Inside the Scrappy Film That Brought Matthew McConaughey Back to Acting

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1. Mon, 10 August 2026

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   • hollywoodreporter.com16:00first to reportedited after publishing
     Inside the Scrappy Film That Brought Matthew McConaughey Back to Acting

     previouslyInside the Scrappy Film That Brought Matthew McConaughey Back to Films

     The Oscar winner hadn’t shot a movie in five years when ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ came his way. The ambitious indie became a passion project: “I chose this in place of other movies I could have done for a whole lot more money.”

2. Tue, 11 August 2026

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   • theglobeandmail.com20:00
     Matthew McConaughey musical thriller The Rivals of Amziah King is delightfully sticky stuff

     At once a toe-tapping musical, a Gothic whodunnit, a jaw-dropping dark comedy and a hardboiled revenge flick, The Rivals of Amziah King is worth the buzz

   • theglobeandmail.com20:00
     Oh, bother: Not even a bee allergy could stop The Rivals of Amziah King director Andrew Patterson from his honey heist

     The filmmaker spoke to The Globe about his latest film, which follows a beekeeper and blue-grass band leader who gets pulled into the criminal underworld

3. Thu, 13 August 2026

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   • exclaim.ca15:09
     'The Rivals of Amziah King' Buzzes with McConaughey-ness, Alright Alright │ Exclaim!

     Directed by Andrew Patterson

   • variety.com20:30edited after publishing
     Matthew McConaughey on Immortality, Shooting With Linklater and Nolan and Teaching His Film Students Not to Fear ‘Doing Something Sh—y’

     previouslyMatthew McConaughey Interview on 'Rivals of Amziah King,' Legacy

     Matthew McConaughey reflects on his acting career, philanthropy & family before he’s honored with Variety's Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Filmland.

   • japantoday.com22:45
     Matthew McConaughey on his sweet return to the big screen

     Matthew McConaughey had plenty of reasons to select "The Rivals of Amziah King," a honey-themed thriller set in the American Southwest, for his return to the big screen after more than five years away. "The joy, the soul, the humor, the music, the poetry, the mythology, original time, place, and…

4. Tue, 18 August 2026

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   • Libération (France)15:10
     «Oklahoma Honey» avec Matthew McConaughey, de ruches idées

     Ovni aux incessants revirements, le film d’Andrew Patterson avec Matthew McConaughey est tellement inattendu qu’il séduit, même s’il évoque parfois une suite de sketchs vaguement reliés entre eux.