Los Angeles: Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is in early talks to star in 'The Dark Tower', an adaptation of Stephen King's epic fantasy Western. Nikolaj Arcel is directing the movie, which Sony envisions as a global franchise, said The Hollywood Reporter.


Matthew McConaughey. Pic/Santa Banta

46-year-old McConaughey's involvement is in the early stages. Sources say McConaughey met with Arcel a week and a half ago and is interested in taking on the project. Negotiations have yet to begin. This is the first major thespian spark the project has seen since 2011, when Javier Bardem was in negotiations to star.