Matthew McConaughey as Magnum P.I.?

Matthew McConaughey has been offered the the bristly mustached lead role of Thomas Magnum in the upcoming feature film version of the eighties television show Magnum P.I. Our friends over at The Hollywood Insider have more on the story.

McConaughey, we’re told, is reading the script from writer/director Rawson Thurber (Dodgeball) and will decide shortly.

I used to watch Magnum P.I. when I was young, it was the only show that me an my mother could agree on, it had guns fights, funny dialog and of course the charming Tom Selleck. Although I am pretty sure that there is no one who can truly grow whiskers like Selleck if there is someone who can come close it’s going to be Matthew McConaughey.

McConaughey has a similar charisma and casual hotness as Selleck, simply updated for our times (the new and improved Magnum, now with more abs!). I’m a little nervous about the script but with a film like this no one is looking for Oscar quality, it just better be entertaining. As long as the writers don’t make Magnum P.I. a spoof like Starsky & Hutch I’ll be happy.

That, and the mustache is non negotiable. McConaughey if you take this role you’d better stop shaving today.