Matthew McConaughey Starring in THE BILLIONAIRE'S VINEGAR

In just a few short years, Matthew McConaughey went from being known for going shirtless in romantic comedies to being one of the most respected and in-demand actors in Hollywood. It seems the Oscar winner is looking to continue his streak of intriguing projects, as Deadline reports he's signed on to topline a film called The Billionaire's Vinegar. It's based on Benjamin Wallace's nonfiction bestseller, and here's the Amazon synopsis for those of you (like me) who haven't heard of it (warning: potential spoilers ahead):

The Billionaire’s Vinegar, now a New York Times bestseller, tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it. Was it truly entombed in a Paris cellar for two hundred years? Or did it come from a secret Nazi bunker? Or from the moldy basement of a devilishly brilliant con artist? As Benjamin Wallace unravels the mystery, we meet a gallery of intriguing players—from the bicycle-riding British auctioneer who speaks of wines as if they are women to the obsessive wine collector who discovered the bottle. Suspenseful and thrillingly strange, this is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries.

Since this is apparently a well-known story from a popular bestseller, I'm wondering if the script will hold the fact that this is all a con as some sort of big reveal; if so, we basically just spoiled the movie for ourselves by reading the synopsis of the book. Now I'm hoping they address that fact right from the start, and rely on McConaughey's acting to keep everyone engaged as the film moves forward. The script comes from 3:10 to Yuma and Wanted writers Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (where have THOSE guys been lately?), so even if you aren't a wine connoisseur yourself, it sounds like this could be a con man movie that's worth watching.