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Matthew McConaughey Fills in Owen Wilson's Slot in Tropic Thunder

September 19, 2007 09:40:09 GMT

Matthew McConaughey is replacing Owen Wilson in Ben Stiller starrer "Tropic Thunder."
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The empty seat left by in "" is finally re-occupied. Variety has brought in report informing that is taking over the role the "" star dropped after he was hospitalized for suicide attempt.

As Wilson's replacement, McConaughey thereby will only appear as an uncredited cameo in the project. While late notice, the hunk just needs to take a week out of his filming schedule to undergo his scenes there.

Currently shooting in Hawaii, "Thunder" revolves around a group of actors who come to a remote island to shoot a big-budget war movie, but end up as the soldiers they are playing instead. Cast include big names like , , , and , among others.



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