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Though Matthew McConaughey made us feel ‘alright, alright, alright’ with 1993’s Dazed And Confused, we got to know him better as an actor in Joel Schumacher’s A Time To Kill. He got a chance to shine bright in Joel’s crime-drama along with actors like Kevin Spacey and Sandra Bullock.
Joel Schumacher passed away yesterday fighting Cancer. Matthew McConaughey has posted a statement in which he opens up about the close relationship he had with Joel.
In a Variety report, Matthew McConaughey said, “Joel not only took a chance on me, he fought for me. Knowing the studio might never approve a relatively unknown like myself for the lead in ‘A Time to Kill,’ he set up a secret screen test for me on a Sunday morning in a small unknown studio because as he stated, ‘Even if you do great, you may not get the part, so I don’t want the industry to ever think you screen-tested and DID NOT get the job.’”
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