Matthew McConaughey is 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

According to Variety Matthew McConaughey has signed on to play Mickey Haller in Lakeshore Entertainments adaption of the Michael Connolly novel 'The Lincoln Lawyer'.

Matthew McConaughey is taking on the case of "The Lincoln Lawyer" for Lakeshore Entertainment.

The "Fool's Gold" thesp is attached to star in the legal thriller that centers on low-level criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller who finds himself representing a wealthy client with ties to a previous murder case Haller handled.

Project is based on a Michael Connolly best-seller that was published in 2005 by Little, Brown.

Lakeshore snapped up bigscreen rights to the tome six months before "Lincoln Lawyer" hit shelves in what was dubbed a seven-figure deal.

Stone Village Pictures' Scott Steindorff is producing "Lincoln Lawyer" alongside Lakeshore principals Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.

 I wonder if they find a role for Kate Hudson! It's cool to see McConaughey taking a lead role in a thriller after what seems like an endless run of rom coms. Ive not read the book although my Dad got it a few Christmases ago, but the reviews for it at Amazon are very postive so it will be interesting to see who comes on board to direct.