
The book comes out September 19, 2023 but you can pre-order on sites like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or on the book’s official site.
Agent Elvis
It’s the year of Elvis and Netflix just announced a new animated show called Agent Elvis, which reimagines Elvis Presley as a spy. McConaughey will voice the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and both he and Priscilla Presley will serve as executive producers. Agent Elvis premieres this March on Netflix. Watch the first official teaser below.
Yellowstone
Kevin Costner is out and McConaughey is in! OK, so we can’t actually confirm this one but rumor has it that Kevin Costner is leaving Yellowstone. In his place, Deadline reports that Taylor Sheridan has tapped McConaughey to join the Yellowstone universe in his place. If it’s true, MM will be reunited with his former Dazed and Confused co-star and pal Cole Hauser.
Alright, alright, alright, that’s all the tea we have at this time! Want more McConaughey? Check out these posts:
- Matthew McConaughey Pumps Up Crowd For Austin FC season Opener
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- Throwback Thursday – Matthew McConaughey Arrested in Austin
- 10 Reasons Matthew McConaughey Is Our Favorite Austinite
- McConaughey To Star In A Time To Kill Sequel
- Move Over Dazed And Confused – Matthew McConaughey’s Acting Debut Actually Came About Courtesy of Trisha Yearwood
- Matthew McConaughey Playing Bingo With Senior Citizens Is The Best Thing Ever
Featured photo: Moody College of Communication from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
