According to The Wrap, Matthew McConaughey is in early talks to play one of the leads in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower. Insiders claim he's been given the option to portray either Roland Deschain, or his nemesis the evil Man In Black/Walter O'Dim, and is leaning towards the latter.
McConaughey was also rumored to be up for the villainous role of Randall Flagg (actually the same demonic character as O'Dim... kinda) in another King adap, The Stand, but evidently he's more drawn to the project that heads into production first.
Apparently it's early days and no deal has been struck, but both parties are interested in working something out. The Dark Tower is currently set for a January 13th, 2017 release
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