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Matthew McConaughey may star in Magnum P.I. movie
We love talking about car-related movies here at Autoblog, so it's no surprise that we're actually interested in the silver screen conversion of the '80s TV show Magnum P.I. in which an ex-Navy seal turned private eye keeps the Hawaiian islands safe from cheesy bad guys while driving an iconic Ferrari 308 GTS with gusto. The lead character in the TV series, Thomas Magnum, was played by Tom Selleck who wore Hawaiian shirts and what our colleagues at Cinematical call "big, porn mustaches" on the show.The idea for making a Magnum P.I. movie has been around since 2006, but for some reason Hollywood has resisted the temptation until now. A script is now floating around penned by Rawson Thurber of Dodgeball fame (good sign, eh?), and as we speak Matthew McConaughey is rumored to be reading the script. Don't even think about it Matt, just do it. We bet they'll let you keep that Hawaiian shirt unbuttoned the entire time to show off your prosthetic chest hair.
Other actors who have been mentioned for the role include Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Vince Vaughn, while the original Magnum, Mr. Selleck, has called the movie "stupid" and vowed to take no part in it. It appears Selleck does not subscribe to the David Hasselhoff Theory of Celebrity Comebacks, in which one never lets an old role die. Thanks for the tip, John!
[Source: Cinematical]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
iSpec 4:50PM (4/03/2008)
Y.M.C.A.
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cibrlx01 3:08AM (4/04/2008)
actually, im thinking freddy mercury lookalike
but yea, you were close
geo.stewart 4:55PM (4/03/2008)
I'm with Tom. let it rest, or only in syndication.
Michael Clark Duncan going "Come on Higgie Baby" just doesnt do it for me.
OTOH, give me a silver screen version of Stingray...
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jp103 10:02PM (6/01/2008)
Im a big Magnum PI fan , and it would be very hard to see any one but Selleck in the role , but with a lot of debate on who would fit best , Brendan Fraser was the only one that would have the same quirks as Selleck , if you watch the Mummy movies , you can see him in that role, Please I can't see the wedding planner as a PI....
Luis 5:08PM (4/03/2008)
I didn't know there was such a demand for a Magnum P.I. movie...?!
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takamaru 5:18PM (4/03/2008)
Autoblog, do not scare me with pictures like that...
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Level 5:19PM (4/03/2008)
whats next the A team?? lol
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andyx 5:28PM (4/03/2008)
There are rumors of an A-Team remake, Ice Cube and Woody Harrelson are rumored to star as Baracus and Murdoch respectively.
Paul H. 5:32PM (4/03/2008)
Why don't these "writers" get it over with and make a Mr. Belvedere movie already?
Seriously, is it any wonder Hollywood is losing money?
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Xcountryflyer 5:41PM (4/03/2008)
I just about laughed my head off when I saw that pic and that mustache not looking right on MC.
Going to be as good as the new Knight Rider. Not.
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Mike Levine 5:46PM (4/03/2008)
C'mon. That's not Matt McConaughey, that's Damon Lavrinc!
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Mike 6:26PM (4/03/2008)
I was a big fan of 'PI' but I gotta go with Tom on this one.
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catgirlshyla 6:44PM (4/03/2008)
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Remaking old TV shows....ruining Foreign TV shows....whats next?
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fuser197 6:50PM (4/03/2008)
I believe the proper term is "pornstache".
I also agree with Tom Selleck, don't do it, look what they did to Dukes of Hazzard and Knight Rider?
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MajorGeek 7:20PM (4/03/2008)
I think that the actual characters in the show made it work so well, I think redoing it is a bad plan. Writers were on strike for months with time to think, write something.
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scott 3 8:29PM (4/03/2008)
Selleck IS smarter than 90% of Hollywood.
Starsky and Hutch and the Dukes movie show why if you can do it right just don't do it.
I pray everynight they don't try to do the Rockford Files as a movie or remake the Smokey and the Bandit. If it does not have the original cast and writers it should be left alone.
It was the writers and the cast that made most of these shows. We do not need some mock comedy.
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Pat 9:42PM (4/03/2008)
I was thinking of a remake of Alf ...
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mk 9:45PM (4/03/2008)
Creativity waived bye-bye to Hollywood long ago.
There is truly nothing new under the sun.
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claud 11:55PM (4/03/2008)
With that mustaches Mr.McConaughey looks more like Borat than Magnum PI....
I agree with Tom,.....forget it!
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Shawn 1:52AM (4/04/2008)
when is the retro crap going to stop...they are ruining everything from night rider to miami vice to starsky and hutch. stop it now! no wonder they writers went on strike...
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