Matthew McConaughey Would Play Rust Cohle Again in TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3
HBO had something special on its hands with the first season of True Detective, a show that was not only a pop culture phenomenon, but also led the charge in the trend of A-list movie stars heading from the movies to prestige TV shows. The first season was excellent, but the second season — with completely different actors and different directors — was a creative disaster and maybe the most drastic drop in quality from one season of a show to the next that I can remember. I know season two has its defenders, but man...it just did not work for me on any level.
There's been talk of a possible third season, and perhaps what the show needs to get back up and running again is an injection of what made the first season so awesome to begin with: namely, Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle. The actor has mentioned being open to returning to the part if the situation was right, and he reiterated that claim on the Rich Eisen Show:
I'd much rather creator Nic Pizzollato take like three years between seasons and write something amazing for McConaughey than churn out another piece of junk season again, so even if this takes forever to happen, I say go for it and make it so. I'd gladly take a bit more Rust Cohle in my life right now.