Matthew McConaughey will always call Texas home. Rolling Stone has an exclusive first listen of the actor joining Gordon Wright for “Texas My Home,” a track written for Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright’s audiobook Mr. Texas. “It’s one of a kind/And a state of mind,” McConaughey and Gordon sing. “It’s …
Read More »Richard Linklater Says Muse Glen Powell Has 'A McConaughey Quality'
It makes perfect sense that filmmaker Richard Linklater and actor Glen Powell found each other. Powell hails from Linklater country — Austin, Texas — and has the movie-star looks and Texan swagger that the director’s always been drawn to (see: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke). In the new film Hit Man, …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Voices Elvis Presley in Priscilla-Approved Animated Series 'Agent Elvis'
Matthew McConaughey is Elvis Presley — well, an imaginary, space-traveling Elvis with a sidekick chimpanzee, that is. Netflix has released the official trailer for Agent Elvis, a new adult animated series set to premiere March 17, which captures McConaughey voicing the King of Rock & Roll in the strangest of …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Defends His Gun 'Responsibility,' Not 'Control,' Stance After Uvalde
Matthew McConaughey reflected on his pointed decision to advocate for “gun responsibility” instead of “gun control” following the mass shooting at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, in a new interview with People. McConaughey emerged as one of the most prominent and outspoken voices after 21 people, …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Talks New Bourbon-Inspired Longbranch Ranch: 'Not All Five-Star Experiences Need to Be the Ritz'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a sunny October afternoon deep in the heart of Texas, and Matthew McConaughey is in good spirits. “I got to watch my team finish a game, and …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Calls on Austin to 'Reveal, Revive and Testify' in New Music Video
Matthew McConaughey, an alum of the University of Texas at Austin, delivered a new music video celebrating the men’s basketball team. The video was revealed in partnership with the Moody Center before a game between the Longhorns and the Gonzaga Bulldogs from Washington’s Gonzaga University. In the video produced by …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Wants Young Musicians to Get Bold (and for Post Malone to Release a Country Album)
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Matthew McConaughey knows that it can be tough for up-and-coming artists to get their big break. That’s why the actor (and longtime country-music lover) is helping develop a …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Calls for Gun Control Reform During Impassioned Speech at White House Briefing
Matthew McConaughey, the actor and Uvalde native who has been one of the most outspoken and prominent voices since the mass shooting in his hometown last month, called for “reasonable, practical, tactical” gun regulations during an emotional speech at a White House press briefing Tuesday, June 7. The speech was …
Read More »'We Need to Make the Lost Lives Matter': Matthew McConaughey Calls for Gun Responsibility — Not Control — in Open Letter
Two weeks ago, Matthew McConaughey published a lengthy statement on social media following the mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. In a state of frustration, the actor spoke of tragedy and community values without delving deeper into the conversation of …
Read More »'The Gentlemen' Review: Lock, Stock, and Way Too Stale for Its Own Good
When was the last time you watched Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? If you remember Guy Ritchie‘s debut hitting American screens back in the spring of 1999, you might recall how familiar it felt — we’d already spent most of the decade watching smooth criminals in clever, chatty caper …
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