Following his critically acclaimed feature-directorial debut, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," Tommy Lee Jones is ready for his next big gig behind the camera. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winning actor will direct and co-star in an adaptation of Michael Connelly's best-selling crime novel "The Lincoln Lawyer."

Despite the the title, this is not yet another project involving our 16th President (though it could be a fitting but misleading alternate title for Robert Redford's "The Conspirator"). Instead it's about a criminal defense lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) who works out of his car -- a Lincoln Town Car. Used to representing small time criminals, his career takes a turn when he begins handling the case of a wealthy realtor accused of attempted murder. Read more...

A zombie Matthew McConaughey? The bizarre thought seems sure to get some of the A-list star’s fans screaming “Alright, alright, alright!” At this point though, it exists only as a persistent rumor that won’t seem to go away: Matthew McConaughey has a cameo in the upcoming film “Zombieland.”

We first got wind of Matthew’s role in the October 9th horror/comedy when we were interviewing the film’s makeup designer, Tony Gardner – the man who played a substantial role in bringing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to life. Read more...

Matthew McConaughey has revealed to MTV News that he has spoken with original “Dazed” and Confused” writer/director Richard Linklater about a potential sequel to the film, and explained exactly what he’d like to see happen.

“That's a very precious subject, that movie,” says with a smile, “We made such a gem... I've had loose discussions about what would be the next [in]carnation of a ‘Dazed and Confused’... [Linklater is] not going to do it unless it's done the right way. It's a good idea, but he's gotta pick the right way to do it.” Read more...

FROM SPLASH PAGE: Though he hasn’t seen a script yet, Matthew McConaughey seems to have changed his tune regarding a potential role in the “Captain America” film.

Late last year, McConaughey didn’t seem to know who “Captain America” was, much less have an interest in playing him, but repeated mentions of his name with that of the patriotic leader of The Avengers may have sent the “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” star to the back-issue bin.

For more on Matthew McConaughey and "Captain America," head over to SplashPage.MTV.com.

Once upon a time, Matthew McConaughey was known more for playing brainy Southern lawyers than living his life half-naked and happy-go-lucky. But he's returning to the world of legal briefs and thrillers, as he's signed on to star in Lakeshore Entertainment's "The Lincoln Lawyer."

According to Variety, the film is based on Michael Connolly's 2005 bestseller. The story centers on a low-level criminal defense lawyer named Mickey Haller, who finds himself representing a wealthy client named Louis Roulet against assault charges. Read more...

This is one of those festering casting rumors that's just really gotten under my skin over the last year or two. Magnum P.I. played by...Matthew McConaughey. No. Just no. I have sat back and watched Rosie O'Donnell play Betty Rubble. I stayed silent. Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott as Bo and Luke. I let it go. No longer!

But lo and behold I don't have to get angry at the prospect of the star of "Surfer Dude" playing Magnum. Brian Grazer just told me it's not happening. So it's not going to be McConaughey, I asked? "No," he said. "I think the idea for 'Magnum P.I.' is to find a counterpoint, to not try and find the new Tom Selleck but to find someone that is just so different that you go, oh my God! That guy is Magnum?!?" Read more...

Michael Caine is without a doubt an international treasure, an actor in possession of a great and nearly endless talent. Bless him, the same cannot be said of his memory, which goes from spotty, to just plain wrong.

We’re going to give him the benefit of the doubt here (unlike with Batman 3 stuff. Did we mention that was wrong?) and assume this next bit of news is in the former camp, something that’s true even if he can’t recall the details.

Why? Mostly because it’s a doozy.

“I have ‘Harry Brown,’” the actor said of his elderly vigilante film. “Then I’ll probably do a film with Scarlett Johansson. I forget what it’s called. It’s an adventure film. I was told yesterday that they have Matthew McConaughey as the guy. I’ve got go home and read it again. It’s a heist adventure film.” Read more...

There's mellow, and then there's MELLOW, and Matthew McConaughey, bless him, seems about five clicks past the latter. In his new movie, "Surfer, Dude," the man formerly known as Wooderson spends 75% of the film on the beach, and 100% of the film without a shirt. Not one – not the whole movie. Honest to God.

Some people would scoff at such a casual attitude – but not us. We wanted to know how we could learn the Zen art of relaxation so we decided to ask the Zen Master himself.

There are some people who are the Next Big Thing, and then there are others that should be. Somewhere in the middle lies Emma Stone, the adorable 19-year-old who won our hearts in "Superbad," and is looking good in the trailers for this summer's "The Rocker" and "The House Bunny."

And if those films don't break Emma out into a leading role, maybe it will be the romantic comedy she's been filming opposite the Next Big Thing of 1996.

"I am [one of] 'The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," she laughed recently, describing her supernatural character in the film of the same name. "It's a take off on 'A Christmas Carol'. Matthew McConaughey plays Connor, this guy who's been sleeping around with a bunch of women, and has a heart of stone, and some ghosts come back to haunt him and bring him lessons about his past relationships and future relationships." Read more...

With "Fool's Gold," "Failure to Launch," "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days," and "The Wedding Planner" all since the turn of the century, it's no stretch to say that Matthew McConaughey has become the king of a certain type of romantic comedy – and by that I mean, the bad kind.

But to those looking to pre-judge his newest, the upcoming "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," co-star Emma Stone says look out - this ain't your older brother's rom-com.

"Matthews in a different place now, and obviously a lot has happened since 'How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days,'" the star of "Superbad" and the upcoming "House Bunny" told MTV News. "This [movie] is really a lesson in falling in love and not taking the path of just sleeping around. It's kind of a very different lesson." Read more...