Matthew McConaughey To Star In Paul Greengrass Peasant Revolt Movie ‘The Rage’, Jason Blum Joins As Producer: EFM Hot Package

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey is to star in Paul Greengrass’ peasant revolt film The Rage (formerly known as The Hood), we can reveal.

Oscar nominee Greengrass is also scripting the project, which FilmNation is selling for the upcoming EFM in Berlin.

The film is set to take place during the Peasants’ Revolt, a major uprising that took part across large parts of England in 1381 in response socio-economic and political tensions and high taxation. McConaughey will play a farmer who becomes the leader of the revolt (which could indicate that he’s playing the legendary Wat Tyler, who led the uprising before being killed by forces loyal to King Richard, though this is unconfirmed).

CAA Media Finance is repping domestic with WME Independent. Jason Blum is newly producing through Blumhouse Productions, with Greengrass and Joanna Kaye. In a previous incarnation from a few years ago, the project had Benedict Cumberbatch aboard.

Dallas Buyers Club and Interstellar star McConaughey is currently in post on Greengrass project The Lost Bus for Apple. That film is also produced by Blum. McConaughey’s The Rivals of Amziah King will launch at this year’s SXSW.

McConaughey is represented by WME and attorneys Kevin Yorn and David Krinzman. Greengrass, Kaye, and Blum are represented by CAA and attorney Carlos Goodman.