Magnum McConaughey?

Entertainment Weekly has learned that Matthew McConaughey has been offered the role of Thomas Magnum in Universal Pictures’ adaptation of Magnum P.I. The film is inspired by the ’80s television series starring Tom Selleck as “a former Navy Seal turned reluctant detective.” Apparently, McConaughey has yet to make a decision about the offer, as he is reading the project’s screenplay from writer/director Rawson Thurber (Dodgeball).

3Apr2008 | Josh E Armstrong | Continued