There has hardly been an actor in recent years who has been able to increase his reputation as much as Matthew McConaughey (“Amistad”). After the Texan spent much of his career as a sun-tanned six-pack pretty boy in various romantic comedies, the first season of ‘True Detective’ should impressively demonstrate his acting chops in a role previously often mocked by male audience Actor is stuck.
But that was just the beginning of a meteoric rise. In addition to ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’, ‘Interstellar’, ‘Mud’ and ‘White Boy Rick’, it was the fact-based drama ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, which can now be seen as the most important work within the McConaughey renaissance. . The superstar took home the Oscar for Best Actor for his moving performance as Ron Woodroof, who suffered from HIV.
Matthew McConaughey’s worrying preparation
Anyone who has seen the film knows that Matthew McConaughey also underwent a major physical transformation for the role. To prepare for ‘Dallas Buyers Club,’ the ‘Wedding Planner’ star lost more than 40 pounds. That did not go down well with his family, the actor says in an interview (via ) explained:
“My daughter looked at me and said, ‘Why is your neck as long as a giraffe?’ That was the only comment I got from her. She saw the change from day to day. When I visited someone at the time who I had not seen for months, people just went crazy. It went from, ‘Is everything okay? Are you OK?’ to ‘Oh my God, you’re sick!’. At that moment I thought I was just the right weight to play the role.
Although Matthew McConaughey’s friends and family were concerned about his health, the preparations paid off. In addition to the Oscar win, McConaughey’s performance was also well received by the press and public. Incidentally: Jared Leto, who would win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “Dallas Buyers Club,” also lost a lot of weight here – 18 in total!