Matthew McConaughey, who’s surely shaken off the handle of clinically proven mildness, has signed on for his first starring role since garnering awards and acclaim for Dallas Buyer’s Club, per the Hollywood Reporter and other outlets. The actor will star opposite Ken Watanabe in Sea of Trees, a drama to be directed by Gus Van Sant. The film, penned by Chris Sparling, centers on a pair of suicidal men who embark on a reflective journey together — one that presumably doesn’t involve much mulling over why movies are unable to trust actors with beverage cups filled with actual liquid.
