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Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty (2001). In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud (2012). McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014), The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021). test
Matthew McConaughey
Icarus
for Icarus in I, MARCUS: The Rome Strikes Back
Suggested by jakubduda
The film begins in a rebel war led by gladiators against the tyrannical rule of Rome. The streets of Rome become a battlefield. Marcus leads a raid on the Coliseum. Gladiators now fight side by side for their freedom. Groups of people side with the gladiators and fight against the Roman legions. Commodus and his son Judas lead them. Lysandra's dual identity is revealed, leading to a heartbreaking confrontation with her father, Nero. In a dramatic twist, Lysandra stands with her father and is nearly killed in a fight with Lucia. Nero's forces clash with gladiators in an epic and brutal battle. Marcus faces Nero in a climactic duel that symbolizes the struggle between tyranny and freedom. Nero dies, the Gladiators and their people leave Rome to build a new home called Bohemia. With others who do not want to put up with the cruel rule, they try to figure out how to live better and fight against the Roman Empire. Brutus Magnus became the first leader of Bohemia and a people's council was formed, which consisted of 13 men, in addition to 8 gladiators, Commodus, Judas, Atticus, Samson, Helios. Lucius Tiberius took over the government in Rome. One day Judah's father is brought back dead and he vows revenge. A series of battles ensue where Atticus dies. There is a huge war at the end. The Bohemians are up against a thousand times the odds, but they won't be alone as they will be joined by the Gauls, a Viking nation fighting against Rome under the leadership of Vercingetorix.
