Matthew McConaughey Takes Owen Wilson's Post in 'Thunder'

Thu, 20 September 2007 12:00:00 ET

Matthew McConaughey Takes Owen Wilson's Post in 'Thunder'
will replace in new comedy ''. The '' actor is to have a cameo role alongside stars , Robert Downey Jr. and Steve Coogan in the movie, directed by Wilson's close friend .

McConaughey is expected to shoot his scenes in the next few weeks. 'Tropic Thunder' is a comedy about a group of actors shooting a war movie on a deserted island that is attacked for real.

McConaughey recently finished shooting the films 'Fools Gold' and '' but carved out a week in his busy schedule to join the rest of the cast on set in Hawaii.

Wilson, 38, dropped out of the project after a suicide attempt last month. The actor reportedly slit his wrists after struggling to cope with his split from 'Raising Helen' actress . Wilson's friend Wes Anderson, with who he wrote the film 'The Royal Tenenbaums', recently claimed the actor was "doing well and making us laugh a lot".


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