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Thursday, April 3

  • Bald-chested McConaughey to star in Magnum P.I. flick?

    The New Magnum?Rarely does it make news when an actor is merely offered a role, but when said role is for the lead in a big screen adaptation of an iconic TV series, ears perk up. Yesterday EW.com reported that America's favorite bongo-playing apparel-phobe Matthew McConaughey has been approached to play Magnum P.I., the laid-back private investigator who spent much of the '80s solving crimes while cruising around Hawaii in his red Ferrari.

    EW calls it "perfect casting" to have the Fool's Gold star assume the role first made famous by Tom Selleck, but we beg to differ. Is McConaughey even capable of growing chest hair? Because a bald-chested Magnum is an absolute deal breaker. I'll picket the premiere if that happens.

    Source: EW


    Posted 04/03/2008 by Thomas

    Matthew McConaughey | Tom Selleck

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    • Mr.T

      04/20/08 11:13 PM
      Attention: Imagine Entertainment

      Re: Magnum,p.i. Movie

      Please,

      #1) CAST THIS MOVIE WITH THE ORIGINAL TV SERIES CAST MEMBERS ONLY!! (TOM SELLECK, JOHN HILLERMAN, LARRY MANETTI AND ROGER E MOSLEY)

      #2) HIRE TOM CLANCY (OR?) TO WRITE A SERIOUS SCRIPT - ONE THAT TRULY SERVICES THE SPIRIT OF “MAGNUM”.

      I had the good fortune to work as an extra on Magnum, p.i. during season six. (one episode) That experience left quite a lasting impression. Tom Selleck is truly a distinct gentleman, and one of Hollywood’s greatest “leading men”. I do not understand why any casting director would consciously elect to use some other actor in the role of Magnum, and to ignore the summation of internet postings. Perhaps you should take a lesson of late from George Lucas - he is giving us the real “Indiana Jones”.

      A Magnum, p.i. movie has the potential to be extraordinary - now “make it so!”
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