Many fans were excited to see Matthew McConaughey in the biographical film Dallas Sting. Unfortunately, it’s been revealed that the project – which would have seen Matthew McConaughey play coach Bill Kinder – has been scrapped due to allegations regarding the real-life story.
As noted via THR, the scrapped film “was only six weeks away from beginning production and was almost fully cast.” Furthermore, it would have been directed by Kari Skogland of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier fame. The screenplay for the project was written by GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.
The story itself was set in 1984 and aimed “to tell the true story of a Dallas girls soccer team that traveled to China and, against the odds, defeated some of the best women’s teams in the world.” The character that Matthew McConaughey would have played, Bill Kinder, “led the team to victories over Australia, Japan, China and finally Italy in the championship game.”
With that said, details regarding the “disturbing allegations” with the Matthew McConaughey project were not revealed. It was only stated that, after an investigation, Skydance and fellow producers decided “to pull the plug.” Skydance, furthermore, declined to comment on the matter. However, one source suggested that they were disappointed with the need to scrap the film. Specifically, they claimed that “Skydance and the producers were disappointed by the development, as they felt the story of the 1984 team and its young players deserved to be told.”
In addition to Matthew McConaughey, actress Kaitlyn Dever would have starred in the film as his character’s daughter. The rest of the cast included actual soccer players who were located with “a considerable amount of effort and money in an extensive audition process.” As such, it’s easy to see why Skydance was disappointed about cancelling the film. So, whatever these “disturbing allegations” were, they must have been very serious.
Matthew McConaughey Movie Scrapped Over Disturbing Allegations
Source: Breaking Update News
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