MTV Movies reports that producer Brian Grazer has shot down rumors that Matthew McConaughey was offered the role of the title character in Magnum P.I.
Said Grazer: "No. I think the idea for ‘Magnum P.I.’ is to find a counterpoint. To not try and find the new Tom Selleck but to find someone that is just so different that you go, oh my God! That guy is Magnum?!?"
The remake is being penned by Rawson Thurber (Dodgeball), but the major hurdle right now is casting. The original ‘80s television series told the story of a private investigator living in Hawaii, solving cases and leaving a luxurious lifestyle.