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Matthew McConaughey Reunites With ‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto On Feature Adaptation Of ‘Mike Hammer’ Book Series At Skydance


Matthew McConaughey is in talks to star in Skydance’s feature film based on the iconic character Mike Hammer from a script by Pizzolatto.

Skydance acquired the rights to Mickey Spillane’s and Max Allan Collins’ Mike Hammer franchise with plans to develop and produce the bestselling book series into a feature film. There had even been talks of the two along with fellow True Detective star Woody Harrelson reuniting for another season but in recent weeks their attention zeroed in on the Mike Hammer movies after Pizzolatto got him the script. Apple recently released the teaser trailer that drew huge buzz on social media with many expecting the film and McConaughey to be back in the mix among contenders this awards season.

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