Matthew McConaughey, like pretty much every star in Hollywood, has long been linked to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was reportedly in talks to play Doctor Strange in the 2016 film of the same name, before the role ultimately went to Benedict Cumberbatch. (Cumberbatch ended up leaning into the “Doctor” part of the character; we can only assume that McConaughey would have gone hard on the “Strange.”) He turned down the role of the villainous Ego, the “Living Planet,” in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which led to Kurt Russell making his MCU debut instead. He’s professed a desire to play the Incredible Hulk, one of Marvel’s most frequently recast heroes—though Mark Ruffalo, who took over the role from Edward Norton (who himself took…
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