McConaughey offered MAGNUM P.I.?

Couldn't Tom Selleck not return for a more serious adaptation?

Universal's big screen remake of the classic t.v. show Magnum P.I. might be further down the development road than you might think if EW are to be believed. They claim that a script from writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball) has been sent to Matthew McConaughey who has actually been offered the lead role made famous by Tom Selleck in the 80's and will decide shortly if he wants it. Presumably Universal have been impressed by McConaughey's ability to look good without his shirt on in exotic locations because it can't be for any of the acting performances he has given recently.

Huge mis-casting here? Whenever these adaptations of old t.v. shows are talked about I always use Starsky & Hutch and The Dukes of Hazzard as the two benchmarks for HOW NOT to do this kind of translation. McConaughey's potential casting and the fact that the guy who made Dodgeball looks to be writing/directing - is not at all encouraging. Couldn't Tom Selleck not get back into shape and do an Indiana Jones style comeback? Surely he ain't that over the hill to warrant being replaced by McConaughey?
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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.