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McConaughey is 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

Published Monday, Mar 30 2009, 13:12 BST | By Alex Fletcher
McConaughey is 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

Rex Features

Matthew McConaughey will star in the big screen adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer.

Based on Michael Connolly's 2005 bestseller, the legal thriller will be produced by Lakeshore Entertainment.

McConaughey will play low-level criminal defence attorney Mickey Haller, who lands himself a wealthy client who appears to be innocent. However, Haller's life is thrown into danger when he finds out that there is a connection to one of his old murder cases.

No director or screenwriter have signed for the project yet.

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