‘Gold’ Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Loses His Hair, Finds Riches
If the new trailer is an indication,Goldlooks like the head-on collision betweenThe Treasure of the Sierra MadreandThe Wolf of Wall Street, somehow finding a way to combine men going mad in pursuit of riches in the wildernessandtales of corporate excess into one package. And of course it starsMatthew McConaugheyas the eccentric, balding lead character, because he’s reached the point in his career where he’ll take on any job that allows him to run his good looks through a meat grinder. And you know what? All power to him.
TheGoldtrailer does a fine job of teasing out the basic shape of this story: a down-on-his-luck man ventures to Indonesia, gets himself a gold mine, gets rich, and then finds himself staring down a whole new series of problems. At the center of it all is McConaughey, whose ongoing quest to transform himself from heartthrob to oddball character actor seems to have reached its inevitable conclusion. This could be a case of McConaughey going full-IDGAF or it could be him reaching for another golden statuette, but, as always, I’ll take this weirdo version of the man over the version that was starring in bad romcoms a decade go.
Even if you look past McConaughey chewing on the scenery,Golddoes look like it has a lot to offer. After all, it’s the next film from directorStephen Gaghan, who won an Oscar for penningTrafficand went on to direct the terrific (and seemingly overlooked)Syriana. Toss in a supporting cast that includes the likes ofÉdgar Ramírez,Bryce Dallas Howard,Timothy Simons,Toby Kebbell,Corey Stoll,Bruce Greenwood,Stacey Keach, andMacon Blairand you have a movie that more than earns its place asone of our most anticipated movies of the fall.
Goldis set to open onDecember 25, 2016, an Oscar-friendly release date that’s also counting on you and your extended family taking a break from holiday festivities to enjoy bald McConaughey acting weird and getting rich in the jungle. Here’s the official synopsis:
