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McConaughey confirms 'Magnum P.I.' offer
Published Friday, Apr 11 2008, 22:17 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
Speaking at the British premiere of Fool's Gold, the actor confirmed rumours that he had been offered the part of Thomas Magnum. "I'm having a look at it right now. I'm considering that," he said.
Despite the involvement of Dodgeball writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber and the success of the recent big-screen Starsky & Hutch remake, McConaughey said the film wouldn't be a comedy.
He explained: "As I understand it, it's [set in the] modern day. It's not a parody. It's not going back in time, it's a modern-day Magnum. I like that take."
The original Magnum P.I. TV series ran from 1980 to 1988 and starred Tom Selleck as an ex-Navy Seal who works in Hawaii as a private investigator.
Vince Vaughn, George Clooney and Ben Affleck have previously been linked with the lead role.
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