Superstar actor Matthew McConaughey joined Lex Fridman for an interview to discuss his career and reports that he’ll be joining the “Yellowstone” franchise, clips of which were shared online Tuesday.
“Yellowstone,” the hit cowboy drama co-created by Taylor Sheridan, is coming to an end after the final half of season five is released sometime later in 2023. But even before the series was officially canceled, rumors that McConaughey would be picking up the moniker for the first-ever modern-day spinoff had spread like wildfire.
While McConaughey neither confirmed nor denied his role in an upcoming Sheridan-scripted show, he confirmed to Fridman that he loves the “ethos” behind the series. “I admire the simplicity of it. One way you could explain ‘Yellowstone’ and [Kevin] Costner’s [leading] role is what will men do to protect land and family in a world that is trying to encroach? In a world where there’s a cowboys ethos that deems trespassing more clear earlier than other hats. I admire that simplicity of right and wrong,” McConaughey told Fridman.
McConaughey went further, describing how “Yellowstone” allows for the idea that “if the law ain’t handling this, I am.” (RELATED: Kevin Costner Earns Over $1 Million Per ‘Yellowstone’ Episode)
It’s obvious to anyone and everyone aware of McConaughey’s work and Sheridan’s writing that the two would be a match made in cinematic heaven. Let’s hope they get contracts and stories sorted soon, so we don’t have to wait years for what will surely be a masterpiece of television.
You can watch the full clip here: