{"id":49312,"date":"2025-10-01T15:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/matthew-mcconaughey-on-his-return-to-hollywood-and-how-his-new-book-has-been-36-years-in-the-making\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:02:17","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-on-his-return-to-hollywood-and-how-his-new-book-has-been-36-years-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/matthew-mcconaughey-on-his-return-to-hollywood-and-how-his-new-book-has-been-36-years-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey on his return to Hollywood and how his new book has been 36 years in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/matthew-mcconaughey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Matthew McConaughey<\/a> is marking his return to cinema with &#8220;The Lost Bus&#8221; while also topping the New York Times bestseller list with his latest book, &#8220;Poems and Prayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The film tells the true story of bus driver Kevin McKay and teacher Mary Ludwig, who saved 22 children during the 2018 wildfire that destroyed <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/camp-fire-paradise-california-rebuild\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Paradise, California<\/a><\/span>. To prepare for the role, McConaughey spoke directly with McKay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kevin [McKay] makes this decision to turn the bus around and go get his mom and son because they can&#8217;t drive to get them into safety and away from the fire because there&#8217;s a mandatory evacuation,&#8221; McConaughey said. &#8220;And just as he&#8217;s made that decision, not 30 seconds later, a call comes through dispatch, it says I got 22 kids on the East side of town, anyone over there got an empty bus?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked why McKay chose to rescue the children instead of his own family, McConaughey said the answer was surprisingly simple: &#8220;He goes, well, it&#8217;s my job. It&#8217;s that simple.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Director Paul Greengrass added a personal touch by casting McConaughey&#8217;s 93-year-old mother in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>The film also features McConaughey&#8217;s son, Levi, playing his character&#8217;s son. McConaughey said he and Levi relied on the strength of their real relationship to dive into difficult scripted moments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Isn&#8217;t that awesome that we have such a loving relationship and trust in that, so go all the way there,&#8221; McConaughey said. &#8220;We know that at the end of the day, we&#8217;re coming back together to hug each other. Don&#8217;t hold back for your own feelings of anger and hate &#8230; don&#8217;t ask permission. We know that at the end of the day, we&#8217;re coming back together to hug each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Poetry book 36 years in the making<\/h2>\n<p>Aside from acting, McConaughey is also celebrating the release of &#8220;Poems &amp; Prayers,&#8221; a collection of writing he began at 18.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was sort of lost in Australia, losing my mind and I wrote poetry to try to make sense of everything,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the project grew out of a period when doubt and cynicism began to creep into his worldview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I found myself getting a little cynical even, looking down my nose, at people, objectifying people, not giving someone the benefit of the doubt,&#8221; McConaughey said. &#8220;When I saw enough of that, I just kind of went, well, maybe that&#8217;s just how it is. 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