Matthew McConaughey is taking Owen Wilson's role in the comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
Wilson dropped out of the DreamWorks movie after an apparent suicide attempt last month.
"Tropic Thunder," which is filming in Hawaii, stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Bill Hader and Steve Coogan. Stiller is also directing.
McConaughey, 37, has an uncredited cameo in the movie, his publicist, Nicole Perez, said Wednesday.
"Tropic Thunder" is about a group of actors who gather on a remote island to shoot a big-budget war movie and are forced to become the soldiers they are playing.
Ina Treciokas, publicist for Wilson, didn't immediately return a telephone message seeking information on the actor's recovery.
Wilson, 38, was taken by ambulance to a hospital after police responded to a call from his Santa Monica home. The day after he was hospitalized, Wilson issued a statement asking for privacy so he could "receive care and heal."
DreamWorks is a division of Viacom Inc.
Saber_Tooth_Liger on September 16th, 2018 at 17:54 UTC »
I have an anecdote I'd like to share about this. During this time the company I work for was building his mansion in Malibu. When Owen was released from the Hospital he stayed with a friend in the Hollywood hills. One day we went to Owen's place in Santa Monica, we loaded three treadmills on different trucks. Only one would be delivered to Owen, the other two were decoys. At the time I found the whole thing absurd but once we pulled out of the house and started being tailed by paparazzi I realized how persistent these guys are at hounding celebrities. We drove around for 40 minutes until the guy following us decided we weren't worth his time anymore.
We headed to the Hollywood Hills where Oweb is staying, to a house overlooking the San Fernando Valley, beautiful view. We were greeted by Owen's uncle who was overseeing the Malibu mansions construction. A couple of minutes later a man comes out of the house and it's Woody Harrelson in nothing but white underwear. He greets us, tells us where to place the treadmill, gives me and my partner 100 bucks each, and sends us on our way.
dcfb2360 on September 16th, 2018 at 16:02 UTC »
Hope he’s doing better
roflstorm on September 16th, 2018 at 15:00 UTC »
I still think its amazing that he was about to quit acting since he felt he wasnt going anywhere until Wes Anderson made Bottle Rocket with him and his brother