For a while now, Harmony Korine has been teasing that he’s been working on a new script which would likely be his next movie, bumping back his previously planned “The Trap.” As you’ll recall, that film was set to star Idris Elba, Benicio Del Toro, Robert Pattinson, Al Pacino, and James Franco, until an issue with one of the cast members — who Korine has refused to name — essentially kiboshed everything. The filmmaker cooled on “The Trap” and started writing something new, and many thought it was the adaptation of “Tampa,” but it’s something else entirely, with a big A-list lead actor.
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Matthew McConaughey has signed up to star in the stoner comedy “The Beach Bum.” The film follows the misadventures of the rebellious and lovable rogue Moondog, who I presume is not based on the experimental musician, though I can’t imagine that name is a coincidence either. Korine has previously described the picture as “a cross between a Cheech and Chong movie and that movie ‘Scarecrow,’” which, through Korine’s cracked lens and McConaughey’s breezy vibe, should be something pretty fun.
Production will get underway in July, so we’ll likely see this on the festival circuit in 2018. As for “The Trap,” Korine has said it’s still in the works, and could be his next one…after this. [Variety]